Helping clients discover, develop, and distribute more effective medicines, deliver better care, and provide broader access to solutions that help patients and their families combat cancer.
How we help clients: our global network
Conferences and meetings
We convene experts across the world to share the latest thinking and research at hosted events, such as the McKinsey Cancer Congress Series at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) conferences. In addition, we routinely attend key conferences of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the American Society of Hematology (ASH), and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC).
Publications and perspectives
Our latest insights are featured in peer-reviewed and other journals—for example, the Lancet, on the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP), documenting discrepancies in cancer-survival rates. We also publish with the World Innovation Summit for Health (perspectives on affordable cancer care) and in McKinsey’s Health International (insights on health systems and optimizing clinical care). Our perspectives on specific topics, such as new therapeutic technologies and changes in oncology’s development paradigm, regularly appear in print.
Featured Event

McKinsey Cancer Center Congress Series at ASCO 2023
The McKinsey Cancer Center is delighted to announce that we will be hosting our 15th annual Cancer Congress Series Symposium during ASCO 2023 on Friday, 2nd of June from 9.00-10.30 am Central Time.
For this year’s edition, we will hold a session titled “From chip to bedside - Oncology in silico R&D”. We are pleased to announce that this year’s presentation will be delivered in a hybrid format, with in-person (Chicago) or virtual attendance available. Further details regarding attendance, venue, and our expert panel will be shared closer to the date.
For further information on upcoming events, please contact us at McKinsey_CancerCenter@mckinsey.com to be added to our mailing list.
Examples of our work
Creating a multibillion-dollar oncology leader
Delivering one of pharma’s top three product launches
Building a cancer franchise from scratch
Designing a roadmap to reduce cancer mortality by 15 percent
Defining new outcomes based partnerships
Featured experts

Dr. Björn Albrecht
PartnerParis

Dr. Laura Furstenthal
Senior PartnerBay Area

Tina Hou
PartnerShanghai

Minyoung Kim
PartnerTokyo

Olivier Leclerc
Senior PartnerSouthern California

Yukako Yokota
PartnerTokyo
Featured insights
Precision medicine in practice: Strategies for rare cancers
Fulfilling the promise of advanced analytics in oncology
Delivering innovation: 2020 oncology market outlook
Managing China’s growing oncology burden
Biopharma portfolio strategy in the era of cell and gene therapy
Accelerating progress in cancer care: Perspectives from six oncology leaders
Playing to win in oncology: Key capabilities for success
Precision medicine: Opening the aperture
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