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Oncological Institut Gustave Roussy
France, Villejuif
Clinic Review
The Gustave Roussy Institute of Oncology is one of the top 10 global clinics specializing in fight against cancer. This is a recognized referral center, where they provide an integrated approach to the cure of the patient.
Institut of Gustave Roussy in figures:
- 2500 employees, 124 of which are full-time doctors;
- 400 beds in hospital;
- 42,000 patients receive treatment annually;
- There are 3,500 surgical operations and 3,000 cancer patients receive radiation therapy every year.
OPTIMIZATION OF WORK WITH CANCER PATIENTS IN THE INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY
The medical center is functioning on partnership with other clinics expanding the possibilities for curing cancer patients. In 2012, the Institute of Gustave Roussy joined forces with the Medical and Surgical Center Marie-Lannelongue - they created the Institute of Thoracic Oncology (IOT). The idea of the uniting is to develop more effective treatment plans for patients with this diagnosis.
Clinic initiated the creation of the consortium Cancer Core Europe in 2014, which includes six world medical centers working to solve the problems of patients with oncological diseases.
In the same year, a contract was signed with the company "New Oncology", which resulted in the development of a unique platform that provides a more in-depth study of tissues affected by cancer. This step allowed to improve the personalized approach to patients.
In 2015, the Institute collaborated with the St. Anne Hospitals Center. The purpose of this treaty is to enhance the ways of treating cancer of patients suffering from the nervous system disorders.
ORIENTATION THROUGH ITS OWN RESEARCH IN THE INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY
The clinic of Gustave Roussy develops skills of work on qualitative research. Thanks to this experience, more accurate and progressive therapy of cancer diseases is available at all stages.
Specialists of the Institute are involved in the following areas:
- Developing innovative approaches in immunotherapy;
- Creating new anticancer agents and biomarkers for their effectiveness;
- Preparing additional means of cancer diagnostics using visual instruments;
- Improving the standards of patient care clinic.
Features of the Clinic
TYPES OF CANCER TREATED IN THE INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY
Clinic accepts both children and adults with various types of cancerous diseases. For prescribing a treatment approach, specialists of several specialties are invited, among them oncologists, radiologists, radiotherapists and surgeons.
This approach allows to immediately think about the possible risks and avoid them. Patients often referred are of these type of cancer:
Breast cancer. Over 10 000 patients with breast cancer diagnosis are observed in the clinic each year, 2000 of which are new cases.
Since 2004, the Institute has provided a "one-day diagnosis" service, which has already benefited 15,000 women.
It involves establishing an accurate conclusion about the state of health of the person who were reffered within 24 hours.
Brain tumor. Oncologists of the center develop a treatment plan, which is made in accordance with the personalized characteristics of the patient.
The nature of the affected brain cells and their position are taken into account. This allows specialists to determine how invasive the tumor is and with what additional therapies it is worth combining the surgical intervention.
Hematologic cancer. This clinic has a technical laboratory, where modern equipment is used for diagnostics and treatment of patients with blood diseases. The hematological department perform autologous transplantations, resort to allografts of hematopoietic stem cells. New medicines are being developed with the participation of hematologists and oncologists at the Institut of Roussy.
Prostate cancer. Specialists of the Institute develop new methods of prostate cancer therapy. To develop therapy regimens, doctors predict the tumor response to chemotherapy and find out the resistance of cancer cells to medicines. This helps prevent metastases, as well as use of less toxic drugs.
SURGERY IN THE INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY GUSTAVE ROUSSY
For the cure of cancer, specialists resort to the removal of a cancerous tumor surgically. In the Institut Gustave Roussy, modern equipment is installed that allows the most effective interventions, while the surgeons do not traumatize healthy tissues.
Clinic posses the robotic system "Da Vinci Xi", through which minimally invasive operations are performed and also has wider range of use than previous versions of such robot devices.
Both classical and innovative approaches to surgery are used here. The clinic does the following procedures:
- Video laparoscopic surgery;
- Intrahepatic radiofrequency ablation;
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC);
- Reconstructive surgery after mastectomy;
- Complex procedure of hepatectomy.
The Institut Gustave Roussy perform surgical interventions on oncological diseases connected to dermatology, gynecology, endocrinology and gastroenterology.
NONINVASIVE METHODS OF CANCER THERAPY IN THE INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY
For the most effective treatment of cancer patients along with surgery, non-invasive options of cancer therapy are used. Cancer center Gustave Roussy use only to well-known procedures, with proven results globally. The ability to choose from several types of therapy allows them to make a personalized approach to each patient.
TREATMENT OPTIONS WITHOUT SURGERY
Hormonal therapy. Treatment with hormones helps to block the natural cancer development in patients body. This prevents the stimulation of tumor and stops its growth.
Chemotherapy. In this option, wide range of drugs are used, the action of which is directed to the destruction of cancer.
Radiation therapy. It is possible to use external radiation therapy with different types of irradiation:
- With modulated intensity;
- Tomotherapy;
- Stereotaxis (Novalis).
Brachytherapy - The implantation of the source of radiation in tumor itself or close to the tissue. To date, the Institute has installed 8 devices for external radiotherapy and 10 for brachytherapy.
Immunotherapy. This method promotes the active work of the body's own defense mechanisms, which, under the influence of drugs, begin to fight the affected cells. The Roussy Cancer center is one of the most promising centers for the development of immunotherapy in Europe.
PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY IN THE CENTER GUSTAVE ROUSSY
Doctors of the medical center work with children. Here all types of cancer in children are treated: lymphomas, embryonic tumors, oncology of bone and soft tissues, neuroblastoma. Survival of children who have been treated in this clinic is 80%.
When carrying out a course of treatment in a child, oncologists pay special attention to the restoration of children’s normal life after previous illness. In addition, specialists provide long-term monitoring of the child's health, which allows to accurately track possible relapses and respond to them on time.
Doctors
more than 20 years
15 years
more than 25 years
He passed a training course at the Paris Medical School in 1997, which he finished with a silver medal. In 2001, at the Thoracic Oncology Department of the Anderson Cancer Center (Houston), he completed his studies with a two-year postdoctoral scholarship.
Membership in professional organizations:
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO);
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR);
- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO);
- European Association for Cancer Research (EACR);
- The French Cancer Society (SFC);
- French Federation of Medical Oncologists (FFOM).
Specialization of the doctor: lung cancer, diagnosis of cancer.
In the period from 1992 to 1999 he studied at the University of René-Descartes, after which he did his Medical Oncological Residency. In 2001 he achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in physiology and immunology.
Membership in professional organizations:
- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO);
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO);
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Specialization of the doctor: breast cancer.
Membership in professional organizations:
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO);
- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).
Specialization of the doctor: sarcoma
Gustave Roussy Center Center is located in the city of Vilju, at a distance of 10 km from the international airport.
