# Children's National Hospital

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## TL;DR

Washington's children's hospital, whose Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders is led by Jeffrey Dome, the paediatric oncologist who chaired the Children's Oncology Group renal tumour trials.

## Summary

Children's National Hospital is the paediatric hospital of Washington, DC, affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine. Its Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, led by Jeffrey Dome, runs a large paediatric oncology and cellular therapy programme; Dome chaired the Children's Oncology Group Renal Tumor Committee and led the studies that tailored Wilms tumour treatment to tumour biology, including loss of heterozygosity at 1p and 16q.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-18
- Also known as: Children's National; Children's National Medical Center
- City: Washington, DC, US
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.childrensnational.org

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_National_Hospital
- Children's National: https://www.childrensnational.org

## Connected records

- cancers: [Wilms tumour (nephroblastoma)](https://onco.cc/cancers/wilms-tumor/)
- people: [Jeffrey S. Dome](https://onco.cc/people/jeffrey-dome/)

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