# Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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## TL;DR

The hospital where all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic cured acute promyelocytic leukaemia, and still China's leading haematology centre.

## Summary

Ruijin Hospital dates to 1907 and is home to the Shanghai Institute of Hematology, where Zhen-Yi Wang and Zhu Chen established differentiation therapy of acute promyelocytic leukaemia with all-trans retinoic acid and then arsenic trioxide, turning a lethal leukaemia into one of the most curable. The institute remains a global reference for APL, AML genomics and lymphoma, and hosts national CAR-T and haematopoietic transplant programmes. Ruijin is also a major centre for gastric cancer surgery, pancreatic surgery, endocrine tumours and burns, and runs one of Shanghai's proton therapy projects.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-09
- Also known as: Ruijin Hospital; 瑞金医院; Shanghai Institute of Hematology
- City: Shanghai, CN
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.rjh.com.cn

## Sources

- Ruijin Hospital: https://www.rjh.com.cn
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: https://www.shsmu.edu.cn
- PTCOG: particle therapy facilities in operation: https://www.ptcog.site/index.php/facilities-in-operation-public

## Connected records

- cancers: [Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia](https://onco.cc/cancers/all-leukemia/), [Acute myeloid leukaemia](https://onco.cc/cancers/aml/), [Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/dlbcl/), [Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/gastric/), [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/)
- fronts: [Cell Therapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/cell-therapy/), [Chemotherapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/chemotherapy/), [Epigenetic & Transcriptional Therapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/epigenetics/)
- technologies: [CAR-T cell therapy](https://onco.cc/technologies/car-t/), [Epigenetic drugs (HDAC, DNMT, EZH2, IDH, menin, BET)](https://onco.cc/technologies/epigenetic-drugs/), [Proton therapy](https://onco.cc/technologies/proton-therapy/), [Proton therapy machines: cyclotrons, synchrotrons and single-room systems](https://onco.cc/technologies/proton-therapy-systems/)
- drugs: [Arsenic trioxide](https://onco.cc/drugs/arsenic-trioxide/), [Tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid, ATRA)](https://onco.cc/drugs/tretinoin-atra/)
- people: [Saijuan Chen](https://onco.cc/people/chen-saijuan/), [Zhu Chen](https://onco.cc/people/chen-zhu/)

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