Kettering Health - Main Campus
Kettering Brain and Spine
3700 Southern Boulevard, Kettering, Ohio, 45429, United States
Additional Information:
This program meets 6/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.
Institution part of Kettering Health.
Awards/Certifications:
- Commission on Cancer Hospital
- Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Society of Nuclear Med and Molecular Imaging
- Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certified ASCO
Data for this program collected in 2024.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: No
- Nurse Magnet Status: No
- Academic Affiliation:
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:- [no data] Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 2 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 1 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 2 Radiation Oncologists
- [no data] 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:
- 104 Primary brain tumor patients
- 75 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- 2 Primary spine tumor patients
- 29 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- 10 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
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- fMRI
- MRI Spectroscopy
- MRI Tractography
- Perfusion MRI
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Other:
- EEG
- Tumor treating fields (TTF)
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Hippocampal avoidance (for WBRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Intraoperative radiotherapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Fluorescence-guided surgery
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Other:
- Performed 242 stereotactic radiosurgery brain tumor treatments in 2023.
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:Other:
- GammaTile for glioblastoma and other brain tumors
- Recurrent brain metastases
- Girentuximab for solid tumors
- Methionine PET
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:
- Brain tumor board
- Brain tumor support group
- Caregiver support services
- Case manager
- Certified neuro registered nurse
- CNS tumor educational resources
- Discounted lodging
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Nurse Navigator
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
Other:
- Fellowship trained neurosurgeon – STARR Fellowship Research
- CLIMB for children who have a parent or loved one with cancer diagnosis
Last updated June 12, 2024