Clinical Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8
specificStage II includes: IIA: (T1, N1, N2, or N3, M0); (T2, N1, N2, or N3, M0); IIB: (T3, N0, M0); (T4a, N0, M0). T1: Tumor invades the lamina propria, muscularis mucosae, or submucosa. T2: Tumor invades the muscularis propria. T3: Tumor penetrates the subserosal connective tissue without invasion of the visceral peritoneum or adjacent structures. T4a: Tumor invades the serosa (visceral peritoneum). N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. N1: Tumor with metastasis in one or two regional lymph nodes. N2
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Top Centers for Clinical Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8(63)
Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →
| # | Center | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL High-Volume Research Center | 72.6 |
| 2 | Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL High-Volume Research Center | 72.6 |
| 3 | The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center | 71.2 |
| 4 | USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center | 71.2 |
| 5 | Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 69.4 |
| 6 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 69.4 |
| 7 | UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 69.4 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 9 | Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 10 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 11 | City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 12 | Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 13 | UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 14 | University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 15 | NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 16 | VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 17 | Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 18 | The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 19 | University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 20 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Active Research Program | 63.7 |
| 21 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 22 | Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 23 | Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 24 | University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 25 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 26 | Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 27 | Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 28 | Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 29 | Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 30 | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 31 | University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 32 | UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 33 | University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 34 | The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 35 | Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 36 | University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 37 | Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program | 52.9 |
| 38 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 39 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 40 | UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 41 | UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 42 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 43 | Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 44 | UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 45 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 46 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 47 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 48 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 49 | Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 50 | The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 51 | Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 52 | UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 53 | Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 54 | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 55 | Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 56 | Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 57 | Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 58 | Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 59 | Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 60 | UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 61 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 62 | Active Research Program | 37.9 |
| 63 | UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive | 28.7 |
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