Acute Myeloid Leukemia

general

A clonal expansion of myeloid blasts in the bone marrow, blood or other tissues. The classification of acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs) encompasses four major categories: 1) AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities; 2) AML with multilineage dysplasia; 3) Therapy-related AML; 4) AML not otherwise specified. The required bone marrow or peripheral blood blast percentage for the diagnosis of AML is 20% (WHO classification).

98

Centers

1,356

Active Trials

$533M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(7)

NameCenters
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute70
Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia39
Childhood Acute Erythroleukemia (M6)37
Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukemia34
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Refractory14
Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Myelodysplasia-Related Changes12
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult4

Top Centers for Acute Myeloid Leukemia(98)

Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →

#CenterScore
1
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
87.8
2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
87.1
3
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
82.9
4
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.7
5
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
80.5
6
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
80.1
7
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
78.2
8
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.4
9
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
72.7
10
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
High-Volume Research Center
71.6
11
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.4
12
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.0
13
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.7
14
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
69.0
15
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.6
16
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.5
17
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.2
18
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
65.2
19
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
65.1
20
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
65.0
21
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.5
22
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.4
23
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.0
24
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.6
25
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.2
26
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.9
27
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.8
28
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
60.8
29
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
60.1
30
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
60.1
31
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.4
32
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.8
33
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.4
34
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
57.6
35
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
57.1
36
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.9
37
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
38
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.4
39
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.0
40
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.1
41
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
55.1
42
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.4
43
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
53.2
44
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
45
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Active Research Program
50.1
46
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.7
47
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.6
48
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.9
49
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.8
50
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
51
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.6
52
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
47.6
53
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.2
54
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.0
55
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.3
56
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
45.2
57
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
45.2
58
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Active Research Program
45.2
59
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
45.2
60
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
61
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.1
62
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
43.7
63
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Active Research Program
43.5
64
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
43.3
65
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
42.8
66
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.5
67
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Active Research Program
41.5
68
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.5
69
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
41.5
70
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.8
71
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
39.7
72
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
38.9
73
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
38.4
74
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
37.4
75
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Active Research Program
36.7
76
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Active Research Program
36.6
77
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
36.4
78
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
35.2
79
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Active Research Program
35.2
80
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Active Research Program
35.1
81
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
35.1
82
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Active Research Program
35.1
83
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Active Research Program
35.1
84
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
35.1
85
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
32.3
86
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.9
87
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.6
88
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.5
89
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
30.5
90
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.3
91
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Contributing Research Center
28.2
92
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
28.0
93
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL
Contributing Research Center
26.6
94
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
26.2
95
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Contributing Research Center
23.1
96
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
20.2
97
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
20.2
98
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Contributing Research Center
20.2

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