Description of Services
The Oncology-Hematology Clinic (Simmons Cancer Center) provides a broad spectrum of diagnostic capabilities, treatment and management of patients with neoplastic and blood diseases.  Integrated into the clinics are several specialized diagnostic assets that include computer-assisted risk assessment models, cytogenetics and in-situ hybridization capacity, molecule diagnostic and marker-prognostic panels, and specialized studies in coagulation and thrombosis.  Therapeutic approaches are multimodality with a very close and integrated relationship with radiation and surgical oncology, as well as the spectrum of subspecialties.  Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, vaccine trials and supportive programs are carried on in the clinic.  An important part of the activities include clinical cancer genetics. 

Diagnostic and therapeutic activities extend beyond the Clinic with our participation in clinical research activities in several Clinical Cooperative Groups:  Cancer and Leukemia Group B, NSABP, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, as well as a spectrum of faculty initiated therapeutic studies.

Areas of Specialized Strengths

• Blood Disorders, including Thrombosis and Hemostasis
• Breast Cancer
• Gastrointestinal Cancer
• Gynecologic Oncology
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Hematologic Malignancies
• Lung Cancer
• Melanoma
• Sarcomas
• Urologic Oncology

In addition, an extensive Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation program exists for a variety of diseases.  Specialized programs in Clinical Cancer Genetics and Cancer Risk Assessment are also available.

As an integral part of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center patients referred to our clinic also receive access to multimodality treatment planning and programs; consultative and simple or sophisticated therapeutic services involving surgery, radiation and chemotherapy; clinical research trials of new cancer therapies; and clinical cancer genetics. 

Patients are generally referred to the clinic by their primary care physician, but may refer themselves. 

Information for Referral Sources

• To schedule, call 214-648-7070
• Please provide the following when calling to schedule a patient for an evaluation:
  • Patient name and date of birth
  • Medical record number
  • Probable diagnosis
  • Insurance information
• Patients are asked to bring pertinent medical records, pathology slides, and radiologic studies
• Diagnosis and treatment plan is provided promptly to the referring physician

Location
Seay Biomedical Building, 2nd Floor
2201 Inwood Road
Dallas, TX 75390
Phone: 214-648-7070
Fax: 214-648-7022

Clinical Research Trials
Physicians in the Hematology Oncology clinic are actively involved in a number of clinical research trials investigating new therapies for cancer prevention and treatment, including membership in the national cooperative groups for CALGB and NSABP (will spell out both).  For more information on specific clinical trials please view the links below:

• Blood Diseases
• Leukemia-Lymphoma
• Breast Cancer
• GI Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Urologic Cancer
• Cancer Prevention & Risk Assessment
• General Oncology