Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8

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Stage I includes: IA: (T1a, N0, M0); IB: (T1b, N0, M0); (T2a, N0, M0). T1a: Tumor measuring less than 0.8 mm in thickness. Ulceration status: Without ulceration. T1b: Tumor measuring less than 0.8 mm in thickness with ulceration, or 0.8-1.0 mm with or without ulceration. T2a: Tumor measuring more than 1.0 and equal to or less than 2.0 mm in thickness. Ulceration status: Without ulceration. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis detected. Presence of in-transit, satellite, and/or microsatellite me

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Top Centers for Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8(72)

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

#CenterScore
1
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
High-Volume Research Center
72.9
2
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
72.3
3
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
High-Volume Research Center
71.3
4
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
High-Volume Research Center
71.3
5
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.4
6
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.5
7
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.5
8
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.5
9
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
68.5
10
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
68.5
11
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.4
12
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.4
13
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.4
14
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.4
15
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.4
16
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
64.4
17
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.4
18
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
64.4
19
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
20
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
21
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
22
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
23
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
24
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
25
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
26
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
57.3
27
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
28
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
57.3
29
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
57.3
30
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
31
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
32
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
57.3
33
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
57.3
34
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
35
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
36
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
37
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
38
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
39
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
40
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
41
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
42
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
43
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
44
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
45
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
46
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
44.4
47
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
48
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
49
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
50
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
51
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
44.4
52
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
44.4
53
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
44.4
54
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
44.4
55
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Active Research Program
44.4
56
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Active Research Program
44.4
57
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Active Research Program
44.4
58
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
44.4
59
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
44.4
60
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.3
61
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.3
62
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.3
63
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.3
64
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Contributing Research Center
32.3
65
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.3
66
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.3
67
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Contributing Research Center
32.3
68
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
32.3
69
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Contributing Research Center
32.3
70
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
32.3
71
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Contributing Research Center
32.3
72
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
Contributing Research Center
32.3

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