Hopp Children's Tumor Center Heidelberg
The Hopp Children's Tumor Center Heidelberg ( KiTZ ) is a child oncology facility of the German Cancer Research Center , the Heidelberg University Hospital and the University of Heidelberg . It was founded in November 2016. Like the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, which focuses on adult oncology, the type and structure of the KiTZ is based on the US model of the so-called " Comprehensive Cancer Centers " (CCC).
The KiTZ is also a therapy and research center for oncological and hematological diseases in children and adolescents. It aims the biology of childhood cancer - and serious blood diseases to link science to fathom and promising research approaches closely with patient care - from diagnosis to treatment and aftercare. Children with cancer, especially those for whom no established treatment options are available, receive an individual therapy plan at the KiTZ, which experts from various disciplines create together in tumor conferences. Many young patients can take part in clinical studies and thus gain access to new therapy options. When transferring research findings from the laboratory to the clinic, the KiTZ takes on a role model function.
A new building is planned for the KiTZ in Neuenheimer Feld , so that research and clinic are in one building. The project is partly financed by the Dietmar Hopp Foundation .
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- ↑ KiTZ: Hopp Children's Tumor Center at NCT Heidelberg. Gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de, accessed on August 15, 2019.
- ↑ “Hopp Children's Tumor Center at NCT Heidelberg” is launched. Press kit. Heidelberg University Hospital, November 23, 2016, accessed on July 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Minister Bauer praises the Hopp Children's Tumor Center at NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ) as a promising initiative in the field of oncology. Press release. German Cancer Research Center, January 18, 2017, accessed on July 17, 2019 .