Daniel Von Hoff

Dr. Daniel Von Hoff, MD, FACP, is Physician-in-Chief and Distinguished Professor of Translational Research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) in Phoenix, AZ. He is also Senior Consultant, Clinical Investigations for the City of Hope; Chief Scientific Officer for HonorHealth Research Institute; Medical Director of Research, Chief Scientific Officer, US Oncology; and Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic. Dr. Von Hoff’s major interest is in the development of new anticancer agents, in both the clinic and the laboratory. He and his colleagues involved in the beginning of the development of many of the agents he now use routinely, including mitoxantrone, fludarabine, paclitaxel, docetaxel, gemcitabine, irinotecan, nelarabine, capecitabine, lapatinib, vismodegib, nab-paclitaxel, nal-IRI, and others.