{"entity":{"id":"gw-cancer-center","kind":"institution","name":"GW Cancer Center","aka":[],"tldr":"The George Washington University's cancer centre in Washington, DC, bringing together cancer care, research, education and community prevention work.","summary":"The GW Cancer Center was established in 2015 and brings together George Washington University, GW Hospital and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, with partnerships with Children's National Hospital and the DC VA Medical Center. Its stated mission is to drive research, personalised therapy, family-centred care and cancer policy in the nation's capital. Its research programmes are Cancer Biology and Immunology, Clinical and Translational Oncology, and Cancer Control and Health Equity. It runs the GW Cancer Prevention and Wellness Center in Ward 8, a community-based hub for prevention and early detection. Its site names Alison Hall as interim director.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"About the GW Cancer Center","url":"https://cancercenter.gwu.edu/about/about-the-cancer-center"},{"label":"Clinical programs","url":"https://cancercenter.gwu.edu/clinical-programs"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":[],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Washington, DC","country":"US","lat":38.907,"lng":-77.037,"institutionType":"cancer-center","website":"https://cancercenter.gwu.edu/","university":"George Washington University","programs":["Clinical programs organised around specific cancer types","Clinical trials","Cancer Biology and Immunology research","Clinical and Translational Oncology research","Cancer Control and Health Equity research","GW Cancer Prevention and Wellness Center in Ward 8","Education, training and career development programmes"]},"route":"/institutions/gw-cancer-center/","neighbours":{"institution":[{"id":"aaci","kind":"institution","name":"Association of American Cancer Institutes","route":"/institutions/aaci/"}]}}