ONCOLOGY Editorial Advisory Board Member Dies from Glioblastoma

Edward Chu, MD, MMS, died of glioblastoma on November 13^th, at age 66.¹ Chu was the vice president of Cancer Medicine and the Carol and Roger Einger Professor of Cancer Medicine at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was also a gastrointestinal editorial advisory board member for the journal ONCOLOGY®.

Chu joined Montefiore in 2020, where his work significantly contributed to the growth of the cancer center, which resulted in a comprehensive status designation by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2023. At the time, this institution followed only 55 others in the US who had received this status.²

“This NCI designation is a testament to the remarkable strength of our exceptional science integrated with extraordinary multidisciplinary patient care,” Chu said at the time of designation.²

After finishing his fellowship with the NCI, Chu began working at Yale School of Medicine in 1996 and was named the deputy director of Yale Cancer Center in 2007.³ In 2010, Chu moved to The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center and was the deputy director, chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology, co-leader of the Cancer Therapeutics Program, and director of the Phase I Program until his move to Montefiore in 2020.

Chu began his contributions to the journal ONCOLOGY in 2003. His most important contributions included:

• Current therapies for Advanced Colorectal Cancer (2005)
• Controversies in Preoperative Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer (2006)
• Personalized Medicine and Anti-EGFR Antibody Therapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: KRAS and Beyond (2014)
• The Adjuvant Treatment of Stage III Colon Cancer: Might Less Be More? (2018)

Chu is remembered by his colleagues for his passion, sharp mind, deep laugh, and generous spirit.¹ CancerNetwork and the journal ONCOLOGY offers condolences to Chu’s wife, Laurie Harrold, MD, and his children Ashley and Josh Chu.

References

1. Edward Chu Obituary. The New York Times. November 16, 2025. Accessed December 1, 2025. https://tinyurl.com/58mtt8km
2. Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center awarded Comprehensive Designation from the National Cancer Institute. News release. Montefiore Einstein. September 12, 2023. Accessed December 1, 2025. https://tinyurl.com/2yu7ctrn
3. Montefiore Einstein Director Edward Chu dies of glioblastoma at 66. News release. November 21, 2025. Accessed December 1, 2025. https://tinyurl.com/48ty8wfw