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Active Trials

$958M

Cancer Funding

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Name	Centers	Active Trials
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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 Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$86M	67.9
2	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$66M	67.5
3	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$54M	67.1
4	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$48M	66.7
5	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$38M	66.2
6	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$32M	65.8
7	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$29M	65.4
8	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$28M	65.0
9	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$24M	64.6
10	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$23M	64.2
11	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$21M	63.8
12	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$20M	63.4
13	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$20M	63.0
14	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	62.6
15	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	62.2
16	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$17M	61.8
17	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	61.4
18	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	61.0
19	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	60.6
20	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	60.1
21	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	59.7
22	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	59.3
23	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	58.9
24	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	58.5
25	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	58.1
26	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	57.7
27	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	57.3
28	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	56.9
29	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	56.5
30	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	56.1
31	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	55.7
32	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	55.3
33	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	54.9
34	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	54.4
35	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	54.0
36	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	53.6
37	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	53.2
38	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	52.8
39	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	52.4
40	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	52.0
41	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	51.6
42	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	51.2
43	GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	50.8
44	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	50.4
45	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	50.0
46	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	49.6
47	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	49.2
48	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	48.8
49	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	48.3
50	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	47.9
51	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	47.5
52	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	47.1
53	Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	46.7
54	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	46.3
55	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	45.9
56	Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	45.5
57	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	45.1
58	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	44.7
59	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	44.3
60	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	43.9
61	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	43.5
62	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	43.1
63	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	42.6
64	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	42.2
65	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	41.8
66	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	41.4
67	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	41.0
68	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	40.6
69	UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	40.2
70	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	39.8
71	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	39.4
72	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	39.0
73	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	38.6
74	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	38.2
75	Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	37.8
76	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	37.4
77	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	36.9
78	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$959K	36.5
79	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$822K	36.1
80	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$624K	35.7
81	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$506K	35.3
82	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$472K	34.9
83	WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$418K	34.5
84	UMMC Cancer Center and Research InstituteJackson, MS Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$354K	34.1
85	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL		—	—	33.5
86	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL		—	—	33.5

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