UConn Health - Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Brain Tumor Program
135 Dowling Way, Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States
Additional Information:
This program meets 6/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.
Institution affiliated with John Dempsey Hospital.
Data for this program collected in 2023.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: No
- Nurse Magnet Status: No
- Academic Affiliation: UConn School of Medicine
Number of Full-Time Physicians:
Number of full-time physicians in this treatment program who dedicate at least 40% of their clinical practice to the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with brain and/or spine tumors:- 4 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 3 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 4 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 2 Radiation Oncologists
- 2 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- >100 Primary tumor patients
- >100 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- ~50 Primary brain tumor patients
- ~100 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- ~30 Primary spine tumor patients
- ~30 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- ~30 Skull base tumor patients
Specialized Treatments and Technologies Available:
Identifies whether the following treatment options are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
Drug:
- Immunotherapy
- Intrathecal chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- fMRI
- MRI Spectroscopy
- MRI Tractography
- Perfusion MRI
Other:
- EEG
- Tumor treating fields (TTF)
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Intraoperative MRI
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Support Services Available:
Identifies whether the following clinical and non-clinical support services are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
- Advanced practice registered nurse
- Brain tumor board
- Brain tumor support group
- Caregiver support services
- CNS tumor educational resources
- Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
- Inpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
- Nurse Navigator
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
- Transportation services
Last updated October 23, 2023