The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) announced that its board of directors has voted to elect the University of California (UC) Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center as its newest member institution.
UC Davis joins 30 other leading academic cancer centers from across the United States that work together to improve and facilitate quality, effective, efficient, and accessible cancer care.
Robert W. Carlson, MD
“We are very happy to welcome UC Davis into our network of highly respected institutions devoted to improving outcomes for people with cancer through transparent, evidence-based, expert recommendations and education,” said Robert W. Carlson, MD, Chief Executive Officer of NCCN. “UC Davis leverages strengths in innovative cancer care models and technologies, precision therapeutics, transformative imaging, and mitigation of cancer risks and disparities to reduce the cancer burden in their region and beyond. The physicians, scientists, and public health experts at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer center share NCCN’s commitment for making cancer discoveries and delivering them quickly to patients.”
As part of NCCN, the cancer center will now appoint subject matter experts to join more than 1,600 multidisciplinary members across 60 panels responsible for more than 80 clinical practice guidelines (NCCN Guidelines®) covering most types of cancer, as well as prevention and supportive care.
Primo “Lucky” Lara, Jr, MD
“We are extremely pleased to become a member of NCCN, collaborating with many of the nation’s leading cancer centers in enhancing and facilitating exceptional cancer care,” said Primo “Lucky” Lara, Jr, MD, Director of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. “It is truly an honor to be part of such an impactful alliance.”
More About UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute–designated center serving the Central Valley and inland Northern California, a region of more than 6 million people. Its specialists provide care for more than 15,000 adults and children every year and access to more than 150 active clinical trials at any given time.
The center’s innovative research program engages more than 225 scientists at UC Davis who work collaboratively to advance discovery of new tools to diagnose and treat cancer. Its Office of Community Outreach and Engagement addresses disparities in cancer outcomes across diverse populations, and the cancer center provides comprehensive education and workforce development programs for the next generation of clinicians and scientists.
