Medical Oncology Clinic

The Medical Oncology Clinic is divided into 12 sectors:

• thoracic oncology
• urogenital oncology
• breast oncology
• innovative treatments
• endocrine tumour oncology
• bone and soft tissue tumour oncology
• gynaecological oncology
• digestive oncology
• cervico-facial oncology
• skin tumour oncology
• oncogeriatrics
• central nervous system oncology.

The Medical Oncology Clinic works in close collaboration with the Institut Bordet Clinical Trials Conduct Unit (CTCU). This unit, which is responsible for the development of new drugs and innovative approaches to care, handles phase I, II and III clinical studies in tumours. The CTCU is made up of research nurses, clinical research associates and data managers who, with research doctors, closely monitor patients taking part in clinical trials.

The Institut’s different research laboratories are also closely linked to the Medical Oncology Clinic. Their principal aim is to identify predictive marker molecules (indicating probability of response to a given treatment) and/or prognosis (chances of a cure) as part of the development of breast cancer treatments.

The Medical Oncology Clinic participates actively in research projects conducted by many international collaborative groups such as the EORTC and the Breast International Group (BIG).

Recently, the Oncodistinct research network was created. This network brings together numerous researchers who share a common vision of innovative clinical research. The aim of the network is to accelerate the personalisation of treatment and the development of innovative treatments while also promoting a multidisciplinary approach to research and care.

Below, among others, some studies :

• BRAINSTORM
• ROSALINE
• TENACITY
• Destiny Pan-Tumor 01
• Futibatinib
• GeNeo

The Institut Bordet Medical Oncology Clinic plays an important role in education, both in Belgium and abroad. Within the hospital, the Clinic’s medical team supervises the training of young doctors and medical students specialising in oncology. Always keen to promote quality training, the Clinic also welcomes many doctors from abroad as part of its Fellowship Programme.