What does it take to make advanced cancer care, clinical trials and specialized therapies available to more patients? In this episode, Alan Bryce, M.D., Chief Clinical Officer of City of Hope Arizona, and Kristen Higgins, M.D., Chief Clinical Officer of City of Hope Atlanta, discuss how City of Hope is expanding access to academic cancer medicine in regions that have historically had limited access to it.
Drawing on their experiences building programs at leading academic institutions, Dr. Bryce and Dr. Higgins share what brought them to City of Hope and the opportunity they saw to help bring leading-edge cancer care closer to home for patients across Arizona, Georgia and the broader Southeast.
The conversation explores the growth of clinical trials, bone marrow transplantation, CAR-T therapy and specialized cancer programs in Atlanta and Arizona. Dr. Bryce and Dr. Higgins also discuss how a connected national cancer network can extend expertise, research opportunities and complex cancer care beyond traditional academic medical centers, helping more patients access the latest treatments without having to leave their communities.