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City of Hope

Los Angeles cancer centre where synthetic insulin and humanised antibodies were developed; a CAR-T manufacturing leader.

IL13Rα2 CAR-T for glioblastoma (Brown, Badie), in-house cell manufacturing, transplant; acquired Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Location
Duarte, CA, US
Type
cancer center
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
NCI designation
comprehensive
OnCo score
#164 · 29 points (0 Newsweek + 15 NCI + 14 from 7 linked objects) · ranking

Programmes

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  • CAR-T for glioma
  • Transplant

People

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Alex F. Herrera
Chief, Division of Lymphoma, City of Hope; SWOG Executive Officer, Leukemia/Lymphoma/Myeloma
Hodgkin lymphomaImmunotherapyCooperative group trials

Led the SWOG S1826 trial that made nivolumab part of first-line Hodgkin lymphoma treatment.

Behnam Badie
Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, City of Hope
Neurosurgical oncologyGliomaCAR-T delivery

Neurosurgeon who delivers CAR-T cells directly into the brain in City of Hope's glioma trials.

Christine E. Brown
Deputy Director, T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratories, City of Hope
CAR-T cell therapyGlioblastomaRegional delivery

Engineered the IL13Rα2 CAR-T cells that produced a complete response in glioblastoma when infused into the brain.

Hope S. Rugo
Division Chief, Breast Medical Oncology; Director, Women's Cancers Program, City of Hope
Breast cancerADCsSupportive care

Breast oncologist who led key ADC and CDK4/6 trials and moved from UCSF to City of Hope in 2024.

Michael A. Caligiuri
President, City of Hope National Medical Center; Deana and Steve Campbell Physician-in-Chief; AACR Treasurer
Natural killer cellsLeukaemiaImmunotherapy

Michael Caligiuri is an NK cell immunologist and past AACR president who leads City of Hope's hospital.

Robert W. Stone
President and Chief Executive Officer, City of Hope
Health system leadership

Leads City of Hope, which expanded into a national cancer system with the acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Stephen J. Forman
Director, Hematologic Malignancies Research Institute; Francis and Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair, City of Hope
Hematopoietic cell transplantationCAR-TLymphoma

Transplant pioneer who built City of Hope's cell therapy programme, one of the largest in the country.

Steven T. Rosen
Provost and Chief Scientific Officer; Director, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
LymphomaCancer research leadershipTranslational science

Steven Rosen is a lymphoma specialist who directs City of Hope's research enterprise.

Virginia Sun
Professor, Population Sciences and Surgery, City of Hope; SWOG Executive Officer, Palliative Care and Survivorship
SurvivorshipPalliative careSymptom science

Virginia Sun is a nurse scientist who leads SWOG's supportive care and survivorship research.

Connected

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cancers

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Glioma & glioblastomaNeuroblastoma (paediatric)

technologies

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CAR-T cell therapyCAR-T for glioma (IL13Rα2, GD2, EGFRvIII, multi-target)

institutions

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City of Hope Orange County

ideas

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Deliver CAR-T cells straight into the fluid around the brain

people

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Alex F. HerreraBehnam BadieChristine E. BrownHope S. RugoMichael A. CaligiuriRobert W. StoneStephen J. FormanSteven T. RosenVirginia Sun

bottlenecks

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The brain: barrier and sanctuary