# Hôpital de la Timone, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille

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## TL;DR

Marseille's university hospital, where Jean-Jacques Grob's dermatology department, Olivier Chinot's neuro-oncology unit and Florence Duffaud's sarcoma group have each led international trials.

## Summary

Hôpital de la Timone is the largest hospital of Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille and the main teaching hospital of Aix-Marseille University. Its Department of Dermatology and Skin Cancer under Jean-Jacques Grob led KEYNOTE-629 in cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma and contributed to the major melanoma trials; the neuro-oncology unit under Olivier Chinot led AVAglio in glioblastoma; and the medical oncology department under Florence Duffaud coordinated the French Sarcoma Group's REGOBONE trial in bone sarcomas. The Institut Paoli-Calmettes, the region's dedicated cancer centre, is a separate institution across the city.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-18
- Also known as: AP-HM; La Timone; CHU de Marseille; Aix-Marseille University Hospital
- City: Marseille, FR
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.ap-hm.fr

## Sources

- AP-HM: https://www.ap-hm.fr

## Connected records

- cancers: [Advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/advanced-cutaneous-scc/), [Glioma & glioblastoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/glioblastoma/), [Melanoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/melanoma/), [Osteosarcoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/osteosarcoma/)
- institutions: [Institut Paoli-Calmettes](https://onco.cc/institutions/institut-paoli-calmettes/)
- people: [Florence Duffaud](https://onco.cc/people/florence-duffaud/), [Jean-Jacques Grob](https://onco.cc/people/jean-jacques-grob/), [Olivier L. Chinot](https://onco.cc/people/olivier-chinot/)

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