Pacific Neuroscience Institute

Pacific Brain Tumor Center

2125 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States

Phone number:

310-582-7450

Street address:

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Website:

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Additional Information:

This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.

Institution part of Providence.

Awards/Certifications:

2022 ONCC Employer Recognition Award

Data for this program collected in 2023.

Accreditations:

National Cancer Institute Designation: No
Nurse Magnet Status: No
Academic Affiliation: none

Number of Full-Time Physicians:

Number of full-time physicians in this treatment program who dedicate at least 40% of their clinical practice to the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with brain and/or spine tumors:

5 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
4 Brain Neurosurgeons
4 Spine Neurosurgeons
2 Radiation Oncologists
2 Neuropathologists

Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:

~300 Primary tumor patients
~400 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients

Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:

162 Primary brain tumor patients
64 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
0 Primary spine tumor patients
0 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
102 Skull base tumor patients

Specialized Treatments and Technologies Available:

Identifies whether the following treatment options are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.

Available:

Drug:

Immunotherapy
Intrathecal chemotherapy
Targeted therapy

Imaging Treatments and Technologies:

fMRI
MRI Spectroscopy
MRI Tractography
Perfusion MRI
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Other:

Tumor treating fields (TTF)

Radiation Treatments and Technologies:

Hippocampal avoidance (for WBRT)
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Intraoperative radiotherapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Surgical Treatments and Technologies:

Awake Craniotomy
Brain Mapping
Endoscopic Surgery
Fluorescence-guided surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Trials:

Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:

Low Grade Glioma
Meningioma
Metastatic Brain Tumors
Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Other Malignant Glioma
Recurrent Glioblastoma

Support Services Available:

Identifies whether the following clinical and non-clinical support services are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.

Available:

Brain tumor board
Brain tumor support group
CNS tumor educational resources
Discounted lodging
Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
Financial aid services
Molecular testing
Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
Nurse Navigator
Oncology social worker
Outpatient Rehabilitation
Palliative care
Virtual second opinion service

Other:

Specialty clinics: Neurofibromatosis (NF) and chordoma
7 Advanced Practice Providers (PA/NP)

Last updated October 24, 2023

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