Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Silvia Formenti, MD, is Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College at Weill Cornell Medicine (Cornell University). The public record shows 680 publications with 43,965 citations (h-index 89), centered on Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies. It also documents an investigator role on 21 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2004–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Clinical cancer research
- Top research focus: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- 21 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 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 270.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 21 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Two Versus One Week Breast Radiotherapy (RT)
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
InvestigatorPhase 3RecruitingNCT06960707 - Trial in Arrhythmia Radioablation for Ventricular Tachycardia: Single Fraction vs Three Fractions
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06743789 - The Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) Molecular Characterization Trial (MCT) of Standard Short Course Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer
Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT05943210
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- AstraZeneca UK LimitedProgram year20241 payment
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AGProgram year20242 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2004–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Dynamics of Immune Response in Irradiated Rectal Cancer
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2025$1,275,371U54CA274291 - Dynamics of Immune Response in Irradiated Rectal Cancer
Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
FY2024$1,423,932U54CA274291
Congress activity
Updated 14 Jul 2026
153 congress contributions (2003–2026) across AACR, ASCO, ASH, ASTRO, SABCS per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Abstract 3695: The Artemis Project: A patient-led global research consortium advancing prevention-focused breast cancer innovation
AACR Annual Meeting
AACR2026Co-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.
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01Anticancer immunotherapy by CTLA-4 blockade relies on the gut microbiota3,410 citations2015
- 02DNA exonuclease Trex1 regulates radiotherapy-induced tumour immunogenicity1,742 citations2017
- 03
- 04
- 05Using immunotherapy to boost the abscopal effect1,218 citations2018
Contact
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Office address
525 East 68th Street, Stich Radiation Center, New York, NY 10065
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on 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 →vivo.weill.cornell.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Advisory/Scientific Board Member
Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- Fellow
American Society for Radiation Oncology (FASTRO)
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Sandra and Edward Meyer Professor of Cancer Research
Weill Cornell Medical College
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Weill Cornell Medical College
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Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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