The Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Duke offers a comprehensive range of medical services for children, adolescents, and young adults with malignant diseases. Patients are cared for in modern inpatient and outpatient facilities in which the most up-to-date therapies are employed by a coordinated team consisting of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, activities therapists, and pharmacists. Members of the Division are actively engaged in cutting-edge research at both the bedside and the laboratory, and are constantly searching for new and novel treatments for these serious and often life-threatening diseases. As a full institutional member of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), members of the Division actively participate in and hold leardership roles in national clinical trials.

Special Expertise	Special expertise is available in: � Bone Marrow Transplantation � Therapy for Neuroblastoma � Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors � Sarcoma Therapy in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults The Division houses a multidisciplinary clinic for long-term survivors of childhood and young adult cancer. The Musculoskeletal Oncology Program offers cutting edge research and care for children, adolescents, and young adults with bone and muscle tumors. The Division trains young physicians in the subspecialty of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and is supported by training grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.

General Information

General Information	888.ASK.DUKE (888.275.3853)
Referring Physician Line	800.MED.DUKE (800.633.3853)
Location	The Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center are located on Erwin Road in Durham, NC.
Travel assistance	Social workers and patient resource managers provide assistance in locating transportation resources. They will also help families to locate financial assistance for transportation
Lodging	The Ronald McDonald House is located less than one mile from Duke Children's Hospital. The first reservation must be made by a social worker or patient resource manager. There is van service available. The address is: The Ronald McDonald House of Durham 506 Alexander Avenue Durham, NC 27705 Telephone: 919.286.9305 www.ronaldhousedurham.org There are several hotels (some within walking distance) with special medical rates. Social workers help families to locate financial assistance for lodging that is required by medical treatment.
Social Support	Psychosocial support services are tailored to each family's needs. Each family meets with a primary social worker who provides support throughout treatment. In addition, psychologists, child life specialists, and chaplains are available. Duke has a hospital school for preschool through 12^th grade.
Home Health Care	Our outpatient and inpatient home care planning teams coordinate home health care services throughout North Carolina and the adjacent states in which our patients live.
Ages Treated	Birth through age 35

Clinical and Research Information

Program Chairman	Daniel S. Wechsler, MD, PhD
Operate Multidisciplinary Teams	Patients have available a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health care professionals who specialize in treating the pediatric patient population. Patients with sarcomas and brain tumors are cared for by specialized multidisciplinary teams comprised of surgeons, pediatric oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, and physical therapists. Tumor boards are held on a regular basis and clinical case conferences are held weekly. Psychosocial rounds are also a regular feature of the conference schedule. Twice weekly didactic conferences are a major part of our formal course work for fellow trainees and are open to all.
Cooperative Group Membership	Children's Oncology Group, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Activities in Cooperative Group	Members of the Division serve in major leadership roles on a number of different disease and discipline committees in the Children's Oncology Group and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
Average Number of Pediatric Clinical Trials	65
Research Efforts	Both clinical and basic research is ongoing in the areas of molecular biology of rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, acute myeloid leukemia, and hematopoietic transplantation biology. The program fully participates in clinical research trials within the Children's Oncology Group.
Special Expertise	Special expertise is available in bone marrow transplantation, neuroblastoma, adolescent and young adult sarcoma, and brain tumors. There is also a multidisciplinary clinic for long-term survivors of childhood cancer.

Statistics

Percent of children treated in each age range

Age Range	0-1	2-5	6-12	13+
Percent Treated	10%	25%	30%	35%

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Neuro-Oncology and Transplant Programs, 2008-9

No. of Inpatient Beds	No. of Admissions	Average Length of Stay (days)	No. of New Outpatients	Total Outpatient Visits	No. of Bone Marrow Transplants	No. of Oncologists
131 Intermediate Care; 16 Transplant	707	5.9 Excluding BMT	768	10,222	69	10 hematology-oncology; 2 neuro-oncology; 7 transplant

E-mail

Mark A A Size

	Quick Links
NCCN Guidelines� - FREE NCCN Compendium� NCCN Templates� Educational Events CME/CE Programs For Patients: NCCN.com Find an NCCN Member Institution NCCN Guidelines� - FREE Find Clinical Trials Permissions Requests Case Manager Training Member Institution Profiles NCCN Guidelines� - FREE NCCN Compendium� Permissions Requests Supporters and Exhibitors Oncology Research Program Corporate Council Permissions Requests NCCN Academy NCCN Business Insights: Analytics, Research & Consulting NCCN Flash Updates� NCCN Trends� Surveys & Data Permissions Requests