Presentation of the Centre
The Léon Bérard Centre (CLB) is one of the 18 French Cancer Centers of the Unicancer group. It is a comprehensive cancer Center and a University Hospital involved in screening and care entirely dedicated to cancer, with three overarching aims: care, research and teaching, and the mission to offer the best quality of care to cancer patients.
In 2023, the teams of the CLB treated more than 42 000 patients, mainly from the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, but also from other areas of France, from French overseas territory and from abroad. The CLB is a reference and innovation center for frequent and rare cancers and has been selected as the coordinating center for the national network of reference centers for sarcomas and rare ovarian cancers.
Main Research Activities (highlighting any advancements in patient care)
Over 600 full-time researchers are working side-by-side with the medical teams and the patients to facilitate ground-breaking scientific discoveries and their applications in novel treatments.
Core Facilities (clinical or research)
Recognized as a cancer referral and treatment facility, the CLB offers a comprehensive range of care by pooling the required skills that grants patients access to the most innovative technics for diagnosis and treatment on a single site.
- 3 state-of-the art operating units
- 8 accelerators (radiotherapy)
- a Department of Clinical Research certified ISO 9001 intregrating early-stage pediatric and adult trials.
- a Translational Research Department with several shared platforms.
Education
As a University Hospital, teaching is one of its principal missions; the CLB is recognized as a Training Institute that offers training in more than twenty areas to health professionals in the field of oncology, every year.