Professor H.M. "Bob" Pinedo

The Pinedo Cancer Care Prize was established to honor the career of Professor H.M. (Bob) Pinedo in cancer research and compassionate cancer patient care. Throughout his distinguished career Professor Pinedo has been a champion of patient care and a pioneer in the development of novel cancer therapeutics.  His humanistic approach to cancer patients has been a symbol of hope and, as such, he is a role model to all who are honored to know him.

The Pinedo Prize was created to reward those gifted and dedicated physician-scientists who reflect the Pinedo motif and also to inspire others to emulate his legacy.

The inaugural Pinedo Prize was awarded to Professor Bruce A. Chabner in 2006 under the auspices of the Medical Knowledge Institute;in 2009, the Pinedo Prize became a part of the Society for Translational Oncology (STO).

Past recipients include

• Joseph Bertino, MD – The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
• Bob Löwenberg, MD – Erasmus University Medical Centre
• Richard O’Reilly, MD – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• José Baselga, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
• Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Pinedo Prize awardees receive a bronze sculpture in the form of Professor Pinedo’s hand symbolizing both strength and hope of healing along with an honorarium of $50,000 USD. Awardees present the keynote lecture at STO’s annual meeting from which an article is published in STO’s official peer-reviewed journal, The Oncologist. 

The Pinedo Prize Statue