Medical Oncology, Chemotherapy and Other Options

At UMass Memorial Health, hematologist-oncologists, stem cell transplant and CAR T-cellular therapy specialists, many with advanced fellowship training, guide your care. Our team includes experts who specialize in specific cancer types. We stay current with the latest research, enabling you to receive exceptional care. Our experience treating a high volume of patients leads to safe therapies and the best possible outcomes.

Conditions We Treat

There are numerous medical oncology options. When you come to UMass Memorial, you receive the best one for your needs. 

We successfully treat patients with:

• Benign blood disorders, like sickle cell disease
• Blood cancers, such as leukemia (AML, ALL, CML), lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, myelofibrosis and aplastic anemia
• Bone cancer and soft tissue cancer
• Brain tumors
• Breast cancer
• Gastrointestinal cancers
• Genitourinary cancers
• Gynecologic cancers
• Head and neck cancer
• Lung cancer
• Skin cancer

Infusions Close to Home

We deliver medical oncology therapies through a vein (infusion) in a special clinic called an infusion suite. UMass Memorial infusion suites are located throughout Central Massachusetts and beyond, making it easier to receive care closer to home. Oncology-certified nurses coordinate treatments and provide attentive monitoring for a safe, comfortable experience.

Some locations have spacious, private treatment areas with large windows, panoramic views and a healing garden. You may also be able to receive therapies on Saturdays. Patients with urgent needs can often receive care within one business day.

Our Chemotherapy and Medical Oncology Services

The treatment type that is right for you depends on the diagnosis and severity. Your personalized care plan may include:

• Biologic therapies: These treatments use organic substances to treat cancer. Immunotherapy is one type of biologic therapy.
• Bone marrow transplant: Replaces nonfunctioning blood-producing cells with ones from a healthy donor
• CAR T-cell therapy: Immunotherapy that uses modified T-cells to treat certain blood cancers
• Chemotherapy: Uses drugs or other substances to halt rapidly multiplying cells
• Immunotherapy: Helps the body recognize and attack cancer using modified immune system cells
• Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC):  Circulates a heated solution through the abdominal area to treat certain gastrointestinal cancer
• Targeted therapy: Uses drugs or other substances that attack proteins responsible for helping cancer cells grow and spread
• Bispecific Antibody Therapies: Bispecific antibody therapy is a treatment that connects a cancer cell to an immune cell (like a T cell). One part of the antibody attaches to the cancer cell, and the other part attaches to the immune cell. This brings them together so the immune cell can recognize and destroy the cancer cell.