The Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, based in Baltimore, Maryland, is the first of its kind that is dedicated to improving the lives and outcomes of patients with bladder cancer and their families. In May 2014, the Institute was established with a $15 million gift from Baltimore-area commercial real estate developer Erwin L. Greenberg and his wife, Stephanie Cooper Greenberg — part of a $45 million co-investment with The Johns Hopkins University.
Read more about our goals in the Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute Case Statement.
The Institute was inspired by the tens of thousands of men and women diagnosed with bladder cancer each year. For 50 years, there has been little new to offer patients, but that is changing. As part of the revolution in bladder cancer research and clinical discovery, our team is bringing gene therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, tumor sequencing, clinical trials, drug development and other innovations, all for the benefit of bladder cancer patients.
We strive to be a collaborative virtual network that draws upon the world's best expertise -- from Johns Hopkins and beyond -- to further the scientific understanding of bladder cancer and develop new methods for preventing, treating and curing the disease. Our multidisciplinary research teams include experts from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, as well as faculty members from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's departments of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Pathology, and Surgery.
Our Mission
Long considered the "invisible cancer," the eradication of bladder cancer is our sole mission and purpose. We are dedicated to better understanding bladder cancer and improving its treatment.
As the forerunner in this global collaborative network, the Institute is organizing group moonshot-level research efforts, with the goal of producing positive clinical impact in the near term and for the future.
As a grant-making institution, the Institute encourages investigators to take on innovative bladder cancer research projects that advance science and clinical practice.
As a cutting-edge clinical provider, the Institute provides each patient with individualized, science-based multidisciplinary care team that considers every available option and utilizes the latest treatment techniques and clinical trials.
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Team members meet together in the clinic — weekly, though sometimes daily — to review your case: test results, treatment plans, progress, next steps. We believe that collaborative care will help you make the right informed decisions. This team approach allows for all of those caring for you across disciplines can offer their best informed opinion in a one-stop meeting to best review and support the best care options for you moving forward.
You can feel confident knowing that your care team is in sync.
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The unique feature of our bladder cancer Multi-Disciplinary program is that patients have the opportunity to be in the same room as the many members of their care team. Our surgical and medical oncologists hold bladder cancer multi-disciplinary clinics on the same day at the same place, and even sit together to review options.
You can consult with both doctors when necessary, and care teams can streamline the scheduling, follow-up and research involved in each treatment plan.
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As a global hub for advancing the understanding and treatment of bladder cancer, the Greenberg Institute is a leader in the latest research developments. We are eager to share that knowledge.
Our clinicians aren't just dedicated to patient care — they're renowned bladder cancer researchers actively working to develop new and better ways to fight the disease. With insight into newly available and on-the-horizon treatments, our team can offer suggestions on the suitability of clinical trial opportunities that may hold promise for many patients.
