Stem cell transplant program revitalized
Pediatric patients and their families now have access to the Sacramento region’s only pediatric stem cell transplant (bone marrow transplant) program, led by Lisa Madden, M.D., pediatric hematologist and oncologist at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. The program benefits from the expertise and resources developed by UC Davis Health’s adult stem cell transplant program and the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures.
The region’s only NCI-designated 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. Our team includes experts such as chief of pediatric hematology and oncology Marcio Malogolowkin, M.D., an international leader in pediatric liver tumors and an authority on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers.
Pediatric surgeon receives Hartwell Foundation research award
Erin Brown, M.D., director of the pediatric surgical oncology program, was among ten scientists to receive the Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation. The Hartwell award funds early-stage, innovative and leading-edge biomedical research to benefit children in the U.S. Her honored research focuses specifically on neuroblastoma and developing a stem cell treatment to target this difficult-to-treat disease.
