Connecticut Children’s Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders treats more than 120 children diagnosed with cancer each year, along with a wide range of blood disorders. Board-certified pediatric oncology and hematology specialists work closely with pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics and radiation to design individualized treatment plans that may include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, blood transfusions or clinical trials. As one of more than 200 international members of the Children’s Oncology Group, Connecticut Children’s has more than 100 active clinical trials open at any time. Researchers there are developing personalized treatment plans based on whole genome analysis of tumors. The center runs dedicated programs, including an adolescent and young adult cancer program, solid tumor program, sarcoma program, neuro-oncology program and “REACH for the STARS” survivorship program. Patients also have access to specialists in nutrition, psychology, child life, rehabilitation and social work to support them throughout treatment.
