We are positioned among an elite group of top cancer centers in the country and poised for the next phase of growth. We look forward to expanding our capabilities and intensifying our efforts to defeat cancer as a disease.”
Dear Friends:
At the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, our physicians, scientists, nurses, and devoted staff share one goal, every day: to save and improve lives. Our mission has never been more urgent as we fight cancer in all of its forms.
Uniting innovative research and comprehensive cancer care, Lurie Cancer Center is unwavering in its focus on providing exceptional cancer care, powered by extraordinary research. We are on a path to establish Lurie Cancer Center as a global leader in cancer care and research.
As you will read, we have our eyes on the future with a blueprint to achieve our goals with the commitment of our Lurie Cancer Center members, collaborators across Northwestern University and Northwestern Medicine, and our community of wonderful donors, advocates, and friends.
A transformational philanthropic investment will accelerate our innovative research, training, and community impact efforts and set a new standard for patients in Chicagoland and worldwide.
In 2025, Lurie Cancer Center once again received the National Cancer Institute’s highest possible rating—
“exceptional”—along with the competitive renewal of its designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. This second consecutive exceptional rating is a very rare achievement, and Lurie Cancer Center is the only
Comprehensive Cancer Center in Illinois to ever be rated “exceptional.”
This distinction reflects our transformative research and cancer care, our commitment to providing vital
education and services, and our collaborative efforts to expand access to novel treatments through clinical trials.
Please join me and our team on this journey by supporting this campaign for our future. On behalf of Lurie
Cancer Center, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your trust and confidence in us.
With tremendous gratitude,
Leonidas C. Platanias, MD, PhD
Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Jesse, Sara, Andrew, Abigail, Benjamin and Elizabeth Lurie Professor of Oncology
Now is the time to defeat cancer. Learn about our Campaign for the Future.
Your generous support fuels our innovation and discovery.