cincinnati cancer center

What cincinnati cancer center does

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center is a non-profit academic cancer center formed through a tripartite partnership among the University of Cincinnati, UC Health, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Operating as the region's only academic health system, the Center unifies cancer research, clinical care delivery, training, and community engagement under a single governance structure. Its research portfolio spans four programs — Basic Science, Clinical/Translational, Population Science, and Pediatric Oncology — supported by shared infrastructure including the Biospecimen Shared Resource (UCCC-BSR) and the Biostatistics & Informatics Shared Resource (UCCC-BISR).

The Center's service stack includes a Clinical Trials Office that runs Phase 1/2 studies such as FLASH Radiation Therapy, LN-145 tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, and Imvax immunotherapy protocols; clinical care delivered through UC Health (adult oncology) and Cincinnati Children's (pediatric oncology); the CRTEC training and education office with a Trainee Associate Membership (TAM) program and NIH T32 support; competitive pilot funding mechanisms (Cancer Center Pilot Grants, ACS IRG Pilot Project Awards, Survivorship Pilot Project Awards); and a community outreach and catchment-area engagement function tied to its NCI Designation pursuit. Notable outcomes include a first-in-world remission of an aggressive pituitary tumor via novel immunotherapy.

The Center is funded through a mix of clinical care revenue (via UC Health and Cincinnati Children's), federal grants (NIH), foundation grants (American Cancer Society, Schiff Family Foundation, Bernard Osher Foundation), and private philanthropy. It is governed as part of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, a public state university, and is not venture-backed or publicly traded. The current strategic agenda is dominated by achieving NCI Designation, expanding the research training footprint, and deepening integration across its tripartite partner institutions.

Name

cincinnati cancer center

Legal name

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center

Website

https://cincinnaticancercenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center is a non-profit academic cancer center formed as a tripartite partnership among the University of Cincinnati, UC Health, and Cincinnati Children's, delivering cancer research, clinical trials, clinical care, and training across the Greater Cincinnati region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Cancer Center

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Oncology & Cancer Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Oncology (HLAKAFAB), Ambulatory Oncology Centers (Outpatient Chemo/Radiation) (HLAFABAI), Radiation Oncology (HLAKAFAC)

Keywords

• Cancer research
• Clinical trials
• Oncology care
• Academic medicine
• Translational research

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clinical Care Services: Patient care provided through UC Health and Cincinnati Children's hospital systems as top-tier clinical partners
2. Research Grants and Pilot Funding: NIH grants, American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants, pilot project awards, and survivorship research funding
3. Philanthropic Donations: Private support through online giving, mail, and telephone donations designated to cancer center programs; Bernard Osher Foundation gift of $2.1 million

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center is a nonprofit academic cancer center that conducts basic science, clinical/translational, population science, and pediatric oncology research; delivers multidisciplinary adult and pediatric oncology clinical care through partner hospitals; operates a Clinical Trials Office running Phase 1/2 studies including FLASH radiation therapy and novel immunotherapy protocols; and provides pilot funding, shared research resources, and training programs for cancer researchers and trainees.

Product overview

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center operates as a tripartite partnership between the University of Cincinnati, UC Health, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The Center offers a unified portfolio of cancer research programs (basic, clinical/translational, population science, and pediatric oncology), clinical care services, and an active Clinical Trials Office. Research support infrastructure includes pilot grant funding programs (Cancer Center Pilot Grants, ACS IRG Pilot Project Awards, Survivorship Pilot Project Awards), shared resources (Biospecimen Shared Resource, Biostatistics & Informatics Shared Resource), and training/education programs through the CRTEC office. Community engagement and outreach complement the research and clinical mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• First-in-world remission of aggressive pituitary tumor through novel immunotherapy
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and major.

• University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025CRTEC piloted first trainee exchange program, giving trainees opportunity to meet with experts and share research findings across cancer centers.
• University of CincinnaticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore founding partner of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, providing research infrastructure, faculty, and academic oversight through the College of Medicine.
• UC HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary clinical partner providing adult oncology services; top-tier clinical partner in the unified cancer center model delivering breakthrough research and compassionate care.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric oncology partner providing clinical care for pediatric cancer patients; research conducted in collaboration with labs at Cincinnati Children's.
• OncLivemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance providing oncology professionals with resources and information to deliver best patient care. UC Cancer Center experts discuss recent cancer research and novel treatment options through OncLive platforms.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center: Major tertiary cancer program within the Cleveland Clinic health system in Ohio. Comparable as a high-acuity oncology referral destination serving overlapping Ohio patient populations, but operates as part of a much larger multi-specialty health system rather than a standalone academic center.
• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Largest NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in the U.S. Comparable as the global benchmark for academic oncology; not a direct competitor but sets the standard UC Cancer Center aspires to for research volume, trial throughput, and brand reach.

Direct peers

• Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center: NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Comparable as a private-academic cancer center integrating adult and pediatric oncology research, clinical trials, and training programs in a similar tripartite structure.
• Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center: NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in Buffalo, NY. Comparable as a freestanding academic-specialty cancer center focused on translational research, clinical trials, and oncology training, providing a benchmark for UC Cancer Center's NCI aspirations.
• Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center: NCI-designated academic cancer center in neighboring Indiana operating under a similar Big Ten university medical school model. Directly comparable in scale, structure, and catchment-area economics to UC Cancer Center.
• UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center: NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center integrating UCSF adult and Benioff Children's pediatric oncology under one research umbrella. Highly comparable in tripartite research-clinical-training structure and pediatric-adult integration model.
• Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center: Ohio's other NCI-designated academic cancer center, located at Ohio State. Directly comparable as a tripartite research/clinical/training institution pursuing NCI Comprehensive status and competing for the same state-wide oncology referrals and NIH grant capture as UC Cancer Center.
• University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center: NCI-designated academic cancer center at the University of Kentucky, sharing the Ohio Valley catchment border and Big-Ten-adjacent academic medical model. Comparable as an aspiring/designated regional academic oncology program with population-science and translational research emphasis.
• Siteman Cancer Center (Washington University): NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center at Washington University in St. Louis. Comparable as an academic cancer center operating across a two-hospital adult/pediatric (Barnes-Jewish / St. Louis Children's) model very similar to UC Cancer Center's UC Health / Cincinnati Children's structure.
• University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center: NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center at the University of Michigan. Comparable as a Big Ten/peer-institution academic cancer center with extensive translational research, population science, and pediatric oncology programs in a similar mid-sized metropolitan setting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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