Central Nervous System Part

general

Centers

Active Trials

$25.7B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(2)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Brain	92	—
Spinal Cord Part	—	—

Top Centers for Central Nervous System Part(92)

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

#	Center	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive	—	$911M	—
2	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$831M	—
3	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive	—	$827M	—
4	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive	—	$754M	—
5	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive	—	$738M	—
6	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive	—	$737M	—
7	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive	—	$662M	—
8	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$655M	—
9	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive	—	$604M	—
10	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive	—	$569M	—
11	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive	—	$543M	—
12	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive	—	$534M	—
13	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive	—	$517M	—
14	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive	—	$514M	—
15	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive	—	$509M	—
16	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive	—	$507M	—
17	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$505M	—
18	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive	—	$502M	—
19	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive	—	$484M	—
20	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive	—	$472M	—
21	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$458M	—
22	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive	—	$454M	—
23	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive	—	$452M	—
24	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive	—	$438M	—
25	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive	—	$392M	—
26	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY	—	$386M	—
27	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive	—	$375M	—
28	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive	—	$370M	—
29	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive	—	$368M	—
30	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive	—	$368M	—
31	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive	—	$354M	—
32	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$347M	—
33	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$333M	—
34	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive	—	$332M	—
35	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive	—	$319M	—
36	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive	—	$296M	—
37	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive	—	$291M	—
38	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive	—	$276M	—
39	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive	—	$262M	—
40	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical	—	$257M	—
41	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive	—	$246M	—
42	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$227M	—
43	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive	—	$222M	—
44	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive	—	$216M	—
45	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical	—	$194M	—
46	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical	—	$187M	—
47	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive	—	$186M	—
48	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$185M	—
49	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI	—	$181M	—
50	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA	—	$179M	—
51	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive	—	$163M	—
52	UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY NCI Comprehensive	—	$158M	—
53	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA	—	$155M	—
54	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical	—	$153M	—
55	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH	—	$150M	—
56	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive	—	$146M	—
57	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive	—	$146M	—
58	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive	—	$144M	—
59	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory	—	$143M	—
60	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical	—	$143M	—
61	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive	—	$136M	—
62	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive	—	$134M	—
63	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive	—	$134M	—
64	Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA NCI Basic_laboratory	—	$132M	—
65	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive	—	$130M	—
66	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical	—	$130M	—
67	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive	—	$123M	—
68	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL	—	$122M	—
69	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory	—	$111M	—
70	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory	—	$109M	—
71	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive	—	$103M	—
72	Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory	—	$99M	—
73	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA	—	$98M	—
74	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive	—	$94M	—
75	Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN NCI Basic_laboratory	—	$85M	—
76	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX	—	$83M	—
77	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL	—	$81M	—
78	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY	—	$79M	—
79	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA	—	$73M	—
80	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory	—	$72M	—
81	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH	—	$71M	—
82	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX	—	$62M	—
83	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL	—	$59M	—
84	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY	—	$59M	—
85	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ	—	$58M	—
86	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA	—	$53M	—
87	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO	—	$47M	—
88	Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI	—	$45M	—
89	WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV	—	$39M	—
90	Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL	—	$21M	—
91	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY	—	$18M	—
92	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY	—	$15M	—

Research tier badges reflect trial volume, NIH grant funding, and publication impact — not clinical outcomes or patient satisfaction. Learn about our methodology →