Breast Carcinoma

general

A carcinoma arising from the breast, most commonly the terminal ductal-lobular unit. It is the most common malignant tumor in females. Risk factors include country of birth, family history, menstrual and reproductive history, fibrocystic disease and epithelial hyperplasia, exogenous estrogens, contraceptive agents, and ionizing radiation. The vast majority of breast carcinomas are adenocarcinomas (ductal or lobular). Breast carcinoma spreads by direct invasion, by the lymphatic route, and by the

Centers

862

Active Trials

$2.2B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(12)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Recurrent Breast Carcinoma	85	221
Multifocal Breast Carcinoma	83	144
Multicentric Breast Carcinoma	77	77
Recurrent Breast Cancer	66	70
Unresectable Breast Carcinoma	61	28
Male Breast Carcinoma	49	1
Invasive Breast Cancer	41	29
Male Breast Cancer	27	4
Unilateral Breast Carcinoma	11	10
Localized Breast Carcinoma	10	8
Female Breast Cancer	7	3
Childhood Breast Carcinoma	—	—

Top Centers for Breast Carcinoma(88)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	18	$2M	88.2
2	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	15	$8M	86.3
3	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	14	$8K	76.3
4	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	10	$3M	70.7
5	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	25	—	70.5
6	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	27	—	70.5
7	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	15	—	68.8
8	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	24	—	68.8
9	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	17	—	66.9
10	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	17	—	66.9
11	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	20	—	66.9
12	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	19	—	66.9
13	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	27	—	64.5
14	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	19	—	64.5
15	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	10	—	64.5
16	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	14	—	64.5
17	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	12	—	60.7
18	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	11	—	60.7
19	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	12	—	60.7
20	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	13	—	60.7
21	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	12	—	60.7
22	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	12	—	60.7
23	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	14	—	60.7
24	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	12	—	60.7
25	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	10	—	60.7
26	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$994K	56.2
27	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	$536K	55.3
28	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	8	$250K	54.9
29	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	10	$249K	54.5
30	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	8	—	51.7
31	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	51.7
32	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	13	—	51.7
33	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	11	—	51.7
34	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	11	—	51.7
35	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	12	—	51.7
36	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	11	—	51.7
37	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	51.7
38	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	10	—	51.7
39	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	51.7
40	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	51.7
41	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	12	—	51.7
42	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	51.7
43	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	51.7
44	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	51.7
45	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	11	—	51.7
46	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	10	—	51.7
47	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	10	—	51.7
48	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	11	—	51.7
49	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	8	—	51.7
50	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	11	—	51.7
51	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	51.7
52	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	$1M	46.8
53	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	$594K	46.0
54	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	38.5
55	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	38.5
56	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	10	—	38.5
57	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	38.5
58	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	38.5
59	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	38.5
60	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	38.5
61	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	38.5
62	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	8	—	38.5
63	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	10	—	38.5
64	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	38.5
65	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	38.5
66	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	8	—	38.5
67	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	38.5
68	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	38.5
69	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	38.5
70	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	8	—	38.5
71	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	38.5
72	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	38.5
73	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	38.5
74	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	12	—	38.5
75	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	38.5
76	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	5	—	28.7
77	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	7	—	28.7
78	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	6	—	28.7
79	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	4	—	28.7
80	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	7	—	28.7
81	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	5	—	28.7
82	BC CancerVancouver, BC Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	4	—	28.7
83	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	3	—	28.7
84	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive		1	$831M	—
85	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		2	$737M	—
86	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive		2	$291M	—
87	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive		2	$185M	—
88	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical		—	$130M	—

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