Adenocarcinoma

general

A common cancer characterized by the presence of malignant glandular cells. Morphologically, adenocarcinomas are classified according to the growth pattern (e.g., papillary, alveolar) or according to the secreting product (e.g., mucinous, serous). Representative examples of adenocarcinoma are ductal and lobular breast carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma), colon adenocarcinoma, and prostate adenocarcinoma.

Centers

Active Trials

$1.7B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(4)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Seminal Vesicle Adenocarcinoma	52	52
Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma	17	17
Non-Small Cell Adenocarcinoma	14	9
Metastatic Pancreas Adenocarcinoma	4	—

Top Centers for Adenocarcinoma(99)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$66M	89.5
2	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$30M	84.3
3	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$22M	81.2
4	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$21M	80.9
5	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$19M	79.7
6	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$10M	73.2
7	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$79M	65.4
8	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$49M	64.6
9	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$47M	64.2
10	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$46M	63.8
11	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$43M	63.5
12	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$35M	63.1
13	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$32M	62.7
14	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$29M	61.9
15	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$29M	61.5
16	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$27M	61.2
17	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$26M	60.8
18	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$25M	60.4
19	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$23M	60.0
20	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$23M	59.6
21	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	58.9
22	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$20M	58.5
23	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$20M	58.1
24	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$221K	57.6
25	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$19M	57.3
26	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	56.9
27	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$16M	56.5
28	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$16M	56.2
29	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	55.8
30	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$351K	55.5
31	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$14M	55.4
32	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	55.0
33	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	54.6
34	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$14M	54.2
35	Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	53.8
36	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	53.7
37	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	53.5
38	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	53.1
39	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$12M	52.7
40	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$12M	52.3
41	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$11M	51.9
42	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$11M	51.5
43	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$10M	50.8
44	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$9M	50.4
45	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$9M	50.0
46	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	49.6
47	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	49.2
48	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$8M	48.8
49	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$7M	48.5
50	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$5M	48.1
51	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$5M	47.7
52	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	47.3
53	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$5M	46.9
54	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$4M	46.5
55	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	46.2
56	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$4M	45.8
57	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$4M	45.4
58	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$4M	45.0
59	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$4M	44.6
60	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$4M	44.2
61	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$3M	43.8
62	Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	43.5
63	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	43.1
64	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$3M	42.7
65	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$3M	42.3
66	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	41.9
67	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	41.5
68	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$3M	41.2
69	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	40.8
70	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$3M	40.4
71	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$3M	40.0
72	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	39.6
73	Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	39.2
74	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$3M	38.8
75	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	38.5
76	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	38.1
77	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	37.7
78	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	37.3
79	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	36.5
80	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	36.2
81	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	35.8
82	UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	35.4
83	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$1M	35.0
84	UMMC Cancer Center and Research InstituteJackson, MS Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$709K	34.6
85	LSU LCMC Health Cancer CenterNew Orleans, LA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$684K	34.2
86	WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$441K	33.8
87	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY		—	—	31.7
88	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA		1	—	31.7
89	BC CancerVancouver, BC		—	—	31.7
90	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON		—	—	31.7
91	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL		1	—	31.7
92	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		1	$136M	—
93	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical		1	$116M	—
94	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive		1	$110M	—
95	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR		1	$106M	—
96	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory		1	$72M	—
97	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX		1	$15M	—
98	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA		1	$10M	—
99	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD		1	—	—

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