# Myung-Ju Ahn

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## TL;DR

Myung-Ju Ahn is one of Asia's most prolific lung cancer trialists, a steady presence on the steering committees of the EGFR, ALK, and immunotherapy trials that set today's standards.

## Summary

Myung-Ju Ahn leads thoracic medical oncology at Samsung Medical Center and has been a principal or co-investigator on many of the pivotal NSCLC trials of the last decade, including osimertinib, lorlatinib, and checkpoint-inhibitor studies with large Korean enrolment. Her work spans EGFR resistance, ALK inhibitors, and head-and-neck immunotherapy.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Tags: lung
- Role: Professor, Division of Hematology-Oncology; thoracic and head-and-neck medical oncology
- Specialisms: Lung cancer; Head and neck cancer; Targeted therapy; Immunotherapy; Clinical trials

## Sources

- Samsung Medical Center: https://www.samsunghospital.com/gb/
- PubMed author search: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Ahn%20MJ%5BAuthor%5D%20Samsung%20Medical%20Center

## Connected records

- cancers: [ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/alk-positive-nsclc/), [Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/), [Non-small-cell lung cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/nsclc/)
- targets: [ALK](https://onco.cc/targets/alk/), [EGFR](https://onco.cc/targets/egfr/)
- drugs: [Lorlatinib](https://onco.cc/drugs/lorlatinib/), [Osimertinib](https://onco.cc/drugs/osimertinib/)
- institutions: [Samsung Medical Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/samsung-medical-center/)
- trials: [CROWN](https://onco.cc/trials/crown/)
- key papers: [DeLLphi-301: tarlatamab, a DLL3-targeting T-cell engager, in previously treated small-cell lung cancer](https://onco.cc/key-papers/paper-dellphi-301-nejm-2023/)
- companies: [Korean Cancer Study Group](https://onco.cc/companies/kcsg/)

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