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    • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    • News and Events
  • Specialties
    • Cancer Care Services >
      • Developmental Therapeutics
      • Northwestern Medicine Proton Center
    • Cardiac and Vascular Care
    • Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
    • Interventional Radiology
    • Neurology
    • Neurosurgery
    • Orthopaedic and Spine Care
    • Pediatrics
    • Transplantation Program >
      • Hispanic Transplant Program
      • Kidney Transplant Program
      • Liver Transplant Program
      • Lung Transplant Program
    • Urology
  • Patient Experience
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  • Contact Us
  • English
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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
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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.

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