The Stanford Cancer Institute is an

NCI-designated Cancer Center NCI-designated Cancer Centers are a group of 73 cancer research institutions in the United States supported by the National Cancer Institute. Three designations are recognized: ''Comprehensive Cancer Centers'', ''Clinical Cancer Centers'' and ''B ...

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

in Palo Alto, CA. It is one of eight comprehensive cancer centers in California. The Stanford Cancer Institute leverages the scientific, technological, and human resources of Stanford University and Stanford Health Care to enhance the understanding of cancer. It facilitates the translation of research discoveries into improved prevention strategies, diagnostic methods, and more effective and safer therapies. The Stanford Cancer Institute has more than 300 faculty members within the Stanford network. Adult patients are treated at the Stanford Cancer Center.

History

The Stanford Cancer Institute was founded in 2004 and first received NCI-designation as a clinical cancer center in 2007. In 2016, it received its comprehensive cancer center designation. In 2022, the Stanford Cancer Institute received its comprehensive cancer center designation renewal. Stanford University was a founding member of the

National Comprehensive Cancer Network The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is an alliance of 33 cancer centers in the United States, most of which are designated by the National Cancer Institute (one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health) as comprehensive cancer cent ...

in 1995. In 2016, a new center was created as part of the

Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) is an American program focused on the acceleration of cancer immunotherapy located in San Francisco. The institute includes over 40 laboratories from several key cancer centers, Weill Cornell, ...

. Stanford received $10 million from the Parker Foundation. This is a $250 million joint venture with five other cancer centers across the country. In 2017, a donation by Jeffrey Rothschild established the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy, which supports research into the development of immunological based treatments for cancer.

Timeline

* 2004: The Stanford Cancer Institute is founded to advance the understanding of cancer through a multidisciplinary, integrated, and collaborative community of physicians and scientists. Irving Weissman serves as the Institute’s inaugural director. * 2007: The Stanford Cancer Institute receives its initial National Cancer Institute Cancer Center designation. * 2008: Beverly Mitchel is named as director of the Stanford Cancer Institute. She replaces outgoing director Weissman. * 2013: Stanford Cancer Institute Innovation Awards is founded to support Stanford cancer projects that hold significant promise in innovating cancer science and treatment. * 2016: The Stanford Cancer Institute receives its National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center designation. * 2018: Steve Artandi is named as director of the Stanford Cancer Institute. He replaces outgoing director Mitchell. * 2022: The Stanford Cancer Institute receives its National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center designation renewal.

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