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 Aerial view of City of Hope campus in 2021 | |
| Formation | 1913 |
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| Type | Non-profit charitable organization |
| Purpose | Clinical research, medical treatment, education |
| Headquarters | Duarte, California |
| Location | |
Membership | National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
President and CEO | Robert W. Stone[1] |
Provost and chief scientific officer | Steven T. Rosen[2] |
| Affiliations | Association of Community Cancer Centers, National Bone Marrow Transplantation Research Network, National Gene Vector Laboratory, Southern California Islet Cell Consortium, Islet Cell Transplant Center, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation |
| Website | |
City of Hope is a private, non-profit clinical research center, hospital and graduate school located in Duarte, California, United States. The center's main campus resides on 110 acres (45 ha) of land adjacent to the boundaries of Duarte and Irwindale, with a network of clinical practice locations throughout Southern California, satellite offices in Monrovia and Irwindale, and regional fundraising offices throughout the United States.[citation needed]
City of Hope is best known as a cancer treatment center. It has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. City of Hope has also been ranked one of the nation's Best Cancer Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for over ten years and is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
City of Hope played a role in the development of synthetic human insulin in 1978. The center has performed 13,000 hematopoietic stem cell transplants as of 2016 with patient outcomes that consistently exceed national averages.[citation needed]
- ^ Selvam, Ashok (February 21, 2013). "Stone tapped for CEO post at City of Hope". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Schaefer, Samantha (October 30, 2013). "City of Hope names first provost and scientific director". LA Times. Retrieved 20 September 2017.