IU vs. Cancer

The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is the central hub of all cancer research and education across Indiana University. We have a deep bench of researchers studying all forms of cancer. Our more than 300 researchers are never daunted in their work to beat cancer.

Our team has earned the gold standard for cancer research. We’re Indiana’s ONLY National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – and one of only 57 in the nation. This prestigious designation recognizes our excellence in cancer research, our educational activities, and our effective community outreach across the state. We’re also Indiana’s only member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, placing us at the forefront of developing the nationally recognized standard of care for all cancers.

Together, we are one team: IU vs. Cancer. And you can join us.

• The cancer center is home to a number of focused research centers, including the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research, the Tom and Julie Wood Center for Lung Cancer Research, the Brown Center for Immunotherapy, the Center for Global Oncology, and the Walther Center for Global Oncology.
• IU researchers led by Lawrence Einhorn, MD, developed the chemotherapy regimen to cure testis cancer. More than 400,000 lives have been saved since that 1974 landmark discovery.
• Our Komen Tissue Bank is home to the world’s only collection of healthy breast cancer tissue samples for research.
• We are national leaders in pediatric cancer research through our partnership with Riley Hospital for Children.
• Indiana's first mobile lung screening program, a collaborative partnership between the cancer center and IU Health, began bringing life-saving lung screenings directly to Hoosiers across the state in early 2025.
• The center offers hundreds of clinical trials for pediatric and adult cancers. Those trials may lead to tomorrow's therapies.
• Our Race to Beat Cancer early detection and prevention education campaign provides easy-to-understand tips about prevention and early detection, signs and symptoms, screening guidelines and more.