Our Leukemia and Lymphoma program provides comprehensive care to patients
from infancy to young adulthood. This includes diagnosis and management
of acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous
leukemia, other leukemia subtypes, Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma (NHL) and lymphoproliferative disorders. Our multidisciplinary
team offers chemotherapy, radiation, stem cell transplantation and immunotherapy.
We continue to be the only pediatric Oncology center in the state of Louisiana
that offers CAR T-Cell treatment. There is coordination of care between
our Oncologists, advanced practitioners and several other specialties
including radiation oncology, surgery, pathology, radiology and clinical
research trials. With efforts to prioritize compassionate “total
care” for the child and family, they are supported by a team of
psychologists, social workers, child life specialists, music therapists,
dieticians, and integrative medicine specialists with healing touch.
Innovative research trials are offered as our program is a member of the
Children’s Oncology Group, a National Cancer Institute supported
clinical trials cooperative group devoted exclusively to childhood and
adolescent cancer research, with several of our Oncologists holding key
leadership roles in the organization. Comprehensive treatment plans are
individualized considering all aspects of a child’s care. Our team
is also integrally involved in community outreach and cancer awareness
with organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society and St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
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