National Center for Tumor Diseases / Nationales Centrum fur Tumorerkrankungen (NCT)

The National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD), the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg and the Thorax Hospital Heidelberg. The aim of the NCT Heidelberg is to transfer promising approaches from cancer research into clinical practice as quickly as possible, thus benefiting patients. This applies to both diagnosis and treatment, in aftercare or prevention. Participation in clinical studies opens up access to innovative therapies. The NCT Heidelberg is thus a pioneer in transferring new research results from the laboratory to the clinic. The NCT Heidelberg, founded in 2004, is part of the NCT with further locations in Berlin, Dresden, South-West (Tübingen-Stuttgart/Ulm), WERA (Würzburg, Erlangen, Regensburg, Augsburg) and West (Essen/Cologne).