Lung Cancer Program
Accelerating Access to Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
About Our Program
At City of Hope® Cancer Center, located in Lake County, Illinois, we provide specialized, collaborative care to treat all stages of lung cancer, including early stage, advanced stage and recurrent disease. Our program provides a uniquely individualized, world-class cancer care experience for lung cancer including:
- Access to a multidisciplinary team comprised of experts in lung cancer, including thoracic surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, interventional pulmonologists, supportive care team members and more
- An established precision medicine program which incorporates genetic sequencing and profiling a patient’s tumor to determine if additional targeted therapies or clinical trials would be beneficial
- Groundbreaking clinical trial availability involving new drugs and leading-edge treatments before they become widely available
- Access to the nation’s top subspecialists through case reviews and tumor boards, to provide optimal information sharing
Refer a Patient to City of Hope
We strive to offer a well-coordinated experience for our referring providers. Upon receiving your referral, our team will immediately begin processing the referral, with minimal work on your end.
Contact information
Phone: (847) 746-9990
Fax: (847) 342-4089
Email: referrals@coh.org
Institutional Distinctions
As a 100+ year leader in treating life-threatening diseases including lung cancer, our hospital system:
- Surpasses Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) national median survival for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at all stages
- Provides access to over 40 lung cancer clinical trials
- Offers advanced surgical techniques, including robotic thoracic surgery and minimally invasive techniques
- Led the research discovery of a novel mechanism underlying mitochondrial regulation by MET, leading to a novel strategy for treating NSCLC
- Offers an accelerated bench-to-bedside approach with three Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)-certified facilities at our core
Rapid Undiagnosed Lung Nodule Program
With an increasing focus on lung cancer screening, the incidence of indeterminate pulmonary nodules has also risen. Additionally, delays in diagnostics and treatment services for cancer patients has a direct correlation to increased mortality rate.
At City of Hope, we recognize the urgency the threat of a cancer diagnosis requires, and therefore developed a Rapid Undiagnosed Lung Nodule Program to provide expedited access to leading-edge services. Through the program, we offer a safe, minimally invasive biopsy for suspicious nodules >8mm, providing a diagnosis and treatment within as little as one week.
As part of the program, our cancer center offers the Ion Endoluminal System by Intuitive, which enables our team to obtain tissue samples from deeper within the lung than other existing approaches. With the precision of this system, we can avoid subsequent biopsies.
Our Services & Offerings
At City of Hope, our clinical experts all have one collective goal, to treat cancer with precision and compassion so our patients can get back to life. We offer a comprehensive range of oncology services, including:
- Clinical trials
- Diagnostics
- Genomic profiling
- Interventional pulmonology
- Medical oncology
- Pathology
- Precision medicine
- Radiation oncology
- Thoracic surgery
- Supportive care services, such as nutrition, physical therapy, behavioral health, etc.
Our Commitment to Clinical Excellence
Our Illinois cancer center is recognized by several organizations that evaluate the quality of hospital breast programs as:
Dedication to Speed to Care
City of Hope Cancer Center and our outpatient cancer care locations are intentionally structured to maximize speed to care, with: