King Albert II Cancer Institute
Trials
Experts
Care and Diagnostic Services
Cancer of the Musculoskeletal System or Sarcomas
Central Nervous System (CNS) Tumors in Children
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Skin tumours – Melanoma Clinic
Research Services
Learning Resources
Course: Oncological Care Coordination
Primary purpose: To provide professional development opportunities for individuals in a strategic hospital role, in line with the Cancer Plan, thereby addressing the need for specialized training in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
Target audience: Graduate nurses, those with a Bachelor's degree in nursing focused on oncology, or individuals with a Master's degree in biomedical sciences or public health, provided they have relevant professional experience in the field of oncology.
Access: Information [1].
Training: Fellowship
Primary purpose: It offers a two-year training in the cancerology area structured by one year of clinical activity and one year of research activity with certificate.
Target audience: Foreign medical specialists (EU and non-EU).
Access: Information [2]
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 (does not specifies the type of technique) | |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | yes (does not specifies the type of technique) | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (PACS) | yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | yes | |
| Technique | Interventional Radiology | yes | |
| Technique | MRI-guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Stereostatic biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | yes | |
| Technique | EBUS-TBNA | yes | |
| Technique | X-rays | yes | |
| Technique | CT guided biopsis | yes | |
| Technique | Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) | yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | yes | |
| Machine | PET (PET CT + PET MRI) | yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | yes | |
| Machine | SPECT | yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | yes | |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | yes | |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | yes | |
| Technique | Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) | yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | yes | |
| Technique | PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) | yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | yes | |
| Technique | Immunofluorescence techniques | yes | |
| Technique | Histochemistry | yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | PDL1 | yes | |
| Technique | PI3KCA | yes | |
| Technique | ER | yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | yes | |
| Technique | NTRK | yes | |
| Technique | RET | yes | |
| Technique | MET | yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | yes | |
| Technique | ALK | yes | |
| Technique | ROS | yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | yes |
Treatment
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | 1 | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | 2 | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | 18 | |
| Specialist | Neurosurgery | 9 | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | 3 | |
| Specialist | Head and neck surgery | 4 | |
| Specialist | Orthopaedic surgery | 3 | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Paediatric surgery | 4 | |
| Specialist | ENT surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Sarcoma surgery | 2 | |
| Technique | Robotic surgery | yes | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators | 4 | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT | yes | |
| Facility | Proton/carbon facilities | yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) | yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Chemoembolization | yes | |
| Technique | Radiosurgery | yes | |
| Technique | Proton therapy | yes | |
| Technique | Respiratory motion management | yes | |
| Technique | Adaptive radiotherapy | yes | |
| Technique | Virtual simulation for treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | PET CT treatment planning | yes | |
| Machine | TomoTherapy Machines | 2 | |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cellular therapy unit with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) | yes | |
| Technique | Allogenic stem cell transplants | yes | |
| Technique | Autologous bone marrow transplants | yes | |
| Technique | Autologous stem cell transplants | yes | |
| Specialists | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | 31 | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | 1 | |
| Specialist | Neurologist | 2 | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | 3 | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Social worker | 4 | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | 9 | |
| Specialist | Dietitian | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Endoprosthesis | yes | |
| Technique | Interventional Endoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Rigid Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Biliary drainage | yes | |
| Technique | Venous Accesses | yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | yes | |
| Facility | Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit | yes |
Prevention
| Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Smoking detoxification center | yes |
Palliative Care
| Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) | yes |
Associations: Les Enfants de Salus Sanguinis, Run for Hope, Jennifer asbl and Fondation Jana de Koker
Content type: Raise funds to help fulfill projects and initiatives to promote the well-being of the patients and their families.
Target audience: Children treated in the pediatric hematology and oncology department and their families.
Access: Information [3]
Course: Arcadie workshops
Content type: Artistic workshops.
Target audience: Children who are hospitalized for a long period of time and their siblings.
Access: Information [4]
Project: Climbing Your Mountain - A Each His Matterhorn
Content type: They promote mountain climbing activities in Zermatt (Valais-Switzerland).
Target audience: Patients aged 15 to 25 treated at the Saint-Luc University clinics (establishments of King Albert II).
Access: Information [5]
Project: Valentine De Vos Camps (Camping)
Content type: Holiday camps supervised by a medical team.
Target audience: Children aged 7 to 14 in cancer treatment in pediatric hematology and oncology department.
Resource: Trials List
Primary purpose: Provides easy access to patients and professionals to the available clinical trials, which are organized by type of cancer.
Target audience: Oncological patients.
Access: Information [8]
