Partners

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) generously supports the COG/ALSF Childhood Cancer Repository that establishes cell lines and patient-derived xenografts from childhood cancers and provides these laboratory models to > 600 laboratories in 26 countries.

Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health

The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health partners with the Cancer Center in delivery of cancer prevention services to the South Plains region and in cancer biobanking.

The Children's Oncology Group

The Children's Oncology Group (COG) is the national organization of > 200 institutions that carries our research in childhood cancer.

The New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Consortium

The New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) consortium is a clinical consortium of ~ 14 academic institutions that conduct early phase clinical trials testing new therapies for recurrent neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer.

The South Plains Oncology Consortium

The South Plains Oncology Consortium (SPOC) is a consortium funded by the State of Texas to carry out research on new anti-cancer drugs. Members of SPOC include TTUHSC School of Medicine, Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock), MD Anderson Cancer Institute (Houston), University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), and UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas). SPOC also conducts trials in collaboration with the California Cancer Consortium and the National Cancer Institute.

Ipsen  

Cancer Center investigators are working with Ipsen to carry out a phase I trial of Onivyde (nanoliposomal irinoatecan) in pediatric solid tumors in the South Plains Oncology Consortium. 

Medical Student Oncology Interest Group

The Medical Student Oncology Interest Group provides a forum for interaction of medical students interested in oncology.  Students in the group encompass those interested in all medical specialties related to oncology, including medical oncology, pediatric oncology, radiation oncology, GYN oncology, surgical oncology, and pathology.  Students meet with faculty to learn about the various career opportunities in oncology and the group facilitates students shadowing physicians in particular oncology areas of interest.  The group is supported by the School of Medicine and by a grant from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 

Oncology Interest Group 2025-2026 Leadership

President: Jean Pizano 
Vice President: Luke Bradley
Secretary: William Riley
Treasurer: Saloni Cholia