Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

general

A malignant epithelial neoplasm of the kidney characterized by the presence of lipid-containing clear cells within a vascular network. The tumor may metastasize to unusual sites and late metastasis is common.

89

Centers

270

Active Trials

$42M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(2)

NameCenters
Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma39
Unresectable Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma—

Top Centers for Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma(89)

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

#CenterScore
1
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
93.4
2
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
High-Volume Research Center
90.7
3
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
87.9
4
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
85.0
5
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.7
6
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.3
7
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
High-Volume Research Center
78.1
8
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
77.9
9
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.8
10
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
72.2
11
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.6
12
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.8
13
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.2
14
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.6
15
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.9
16
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.7
17
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
66.7
18
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.0
19
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.0
20
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
65.6
21
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.6
22
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.3
23
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
63.5
24
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.9
25
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.6
26
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
62.6
27
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.5
28
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
60.7
29
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.6
30
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
60.1
31
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
59.0
32
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.0
33
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
56.6
34
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.4
35
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.9
36
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.5
37
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.4
38
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.1
39
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.2
40
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.8
41
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
50.9
42
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.4
43
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.2
44
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.9
45
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.3
46
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
48.0
47
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.1
48
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
46.6
49
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.5
50
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
51
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.2
52
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.7
53
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
45.5
54
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
45.1
55
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
44.9
56
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.8
57
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.6
58
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Active Research Program
43.3
59
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.6
60
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.5
61
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.7
62
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
40.8
63
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.2
64
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Active Research Program
38.3
65
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
37.4
66
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
36.9
67
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
36.9
68
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Active Research Program
36.9
69
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Active Research Program
36.9
70
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
35.8
71
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
35.2
72
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.9
73
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.5
74
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Contributing Research Center
32.4
75
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Contributing Research Center
30.9
76
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Contributing Research Center
30.4
77
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Contributing Research Center
30.0
78
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
29.5
79
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
29.0
80
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
28.4
81
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Contributing Research Center
26.7
82
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
26.7
83
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
26.7
84
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
24.3
85
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
22.5
86
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
21.2
87
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Contributing Research Center
20.7
88
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Contributing Research Center
20.1
89
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Contributing Research Center
18.1

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