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Pediatric Brain Tumor Program at Lurie Children’s One of the nation’s first and largest comprehensive and multidisciplinary programs for children an The Pediatric Brain Tumor Program at the Ann & Robert H.

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is dedicated to excellence in patient care and research. Our patients have access to expert care from a multidisciplinary team of clinicians led by pediatric neuro-surgeons and pediatric neuro-oncologists. Together with our amazing team of nurses and nurse practitioners – we provide exceptional care to meet the needs of each individual patient and their family.

Patients in our program are also supported by a dedicated social worker, child life specialists, chaplains, school services staff as well as art and music therapists. Research is at the heart of our program. We offer patients access to innovative clinical trials and novel therapies in partnership with the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC), the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network (CERN) and the Neurofibromatosis Consortium in partnership with other leading academic medical centers across the country. Each week, our multidisciplinary team meets for Brain Tumor Board to review cases and develop treatment plans for our patients. Critical to these discussions is input from pediatric radiation oncologists (at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and ProCure), neuro-radiologists, neuro-pathologists as well as neurologists, endocrinologists and the pediatric rehabilitation team.

Thanks to everyone who came out, and everyone who couldn’t make it in person but still cheered us on for the Annual Run ...
21/07/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out, and everyone who couldn’t make it in person but still cheered us on for the Annual Run For Gus!

Such a fun night as always! Share your photos with us!
18/07/2025

Such a fun night as always! Share your photos with us!

Neuro-Oncology meet up with some superheroes!
15/07/2025

Neuro-Oncology meet up with some superheroes!

Run For Gus is only one month away! Time to sign up to join us!
19/06/2025

Run For Gus is only one month away! Time to sign up to join us!

Registration is now open for Run for Gus taking Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Diversey Harbor. Visit the Run for Gus website to sign up and take advantage of e...

31/05/2025
As brain tumor awareness month comes to a close, we continue to work all day every day throughout the year to continue t...
30/05/2025

As brain tumor awareness month comes to a close, we continue to work all day every day throughout the year to continue to bring best treatments and research available to the kids we care for - and a huge part of making that happen is thanks to our amazing team of clinical research coordinators, neuro-oncology nurses, & social worker!

Highlighting members of the STAR team! Dr Werk, nurse Liam, nurse practitioners Karina and Rachel, Dr Allen, and Dr Powe...
21/05/2025

Highlighting members of the STAR team! Dr Werk, nurse Liam, nurse practitioners Karina and Rachel, Dr Allen, and Dr Powell!

15/05/2025

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, known as DIPG, is a rare and aggressive type of pediatric cancer that forms in the brainstem, resulting in approximately 200 to 300 new cases in the United States each year. Fortunately, investigators at Lurie Children's are paving the way to breakthrough treatment for children with DIPG. In this podcast episode, Lurie Children’s physicians Dr. Ashley Plant-Fox and Dr. Michael DeCuypere discuss the progress of this first-of-its-kind clinical trial for DIPG that has been open since January of 2022 and offers hope for a disease that currently has no curative options.

https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/precision-podcast/a-novel-vaccine-trial-for-children-with-rare-brain-cancer-dipg-with-ashley-plant-fox-md-and-michael-decuypere-md-phd/

Avery and Wendy!
14/05/2025

Avery and Wendy!

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