Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Al B. Benson III, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine / Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. The public record shows 811 publications with 74,033 citations (h-index 132), centered on Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 16 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 32 companies, 8 NIH-funded awards (1987–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The oncologist
- Top research focus: Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
- 16 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 32 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 28 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 407.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 16 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Electromagnetic Fields Versus Placebo For Child-Pugh A and B Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sponsor: THERABIONIC INC.
InvestigatorPhase 2/PHASE3UnknownNCT04797884 - Prospective Assessment of Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors and Current or Prior History of Carcinoid Syndrome or Diarrhea Undergoing Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy With or Without Telotristat Ethyl
Sponsor: Chandrikha Chandrasekhara
InvestigatorPhase 2WithdrawnNCT04713202 - FOLFOX-A in the Treatment of Metastatic or Advanced Unresectable Gastric, Gastro-Esophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Sponsor: Al B. Benson, III, MD
InvestigatorPhase 2CompletedNCT03283761
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
32 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- PFIZER INC.Program year20251 payment$12,500openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20252 payments
- Corcept TherapeuticsProgram year20253 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
8 NIH research awards on record, funded 1987–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Northwestern University Lead Academic Participating Site
Northwestern University
FY2026$1,139,381UG1CA308665 - Northwestern University Lead Academic Participating Site
Northwestern University
FY2025$463,643UG1CA233320
Congress activity
Updated 14 Jul 2026
159 congress contributions (2003–2025) across AACR, ASCO, ASTRO, ESMO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Care delivery and biomarker testing for people with colorectal cancer receiving 4R care sequence plans.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2025Co-author - Clinical and molecular outcomes of gastrointestinal malignancies treated with early phase studies: A retrospective single-center experience.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2025Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Gastrointestinal malignancies in pregnancy: practical considerations.
Journal of gastrointestinal oncology
2026 - A Phase III study of perioperative dostarlimab in patients with dMMR/MSI-H resectable colon cancer: AZUR-2 study design.
Future oncology (London, England)
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 02Phase 3 Trial of <sup>177</sup> Lu-Dotatate for Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors3,201 citations2017
- 04Hepatobiliary Cancers2,272 citations2009
- 05
Contact
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Office address
Galter Pavilion, 675 N. St. Clair, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60611
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →nm.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →nm.org ↗
- FACP - Fellow
American College of Physicians
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cancer.northwestern.edu ↗ - FASCO - Fellow
American Society of Clinical Oncology
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cancer.northwestern.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Chair
NCCN Hepatobiliary Guidelines Panel
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cancer.northwestern.edu ↗ - Chair
NCCN Colon, Rectal and Anal Panel
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cancer.northwestern.edu ↗ - Executive Committee Member and past-Chair
Board of Directors, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cancer.northwestern.edu ↗
Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cancer.northwestern.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cancer.northwestern.edu ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium - past Chair
Steering Committee and GI Working Group
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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