Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

general

A renal cell carcinoma that has spread extensively to other anatomic sites or is no longer responding to treatment.

Centers

Active Trials

$1.2B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(3)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma	12	15
Advanced/Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma	11	13
Advanced Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma	9	—

Top Centers for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma(53)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	5	$3M	81.6
2	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	—	72.4
3	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	—	71.4
4	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	63.8
5	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
6	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
7	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
8	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
9	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
10	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
11	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
12	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
13	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	63.8
14	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
15	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
16	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	63.8
17	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	63.8
18	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	63.8
19	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$159K	59.4
20	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
21	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
22	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
23	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive		1	—	42.2
24	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
25	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
26	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
27	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
28	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
29	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive		2	—	42.2
30	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
31	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive		3	—	42.2
32	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
33	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
34	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
35	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
36	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive		1	—	42.2
37	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA		—	—	42.2
38	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
39	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical		1	—	42.2
40	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
41	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical		—	—	42.2
42	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	42.2
43	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive		1	—	42.2
44	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY		—	—	42.2
45	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA		—	—	42.2
46	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ		1	—	42.2
47	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA		—	—	42.2
48	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR		—	—	42.2
49	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL		—	—	42.2
50	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA		—	—	42.2
51	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive		2	$517M	—
52	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive		1	$509M	—
53	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH		2	$150M	—

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