Dirk Jäger
Managing Director, NCT Heidelberg Responsible for
medical oncology
AMGEN
China
Biography
Since July 1, 2005 Professor Dirk Jäger has been heading the Department of Medical Oncology at the NCT Heidelberg and he is responsible for the entire clinical area at the NCT. All oncological units at the University Hospital are integrated into the interdisciplinary outpatients' structure at the NCT. An important focus is translation of innovative therapeutic approaches into early clinical trials. The strategies that use the human immune system for the treatment of tumors play an important part.
Research Interest
Since July 1, 2005 Professor Dirk Jäger has been heading the Department of Medical Oncology at the NCT Heidelberg and he is responsible for the entire clinical area at the NCT. All oncological units at the University Hospital are integrated into the interdisciplinary outpatients' structure at the NCT. An important focus is translation of innovative therapeutic approaches into early clinical trials. The strategies that use the human immune system for the treatment of tumors play an important part.
