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USC Norris medical leaders joined other faculty and staff in June to finalize preparations for the NCI site review. From left, Preet Chaudhary, Stuart Siegel, Heinz-Josef Lenz, Amy S. Lee, Roxana E. Bellia, Stephen B. Gruber, Janet L. Villarmia, Graham Casey and Alan S. Wayne.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n \n \n \n\n<\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has received an elite score from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as part of its five-year core grant renewal process.
\nThe June site review produced the best result ever for the prestigious medical facility situated on USC\u2019s Health Sciences Campus near downtown Los Angeles, earning an \u201coutstanding\u201d distinction from the NCI reviewers.
\n\u201cThis highly laudatory review is a validation by the nation\u2019s cancer experts of all the considerable effort and\u00a0talent of the Norris Cancer Center senior leaders, program, and core directors and administration,\u201d said Stephen B. Gruber, director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
\n\u201cThe NCI recognition reaffirms the center as a scientific leader as well as a vital community and regional resource,\u201d said Carmen A. Puliafito, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
\nEstablished in 1971, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has benefited from continuous recognition and funding from the NCI since 1973, when it was named one of the original eight comprehensive cancer centers in the country. Today, there are 45 comprehensive cancer centers in the United States, and this result moves USC Norris into the upper echelon of NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers, of which USC Norris is one of only three in Los Angeles County. In its previous review, USC Norris had received a score in the range classified by the NCI as \u201cexcellent.\u201d
\nUSC Norris provides care for patients in its affiliated hospitals and outpatient clinics. It conducts hundreds of clinical trials, offering the latest in innovative cancer treatments. USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center-affiliated hospitals include the USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Keck Hospital of USC, Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles and Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center.
\n\u201cWe are now poised to build upon this incredible accomplishment to further strengthen our efforts to push the boundaries of cancer discovery in order to better prevent, diagnose, treat and cure cancer,\u201d said Gruber, an oncologist and geneticist who holds the H. Leslie and Elaine S. Hoffman Cancer Research Chair at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
\nThe review recommends continued full funding from the NCI to continue its support of a broad range of clinical, research and educational programs at the USC Norris. The award is designed to reduce the impact of cancer upon the lives of people in California and beyond.
\nMore than 200 scientists and physicians from the faculty of the Keck School and other USC schools are members of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, investigating the complex origins and progression of cancer, developing prevention strategies and searching for cures.
\nPreparing for the site visit was a long, complex and highly integrated process that included extensive and detailed data collection, analysis and reporting, said Alan S. Wayne, MD, director of the Children\u2019s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases and head of the division of hematology, oncology and blood and marrow transplantation for Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles. Wayne is also associate director of USC Norris and professor of pediatrics for the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
\n\u201cPeer-review that acknowledges the mission and work of our Cancer Center is particularly gratifying,\u201d noted Gruber. \u201cExpert reviewers rigorously evaluated all of our programs, shared resources, and infrastructure, and provided us with more than just a meritorious commendation. We received valuable guidance to help us continue our exceptional trajectory.\u201d
\nHe added, \u201cI would also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to our administrative and informatics staff, who devoted thousands of hours to prepare this grant application, helping assure continuous support from the NCI through 2020 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10,57,20],"class_list":["post-445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-cancer","tag-recent","tag-research"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUSC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center earns best-ever rating from National Cancer Institute<\/title>\n<meta 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