# West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen

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## TL;DR

One of Germany's oldest and largest cancer centres, home to the West German Proton Therapy Centre and a leading melanoma and theranostics programme.

## Summary

Founded in 1967, the Westdeutsches Tumorzentrum at University Hospital Essen was among the first German Cancer Aid Oncology Centers of Excellence and became a National Center for Tumor Diseases site (NCT West, with Cologne) in 2023. It operates the West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen (WPE), Europe's largest university-based proton facility, treating many paediatric patients. The dermato-oncology group under Dirk Schadendorf has led melanoma immunotherapy and adjuvant trials, and the nuclear medicine department under Ken Herrmann is a high-volume theranostics centre for PSMA and somatostatin-receptor radioligands. Other strengths include sarcoma, uveal melanoma, stem cell transplantation and neuro-oncology.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-09
- Also known as: Westdeutsches Tumorzentrum; Universitätsklinikum Essen; NCT West
- City: Essen, DE
- Type: cancer-center
- Website: https://www.wtz-essen.de

## Sources

- Homepage: https://www.wtz-essen.de
- WPE proton centre: https://www.wpe-uk.de
- NCT West: https://www.nct-west.de
- PTCOG: particle therapy facilities in operation: https://www.ptcog.site/index.php/facilities-in-operation-public

## Connected records

- indications: [Neuroendocrine tumours](https://nuclide.cc/indications/neuroendocrine/), [Prostate cancer](https://nuclide.cc/indications/prostate/)
- technologies: [PSMA PET](https://nuclide.cc/technologies/psma-pet/), [Radioligand therapy (beta emitters)](https://nuclide.cc/technologies/radioligand-therapy/)
- drugs: [Lutetium-177 dotatate](https://nuclide.cc/drugs/lutathera/), [Lutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan](https://nuclide.cc/drugs/pluvicto/)
- companies: [IBA (Ion Beam Applications)](https://nuclide.cc/companies/iba/)
- trials: [VISION](https://nuclide.cc/trials/vision/)
- people: [Ken Herrmann](https://nuclide.cc/people/ken-herrmann/), [Wolfgang P. Fendler](https://nuclide.cc/people/wolfgang-fendler/)

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