Carcinoma

general

A malignant epithelial neoplasm.

107

Centers

476

Active Trials

$2.1B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(10)

NameCenters
Lung Cancer103
Tracheal Carcinoma52
Central Nervous System Carcinoma43
Non-small Cell Carcinoma30
Thymic Carcinoma28
Solid Carcinoma25
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)13
Solid Tumours Harboring NRG1 Fusion10
Unresectable Carcinoma7
Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma—

Top Centers for Carcinoma(107)

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

#CenterScore
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
84.4
2
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
80.5
3
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
78.7
4
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
78.0
5
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.9
6
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.2
7
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.4
8
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.1
9
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
73.4
10
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
High-Volume Research Center
73.0
11
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.5
12
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.2
13
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.4
14
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.4
15
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.7
16
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.9
17
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.5
18
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.8
19
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
63.7
20
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
62.3
21
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.9
22
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.5
23
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
60.2
24
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.1
25
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.8
26
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Active Research Program
59.8
27
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.4
28
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.1
29
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
58.7
30
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.3
31
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.0
32
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.6
33
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
34
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
56.9
35
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.6
36
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.2
37
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
56.2
38
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.8
39
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.5
40
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.8
41
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.1
42
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.7
43
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.3
44
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
53.0
45
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.9
46
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.2
47
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.9
48
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.8
49
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.5
50
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
50.5
51
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.1
52
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
49.8
53
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.4
54
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
48.2
55
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
48.2
56
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
48.2
57
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.0
58
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.3
59
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Active Research Program
46.9
60
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.2
61
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
45.5
62
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.1
63
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.8
64
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Active Research Program
44.4
65
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.6
66
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
42.3
67
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.6
68
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.2
69
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
40.8
70
Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
39.8
71
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL
Active Research Program
39.4
72
UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.1
73
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
38.7
74
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
37.6
75
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
37.3
76
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
36.6
77
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
36.2
78
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Active Research Program
35.8
79
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Active Research Program
35.5
80
Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
34.8
81
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Contributing Research Center
34.1
82
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Contributing Research Center
33.3
83
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
33.0
84
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Contributing Research Center
32.6
85
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Contributing Research Center
32.3
86
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
31.9
87
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
31.6
88
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
31.2
89
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Contributing Research Center
30.8
90
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Contributing Research Center
30.5
91
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Contributing Research Center
30.1
92
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
29.8
93
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
29.4
94
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
28.3
95
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Contributing Research Center
28.0
96
WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV
Contributing Research Center
27.6
97
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
27.3
98
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
26.4
99
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
—
100
GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC
—
101
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
—
102
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
—
103
LSU LCMC Health Cancer CenterNew Orleans, LA
—
104
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
—
105
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
—
106
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
—
107
BC CancerVancouver, BC
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