Bladder Carcinoma

general

A carcinoma arising from the bladder epithelium. Approximately 90% of the bladder carcinomas are transitional cell carcinomas. The remainder are squamous cell carcinomas, adenocarcinomas and small cell neuroendocrine carcinomas.

Centers

160

Active Trials

$622M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(3)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Metastatic Bladder Carcinoma	40	45
Urothelial Carcinoma Bladder	33	11
Recurrent Bladder Cancer	11	3

Top Centers for Bladder Carcinoma(85)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	6	—	72.8
2	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	5	—	71.7
3	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	—	71.7
4	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	—	71.7
5	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
6	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
7	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
8	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
9	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	67.1
10	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
11	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	67.1
12	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
13	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
14	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	67.1
15	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	67.1
16	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
17	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	67.1
18	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	67.1
19	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	46.8
20	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
21	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	46.8
22	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
23	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
24	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
25	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
26	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
27	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
28	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
29	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
30	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
31	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
32	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
33	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
34	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
35	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
36	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	46.8
37	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
38	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
39	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
40	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
41	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
42	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
43	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
44	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
45	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
46	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	46.8
47	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
48	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	46.8
49	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
50	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
51	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
52	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
53	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
54	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
55	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
56	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
57	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
58	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
59	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
60	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
61	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
62	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
63	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	46.8
64	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
65	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
66	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
67	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
68	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
69	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
70	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
71	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
72	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
73	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
74	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
75	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
76	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	46.8
77	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
78	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	46.8
79	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive		—	—	29.2
80	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	—	29.2
81	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical		—	—	29.2
82	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive		1	—	29.2
83	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		2	$392M	—
84	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive		1	$185M	—
85	Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI		—	$45M	—

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