to honor and provide incentive to investigators relatively early in their careers (not more than 50 years of age) who are engaged in the practice of medicine, for research that has made, or promises to soon make, a notable contribution to improved clinical care in the field of cancer.
- 2008 José Baselga
- 2007 Daniel A. Haber
- 2006 William G. Kaelin, Jr.
- 2005 Charles L. Sawyers
- 2004 David Sidransky
- 2003 Carlos L. Arteaga
- 2002 Raymond N. DuBois, Jr.
- 2001 Brian J. Druker
- 2000 Edison T. Liu
- 1999 Dennis J. Slamon
- 1998 Lee M. Nadler
- 1997 Daniel D. Von Hoff
- 1996 James O. Armitage
- 1995 Ellen S. Vitetta
- 1994 Marc E. Lippman
- 1993 Waun Ki Hong
- 1992 Michael M. Gottesman
- 1991 Owen N. Witte
- 1990 Carlo M. Croce
- 1989 Raymond L. White
- 1988 Frederick P. Li
- 1987 Brian E. Henderson
- 1986 Vincent T. DeVita, Jr.
- 1985 Jeffrey Schlom
- 1984 John D. Minna
- 1983 Robert C. Gallo
- 1982 Gianni Bonadonna
- 1981 Lawrence H. Einhorn
- 1980 Samuel Hellman
- 1979 Joseph V. Simone
- 1978 Joseph R. Bertino
- 1977 Paul P. Carbone