The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program was established at Cedars-Sinai’s Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute in 1991 to provide stem cell transplants to patients with breast cancer. The program fell into a lull when transplant was proven ineffective for breast cancer, but about 10 years later it had a resurgence under the directorship of Michael Lill, MD, who joined the center in 1997. In 2002, the first allogeneic transplants were performed there. Now the program has grown to include 6 medical doctors and 6 nurse coordinators. An expected 140 transplants will be performed in 2012. The largest group of transplant patients is those with multiple myeloma, followed by those with lymphoma and leukemia.
In March 2012, Columbia University announced the opening of the Center for Lymphoid Malignancies in New York City. The center’s focus is on the care of patients with the various forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and Hodgkin disease. The highly skilled and experienced staff at the center comprises more than 25 personnel, including physicians, nurses, clinical trial coordinators, regulatory specialists, laboratory scientists, and other support staff under the directorship of Owen A. Read More ›
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) was established in 1991 as a partnership between the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the New Brunswick Affiliated Hospitals. The groundbreaking ceremony in New Brunswick took place in 1994. In 1997, CINJ received its Clinical Cancer Center status from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and was designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2002, confirmation of its position as a leader in treatment, research, and education.
The University of Arizona Cancer Center, located in Tucson, was founded in 1976 as a division of the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine. In 1990, the University of Arizona Cancer Center was designated as a Comp rehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). As such, the center is not only focused on patient care, but also conducts translational and clinical research into the development and delivery of therapies to reduce the morbidity and morphology of cancer. Read More ›
The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center, located in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest medical centers in the country. As the only academic medical center in central Ohio, it includes the College of Medicine, more than a dozen research centers, and 20 core laboratories, as well as 6 hospitals.
The University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is part of the Keck School of Medicine and is designated by the National Cancer Institute as one of the nation’s 40 comprehensive cancer centers. Located in Los Angeles, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center serves as a regional and national resource for cancer treatment, research, prevention, and education. Read More ›
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