Pediatric Cancer & Blood Diseases

Cancer and blood diseases may affect your child for a short time or for his or her entire life. Our team will be there to help your child and family cope with the impact of these disorders.

The Pediatric Cancer & Blood Diseases Department at Riley at IU Health works hand-in-hand with a large team of doctors and support staff from a variety of specialties to provide every possible treatment option available. Your child's care plan may involve a treatment or therapy that is provided by specialists from the following Riley at IU Health departments:

• Integrative Medicine & Palliative Care
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Pain Management
• Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
• Radiology & Imaging

The health team at Riley at IU Health cares about your child, and they also care about future children who will be affected by cancer and blood diseases. That is why the physician-scientists at Riley at IU Health and Indiana University Health University Hospital focus on research and clinical trials. The Riley at IU Health system ranks nationally for cancer care with access to the newest and best treatment options available. Our team treats more than 80 percent of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer in Indiana.

The Pediatric Cancer & Blood Diseases Department at Riley at IU Health ranks nationally as a provider of care for children with cancer and blood diseases. Our department is affiliated with the Indiana University Health Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. The IU Health Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center for clinical care in Indiana. We provide the only pediatric stem cell (bone marrow) transplant program in the state and are members of the Children’s Oncology Group Phase I & Pilot Consortium. This means we receive early access to clinical trials and newly developed cancer treatments and research.

Riley at IU Health oncologists, nurses and support staff tackle your child’s treatment from all angles. This multidisciplinary approach is what leads to consistent annual ranking of Riley at IU Health as a top center for pediatric cancer and blood disease treatment.

Innovative Treatments

Riley at IU Health is the only pediatric health system in the state of Indiana to offer CAR-T cell therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).