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Developmental Therapeutics
The Northwestern Medicine Developmental Therapeutics works to accelerate the translation of preclinical science breakthroughs so as to develop better therapies for patients.

Developmental Therapeutics is a broad area of study that includes basic research aimed at finding new targets for anticancer agents, preclinical testing of new drugs or cell and immune therapies for cancer treatment, and clinical trials to test new agents in people.

New approaches are being used to prevent cancer, better predict its causes and improve its treatment. The Northwestern Medicine Developmental Therapeutics Institute offers patients the most advanced clinical trial and treatment options available.

Our ability to call upon the world-class resources of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the research and medical expertise of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Medical Group, and the preeminent healthcare facilities of Northwestern Memorial Hospital allows the Institute to provide patients with the best possible care.

Conditions and Treatments
Our main focus is to bring new treatments and therapies to our patients as efficiently, safely and quickly as possible. Below you can find a non-exhaustive list of cancer diseases for which we are developing cures. If you can’t find your disease type among this list, we urge you to contact us, as our treatment method is very individualized and we may have treatment options for you.

Hematological Malignancies

Leukemias
Lymphomas
Multiple Myeloma
Myeloproliferative
Neoplasms (including Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myelofibrosis)

Cancers Treated

Bladder Cancer
Bone Cancer
Brain Cancer
Breast Cancer
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Liver Cancer
Gallbladder Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Biliary Cancer

We also are developing treatments for tumors of the following types:

Solid Tumors

Breast
Head and Neck
Gynecologic Oncology
Neuro-Oncology
Gastrointestinal Oncology
Thoracic Oncology
Genitourinary Oncology
Melanoma
Sarcoma

For more information call 312.926.1089 or contact us.

Clinical Leadership

Devalingam Mahlingam, MD, PhD

Co-Director, Developmental Therapeutics - Lurie Cancer Center
Director, Developmental Therapeutics Fellowship
Associate Professor, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Francis J. Giles, MD photo - Developmental Therapeutics - Northwestern Medicine

Young Kwang Chae, MD, MPH, MBA

Co-Director, Developmental Therapeutics - Lurie Cancer Center
Associate Director, Developmental therapeutics Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

For more information call 312.926.1089 or contact us.