Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

general

A carcinoma that has spread to other regions from an unknown primary anatomic site.

67

Centers

33

Active Trials

$4.5B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(1)

NameCenters
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary55

Top Centers for Carcinoma of Unknown Primary(67)

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

#CenterScore
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
2
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
3
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
4
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
5
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
6
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
7
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
8
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
9
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
10
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
67.4
11
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.4
12
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
67.4
13
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
67.4
14
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
67.4
15
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
16
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
17
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
18
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
19
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
20
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
21
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
22
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
23
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
24
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
25
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
26
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
27
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
28
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
29
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
30
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
31
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
44.9
32
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
33
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
44.9
34
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
44.9
35
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
44.9
36
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
37
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
38
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
39
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
44.9
40
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
44.9
41
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
44.9
42
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
44.9
43
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
44.9
44
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
44.9
45
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
44.9
46
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
44.9
47
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL
44.9
48
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
44.9
49
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
44.9
50
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
44.9
51
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
44.9
52
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
44.9
53
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
—
54
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
—
55
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
—
56
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
—
57
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
—
58
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
—
59
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
—
60
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
—
61
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
—
62
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
—
63
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
—
64
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
—
65
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
—
66
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
—
67
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
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