Gustave Roussy
From Beacon
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Located at 48° 47' 38.12" N, 2° 20' 58.58" E
Leading Cancer Centre in Europe, Gustave Roussy is ranked # 4 world's best oncology hospital according to Newsweek magazine and the first one outside the United States. The institute treats patients with all types of cancer at any age and is expert in the treatment of rare and complex tumours. We place innovation at the heart of a human, scientific and technological revolution in the fight against cancer. Our physicians and researchers respond to a continuing challenge: deliver patients the fruits of the most recent advances. They devote their energies and their skills to this great challenge: to speed up progress in order to expand the limits of knowledge and offer patients continuing improvements in the specificity of their treatment.
Trials
Experts
Cancers in Adults
Childhood Cancers
Learning Resources
Courses: Masters and Doctoral School
Courses: University Diplomas
Training: Hospital Internships
Training: List of Online Courses
Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods
Diagnostics
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | Yes | |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | Yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | Yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | Yes | |
| Technique | EBUS-TBNA | Yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | Yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | Yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | Yes | |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | Yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | PI3KCA | Yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | Yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | Yes | |
| Technique | RET | Yes | |
| Technique | MET | Yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | Yes | |
| Technique | ALK | Yes | |
| Technique | ROS | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Colposcopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Video Colonoscopy | Yes |
Treatment
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Urological surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Neurosurgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Head and neck surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Soft tissue surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Paediatric surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | ENT surgery | Yes | |
| Specialist | Sarcoma surgery | Yes | |
| Technique | Isolated Limb Hyperthermic Perfusion | Yes | |
| Technique | Robotic surgery | Yes | |
| Technique | Spinal decompression surgery for vertebral metastases | Yes | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT | Yes | |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | Yes | |
| Machine | Intrabeam | Yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) | Yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | Yes | |
| Technique | Chemoembolization | Yes | |
| Technique | Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) | Yes | |
| Technique | Proton therapy | Yes | |
| Technique | Respiratory motion management | Yes | |
| Technique | CT planning | Yes | |
| Technique | Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning | Yes | |
| Technique | PET CT treatment planning | Yes | |
| Machine | CyberKnife | Yes | |
| Machine | TomoTherapy Machines | Yes | 10,502 (2021) |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Number of laminar flow rooms | Yes | |
| Technique | Allogenic stem cell transplants | Yes | 85 |
| Technique | Autologous bone marrow transplants | Yes | |
| Technique | Autologous stem cell transplants | Yes | 148 |
| Specialists | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | Yes | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Social worker | Yes | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | Yes | |
| Specialist | Dietitian | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Pressurized Air Flow (PIPAC) | Yes |
Prevention
| Screening and Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Breast cancer screening program | Yes | |
| Facility | Colorectal cancer screening program | Yes |
Quality of Life
| Quality of Life | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Supportive care unit | Yes | |
| Facility | Phone/mail contact service | Yes | |
| Facility | Survivorship program | Yes | |
| Facility | Acupunture unit | Yes |
Palliative Care
| Palliative Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Home palliative care availability | Yes |
