Gastrointestinal Cancer Care in Orange County
Many breakthrough treatments offer new hope for today’s GI and colon cancer patients. We are one of only a few dozen centers in the country that treat gastrointestinal cancers using a comprehensive approach — by a team whose sole focus is treating these types of cancer. Our top-ranked physicians and specialists help Orange County patients navigate and manage their care, from diagnosis to treatment and transition to recovery.
Why Choose City of Hope Orange County for GI Cancer Care?
With leading-edge technology and surgical expertise, City of Hope physicians deliver outstanding outcomes that are difficult to achieve elsewhere.
- A collaborative and caring multidisciplinary team of cancer experts that understands your needs and background to provide a whole-person approach to treatment.
- Access to a network of highly specialized physicians and researchers who focus on your specific type of GI cancer, among them colon cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric/stomach cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and small intestine cancer.
- An expanding clinical network throughout Orange County, bringing world-renowned physicians closer to homes in the region.
- Comprehensive, compassionate care from a GI cancer care team offering groundbreaking therapies for both early and late-stage disease.
- Leading-edge clinical trials offering patients access to promising GI cancer treatments before they are readily available elsewhere.
- Long-term survivorship and follow-up programs focused on minimizing recurrence risk and improving quality of life.
Robotically assisted and minimally invasive surgery.
Specializing in GI Cancers and Conditions
- Anal cancer
- Appendix cancer
- Bile duct cancer
- Biliary tract cancers (BTC)
- Cancer of unknown primary (CUP)
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Clinical Trials
- Colon cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Genomic/genetic testing (germline, pharmacogenomic and tumor/somatic)
- Hepatobiliary Cancers
- Hepatocellular Cancer (HCC)
- Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes including familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and Lynch syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer)
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Immunotherapy
- Liver cancer
- Multidisciplinary specialty clinics (MDC) for colorectal and GI cancers
- Neuroendocrine tumor (NET)
- Pancreatic cancer
- Precision Medicine
- Rectal cancer
Renowned Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
City of Hope’s approach to treating gastrointestinal cancers starts with a coordinated, multidisciplinary care team whose main goals are helping patients live a long, healthy, cancer-free life. We combine leading-edge technologies — like minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgeries — with the latest precision medicine, therapeutic and radiological advances.
- Balloon Enteroscopy
- Capsule endoscopy
- Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided
Radiofrequency Ablation - Endoscopic Full-Thickness resection (EFTR)
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
- Feeding tube placement
- Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
- Polypectomy
- Stenting
- Submucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection (STER)
- Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (T-EUS)
- Chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Clinical Trials
- Genomic/genetic testing (germline, pharmacogenomic and tumor/somatic)
- Precision Medicine
- Multidisciplinary specialty clinics (MDC) for colorectal and GI cancers
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy
- Brachytherapy (High dose rate)
- Combine modality CRT
- CT guided SBRT
- CT guided adaptive SBRT
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- MR guided SBRT
- MR guided adaptive SBRT
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy
- Distal Gastrectomy
- Endometriosis Surgery (impacting Bowel, Rectum and Sigmoid)
- Endoscopy Procedures (tumor ablation and Stent placement)
- Lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection)
- Proximal Gastrectomy
- Re-operative Cases
- Subtotal Gastrectomy
- Total Gastrectomy (laparoscopic and robotic-assisted)
Clinical trial participation is a critical aspect of care for many patients living with cancer. Our patients can access more than 1,000 innovative Phase 1–3 clinical trials at City of Hope each year — more cancer-focused clinical trials than anywhere in the area — to provide promising new treatments long before they become the standard of care.
A trailblazing integrative medicine program combining the best of Western medicine and evidence-based complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, massage and meditation.
City of Hope is a national leader in evidence-based supportive care. The Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center at the Lennar Foundation Cancer Center will facilitate easy access to a wide range of programs, including care navigation, survivorship programs, psychological and spiritual counseling, pain management and more.
Marybelle's is a full-service salon extending a specialty shopping experience with oncology-trained cosmetologists.
The on-site pharmacy fills and dispenses prescriptions and offers over-the-counter medications, alleviating the burden of going elsewhere.
A Grateful Patient Story
Orange County Gastrointestinal and
Colorectal Cancer Doctors
One of only a few centers in the country treating gastrointestinal cancers using a coordinated, comprehensive approach — by a multidisciplinary team all located under one roof. This unique offering at City of Hope Orange County puts patients in the hands of world experts in cancers affecting the digestive system.
