Newcastle paediatric centre

Our Newcastle paediatric Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) is an Innovative Therapies for Children with Cancer European Consortium (ITCC) accredited early-phase trials site and a founding member of the Phase I Northern ChiLDrEn’s Cancer Network (INCLuDE). INCLuDE was established jointly with Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Belfast to expand access to innovative therapies across the north of the UK.

The centre benefits from links to the Newcastle Cancer Centre, which hosts one of Europe’s largest paediatric oncology translational research programmes, Cancer Research Horizons’ Newcastle drug discovery programme, the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Unit and the Cancer Research UK paediatric tumour biobank. It also has dedicated facilities for patients and families travelling to Newcastle.

There is also an adult centre in Newcastle.

Quentin Campbell - Centre lead

Quentin is a Consultant Paediatric Oncologist in solid tumours, sarcomas, early-phase trials and palliative care at Great North Children’s Hospital.

He advocates for new therapies, jointly established the INCLuDE network and is involved in training junior doctors. He's active in the ECMC Paediatric Strategy Group, ITCC and chair of the Children’s Cancer Clinical Research Group New Agents Group.

Great North Children's Hospital

Royal Victoria Infirmary

Queen Victoria Road

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4LP

Programme office email:

ecmcadmin@cancer.org.uk