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Memorial Sloan Kettering Medical Oncologist Alexander Drilon

Alexander Drilon, MD

Thoracic Oncologist & Early Drug Development Specialist

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Lung Cancer
  • Early-Phase Clinical Trials
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Dr. Drilon's Office Information
Languages: English

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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Chief, Early Drug Development Service
Get To Know Me

I am a medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of lung cancer. I work with a team of experts including surgeons, radiation oncologists, pathologists, and nurses. Our goal is to provide the best possible care and support for patients and their families.

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As a member of the Thoracic Oncology Service, my research is focused on developing new treatments for lung cancer. I have a particular interest in studying ways to target molecular changes in patients’ tumors with new medicines.

I also specialize in early-phase clinical trials and am a member of our Developmental Therapeutics group. Our aim is to bring new drugs to patients with all types of cancer, particularly those for whom standard treatments have been exhausted.

I speak English, Spanish, and Filipino.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Lung Cancer
  • Early-Phase Clinical Trials
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, University of the Philippines

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine - St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Fellowships

  • Medical Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology

Insurance Information

Understanding your insurance options is an important part of managing your cancer care. We have relationships with many common healthcare providers and plans.

Aetna

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

Blue Cross Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Carrum Health

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

Cigna

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

In Network Coverage Type
POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO, DSN

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

First Health

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Healthfirst

In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

Horizon Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Magnacare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

MVP

In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

In Network Coverage Type
HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

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Contact and Location

Dr. Drilon sees patients at two locations.

Office Phone
Location
New York, NY
Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion
160 East 53rd Street New York NY 10022
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David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
530 East 74th Street New York NY 10021
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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Clinical Trials

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Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.

You may be able to participate in a clinical trial even if you are new to MSK. Search our online directory to find trial information and see more about who can participate.

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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Drilon’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Alexander Drilon discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • AbbVie
    Provision of Services
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Provision of Services
  • Amgen
    Provision of Services
  • Answers in CME (AiCME)
    Provision of Services
  • Associazione Italiana Oncologia Toracica (AIOT)
    Provision of Services
  • Axis Medical Education
    Provision of Services
  • Bayer
    Provision of Services
  • Chugai Pharmaceuticals
    Provision of Services
  • Clinical Care Options
    Provision of Services
  • Creative Educational Concepts, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • EPG Communication Holdings Ltd
    Provision of Services
  • Elevation Oncology, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Entos, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Harborside Press LLC
    Provision of Services
  • Helsinn Healthcare SA
    Provision of Services
  • Hospital Sirio-Libanes
    Provision of Services
  • Imedex, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
    Provision of Services
  • Liberum Independent Medical Education
    Provision of Services
  • Lilly Oncology
    Provision of Services
  • Loxo Oncology
    Provision of Services
  • Lung Cancer Canada
    Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • Lung Cancer Research Foundation
    Provision of Services (uncompensated)
  • MBrace Therapeutics, Inc.
    Ownership / Equity Interests
  • MJH Life Sciences
    Provision of Services
  • MORE Health, Inc
    Provision of Services
  • Med Learning Group
    Provision of Services
  • Medscape
    Provision of Services
  • Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Provision of Services
  • Nuvalent, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Ology Medical Education
    Provision of Services
  • OncLive
    Provision of Services
  • OncologyEducation
    Provision of Services
  • Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
    Provision of Services
  • PeerView Institute for Medical Education (PVI)
    Provision of Services
  • Pfizer, Inc.
    Provision of Services
  • Physicians' Education Resource
    Provision of Services
  • Prelude Therapeutics
    Provision of Services
  • RV Mais Eventos
    Provision of Services
  • Research to Practice
    Provision of Services
  • Thomas Jefferson University
    Provision of Services
  • Touch Independent Medical Education Ltd
    Provision of Services
  • Treeline Biosciences, Inc.
    Ownership / Equity Interests; Provision of Services
  • Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
    Provision of Services
  • Vindico Medical Education
    Provision of Services
  • i3 Health
    Provision of Services

If you’re a patient at MSK and would like more information about your doctor’s external relationships, please talk with your doctor.

The information published here is for a specific annual disclosure period. There may be differences between information on this and other public sites as a result of different reporting periods and/or the various ways relationships and financial interests are categorized by organizations that publish such data.

This page and data include information for a specific MSK annual disclosure period (January 1, 2021 through disclosure submission in spring 2022). This data reflects interests that may or may not still exist. This data is updated annually.

Learn more about MSK’s COI policies here. For questions regarding MSK’s COI-related policies and procedures, email MSK’s Compliance Office at [email protected].


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