At Children’s Hospital New Orleans, we make use of numerous treatments
in the fight against cancer in children and adolescents. The following
are brief descriptions of our various programs.
Leukemia/lymphomas
A full range of treatment options is available for children with acute
lymphocytic and acute or chronic myelogenous leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma
and non-Hodgkin lymphoma including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, stem
cell transplantation and CAR-T cell therapy. Our providers are knowledgeable
about the most recent developments in the field and strive to provide
the most effective treatments while also limiting side-effects.
At Children's Hospital, pediatric experts treat a variety of tumors including
neuroblastoma, tumors of the central nervous system (brain and spine),
soft tissue sarcoma, bone sarcoma, retinoblastoma and Wilms tumor.
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders is represented by the following
medical and surgical disciplines:
Pediatric oncologic surgery
Pediatric neurosurgery
Pediatric neuro-oncology
Genitourinary oncologic surgery
Orthopedic oncologic surgery
Pediatric ocular surgery
Radiation oncology
Pediatric pathology
Members of our medical team are highly skilled individuals dedicated to
providing the latest innovative treatments to our young patients.
Cancer survivorship clinic
The Center’s Treatment After Cancer and Late Effects (TACLE) Clinic
is Louisiana’s first and only dedicated pediatric cancer survivorship
clinic. The main goals of the TACLE Clinic are to improve the health and
well-being of childhood cancer survivors by promoting adherence to a schedule
of follow-up appointments and routine screening tests, and to educate
patients, families and healthcare professionals about the long-term effects
of cancer treatment.
We realize that adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer have unique
needs and face challenges not encountered by other groups. It is our goal
to ensure that our patients between the ages of 15 and 22 receive the
best available individualized care by providing state of the art treatment
options with a comprehensive team approach that addresses the physical,
psychological, social and emotional needs of adolescents and young adults
along the journey from diagnosis, to treatment, remission and survivorship.
Our team has the expertise of pediatric oncologists, internal medicine
and pediatric trained physicians, adult oncologists, fertility preservation
experts, surgeons, radiation oncologists, psychologists, social workers
and clinical trial coordinators. Most of our treatment protocols come
from the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), a national organization
funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI); we are also members of
Alliance Clinical Trials and ECOG-ACRIN. The AYA team participates in
a multi-disciplinary tumor board with states in the Gulf South and Texas.
Our adolescents and young adults have access to the Teen Room; a space
that provided teens and young adults a place to read, play video games
and have computer access.
Palliative care
Children’s Hospital’s pediatric palliative care team, the Pelican
Krewe, specializes in family-centered care of the body, mind and spirit
of children with complex medical conditions. The multidisciplinary care
team coordinates care and helps patients and families gain strength to
carry on with daily life, affirming, guiding and supporting them while
making the best possible decisions for their family. The Pelican Krewe
supports patients and families by helping them understand treatment goals
and options during the child’s journey. Children’s Hospital’s
Pelican Krewe is the only pediatric palliative care program in Louisiana.
Improve the diagnosis and management of children and adolescents with cancer,
with the aim of curing every newly diagnosed patient
Investigate the etiology, pathology and pathophysiology of childhood cancer
Assure that every child with cancer achieves the highest quality of life
during and following treatment
Expeditiously disseminate knowledge of these objectives in all appropriate media
Children's Hospital and the
LSU Health New Orleans/Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center have been members of COG for almost 20 years. This allows the LSU Health
New Orleans/Children's Hospital Minority NCI Oncology Research Program
(NCORP) to offer innovative and up-to-date clinical trials as part of
the NCI-sponsored COG site.
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