David R. Gandara, MD, was honored as the lung cancer “Giant of Cancer Care” in the 2017 Giants of Cancer Care® recognition program by OncLive. Awardees are selected by their peers for advancing the field of oncology by contributions in research and clinical practice. Dr. Gandara is Professor and Director of Thoracic Oncology at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, US. He is former President of IASLC, past World Conference President 2009, and current IASLC Treasurer.