![]() |
||||
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Rated Exceptional by National Cancer Institute
Receives Largest Research Grant Ever
The “exceptional” score is the highest achievable rating and the research grant is the largest grant the Center has received to-date. According to UPMC, the grant will be used to advance the groundbreaking research that serves as the foundation for UPMC Hillman’s nationally-ranked patient care. Of 71 NCI-designated cancer centers across the country, 51 are further designated as Comprehensive Cancer Centers, and are recognized for their leadership and resources, in addition to demonstrating an added depth and breadth of research, as well as substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas, according to the NCI. In partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in western Pennsylvania. UPMC Hillman Cancer Center received its first NCI designation in 1990 and has been granted renewal every five years since, according to UPMC.
“UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, together with the University of Pittsburgh, has made exceptional efforts to integrate cancer research and clinical care to drive next-generation therapies that have saved lives and improved the quality of life for patients around the world,” said Anantha Shekhar, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and dean of Pitt’s School of Medicine.
UPMC Hillman is one of the largest integrated cancer networks operating nearly 80 community cancer centers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and Maryland, as well as centers in Ireland and Italy, and employing more than 2,000 physicians, researchers and staff. The network offers more than 500 clinical cancer trials. For more information about UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, visit hillmanresearch.upmc.edu or call (412) 647-2811. ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]()
|
||
![]() Western Pennsylvania Guide to Good Health. All rights reserved. |