Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Nashville, TN. It is part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
| Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Nashville, TN, Tennessee, US |
| Coordinates | title' 36°08′26″N 86°48′14″W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Network | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Cancer |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Vanderbilt Cancer Center |
| Opened | 1993 |
The Vanderbilt Cancer Center was established in 1993 and received its initial NCI designation in 1995. It was renamed the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in 1999 after a significant donation from the Ingram family.[1] The center received its NCI "comprehensive" cancer center status in 2001.[1] VICC has more than 280 faculty members involved in the research and treatment of cancer.[2] The center receives more than $140 million annually in federal research funding, landing it among the top ten in the nation for federal research grants.[3]
VICC is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.[4]
VICC sponsors a number of clinical trials.[5]
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