Cell Therapy

specific

The prevention or treatment of human disease by the administration of cells that have been selected, multiplied, and pharmacologically treated or altered outside the body (ex vivo), or methods (pharmacological as well as nonpharmacological) to modify the function of intrinsic cells of the body for therapeutic purposes (in vivo). NOTE: Cell therapies can be classified based on therapeutic indication, cell type, source of cells, and underlying technology, among others, in medical and regulatory co

Centers

Active Trials

$432M

Cancer Funding

Top Centers for Cell Therapy(59)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$44M	68.1
2	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$38M	67.5
3	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$33M	66.9
4	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$32M	66.3
5	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$27M	65.7
6	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$20M	65.1
7	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	64.5
8	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	63.9
9	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	63.3
10	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	62.7
11	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	62.1
12	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	61.5
13	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	60.9
14	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	60.3
15	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	59.7
16	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	59.2
17	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	58.6
18	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	58.0
19	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	57.4
20	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	56.8
21	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	56.2
22	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	55.6
23	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	55.0
24	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	54.4
25	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	53.8
26	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	53.2
27	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	52.6
28	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	52.0
29	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	51.4
30	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	50.8
31	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	50.3
32	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	49.7
33	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	49.1
34	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	48.5
35	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	47.9
36	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	47.3
37	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	46.7
38	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	46.1
39	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	45.5
40	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	44.9
41	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	44.3
42	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	43.7
43	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	43.1
44	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	42.5
45	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	41.9
46	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	41.4
47	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	40.8
48	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	40.2
49	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$744K	39.6
50	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$688K	39.0
51	Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$642K	38.4
52	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$528K	37.8
53	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$424K	37.2
54	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$423K	36.6
55	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$401K	36.0
56	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$235K	35.4
57	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$203K	34.8
58	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$74K	34.2
59	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL		—	—	33.6

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