Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCI-Designated Comprehensive

About this hospital

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Boston, Massachusetts, providing diagnosis and treatment for the full range of adult cancers. World-renowned cancer treatment and research institution, part of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.

Awards and recognition

Founding Member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center

Anchors one of the nation's largest cancer research consortia and is a world leader in precision cancer medicine.

NCCN Member Institution

One of roughly 30 elite cancer centers that make up the National Comprehensive Cancer Network — the panel that writes the treatment guidelines used by oncologists worldwide.

NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

Holds the National Cancer Institute's highest designation, awarded only to centers that demonstrate depth in laboratory, clinical, and population-based research alongside outstanding patient care.

Top cancer doctors here

Dr. Alan D. D’AndreaRadiation Oncologist · MassachusettsDana-Farber, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USBreast Cancer

Dr. Ann H. PartridgeMedical Oncologist · Massachusetts450 Brookline Avenue Boston MA 02215Breast Cancer

Dr. Benjamin L. EbertMedical Oncologist · Massachusetts450 Brookline Avenue Boston MAAcute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)

Dr. Elizabeth MittendorfSurgical Oncologist · Massachusetts450 Brookline Avenue Boston MA 02215Breast Cancer

Dr. James D. GriffinSurgical Oncologist · Massachusetts450 Brookline Avenue Boston MA 02215Bile Duct CancerGallbladder Cancer+3

Dr. Judy E. GarberMedical Oncologist · Massachusetts44 Binney St, SM 209, Boston, MA, 02115Breast Cancer

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Cancer clinical trials

Bringing New Insights to Treating Germ Cell Tumors in Patients of All AgesChildhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumor +29 more · MassachusettsNCT03067181RecruitingInterventionalAll agesPhase 3All sexes

Adding Inotuzumab Ozogamicin to Standard Treatment for High-Risk Blood CancersB Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia +4 more · MassachusettsNCT03959085RecruitingInterventionalChild, AdultPhase 3All sexes

Comparing Immunotherapy with Standard Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer After SurgeryLung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma +5 more · MassachusettsNCT04267848RecruitingInterventionalAdult, Older adultPhase 3All sexes

Testing New Treatments for Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia PatientsAcute Myeloid Leukemia · MassachusettsNCT04293562RecruitingInterventionalChild, AdultPhase 3All sexes

Evaluating New Drug Combinations for Early Hodgkin Lymphoma TreatmentLugano Classification Limited Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma AJCC v8 · MassachusettsNCT05675410RecruitingInterventionalChild, AdultPhase 3All sexes

Targeting the Best Treatment for Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer After SurgeryAnatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8 +3 more · MassachusettsNCT05812807RecruitingInterventionalAdult, Older adultPhase 3All sexes

Boosting Early Breast Cancer Treatment with Chemotherapy and Hormone TherapyBreast Cancer · MassachusettsNCT05879926RecruitingInterventionalAdultPhase 3Female

Giving HER2-targeted Treatment: 6 Months vs. 12 Months for Breast Cancer PatientsAnatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8 +2 more · MassachusettsNCT06876714RecruitingInterventionalAdult, Older adultPhase 3All sexes

Helping Children with High-Risk Neuroblastoma through New Treatment OptionsGanglioneuroblastoma +2 more · MassachusettsNCT03126916RecruitingInterventionalChild, AdultPhase 3All sexes

Targeting Better Surgery Options for Advanced Ovarian Cancer PatientsAdvanced Ovarian Carcinoma +24 more · MassachusettsNCT04575935RecruitingInterventionalAdult, Older adultPhase 3Female

Looking at the Best Chemotherapy Choices After Colon Cancer SurgeryStage III Colon Cancer · MassachusettsNCT05174169RecruitingInterventionalAdult, Older adultPhase 2/Phase 3All sexes

Investigating the Benefits of Adding a New Drug to Osteosarcoma TreatmentHigh Grade Osteosarcoma +3 more · MassachusettsNCT05691478RecruitingInterventionalChild, AdultPhase 2/Phase 3All sexes

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