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Cancer

Our Division of Oncology uses the latest innovation and technology to meet the unique needs of each patient and family.

Specialized Care for the Most Complex Cancers

The Cincinnati Children’s Division of Oncology is an international leader in caring for children and young adults with cancer. We are experts in treating and curing the hardest, most resistant cancers. That’s why families from around the world come to us for our expertise and the most advanced technologies.

Our patients, parents, physicians and researchers are close partners. They work together to take on the toughest, most complex cancer cases. This completely integrated approach to care and scientific discovery enables us to drive breakthroughs in medicine, develop new treatments and manage the most challenging patient diagnoses.

But the most important thing we offer is hope. Our expertise and approach together give hope and healing to children, families and caregivers when they need it the most.

Why Choose Us

Cincinnati Children’s cancer program is ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Our experts specialize in meeting the unique care needs of each patient and family. Our team delivers some of the most advanced, groundbreaking therapies in the world, which are often only available here.

Team Approach to Develop New Treatments for the Hardest-to-Treat Cancers

Our clinical and research teams often develop new treatments for the most difficult-to-treat cancers that arerelapsed (come back) or refractory (resist treatment). This “team science” led to the recent pediatric Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals of the new drugs Vyxeos for acute myeloid leukemia, and selumetinib for patients with inoperable neurofibromatosis tumors.

Pioneers in Next-Generation Sequencing

We were innovators in the use of “next generation sequencing," which helps us to understand the wiring of cancers and leukemias that have not responded to traditional therapies. We can now tailor treatments to those cancers with targeted drugs and immune therapies.

Experienced CAR T Program

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapy uses a patient’s own immune system to kill aggressive and treatment-resistant, relapsed and refractory cancer. Cincinnati Children’s is among the most experienced in the country with many options for leukemia and lymphoma, giving more children the opportunity to benefit from this lifesaving therapy. We are developing other similar advanced therapies, like the treatment of dangerous viral infections.

Cutting-Edge Radiation Therapy

Our Proton Therapy Center delivers the most advanced form of radiation therapy available. This technology destroys cancer while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues and organs, and has fewer side effects to the brain.

Young Adult Cancer Center

Our Young Adult Cancer Center is internationally recognized as a pioneer in developing precision therapies for young adult patients with forms of pediatric cancers. We’ve developed protocols to treat these patients who react to cancer therapies much differently than their younger and older counterparts.

Survivorship and Lifelong Wellness

Our Cancer Survivorship Center provides specialized medical care and psychosocial support to childhood cancer survivors continuously and without interruption through adulthood.

Expert Second Opinions

Cincinnati Children’s provides second opinions for children and young adults with cancer, with an emphasis on high-risk or treatment-resistant cancers. Second opinions help you understand all of the available treatment options and make a more informed decision about which therapy is best. Learn more about the benefits of a second opinion and how to make your request.

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