Colon Adenocarcinoma

general

An adenocarcinoma arising from the colon. It is more frequently seen in populations with a Western type diet and in patients with a history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Signs and symptoms include intestinal bleeding, anemia, and change in bowel habits. According to the degree of cellular differentiation, colonic adenocarcinomas are divided into well, moderately, and poorly differentiated. Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, medullary car

Centers

264

Active Trials

$1.2B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(5)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Metastatic Colon Adenocarcinoma	39	34
Unresectable Colon Adenocarcinoma	39	34
Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Colon	8	—
Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma of the Colon	8	—
Recurrent Colon Adenocarcinoma	3	—

Top Centers for Colon Adenocarcinoma(81)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	7	$571K	88.5
2	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$2M	75.6
3	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$70K	73.4
4	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	7	—	71.0
5	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	68.1
6	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	68.1
7	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	68.1
8	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	68.1
9	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	68.1
10	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	8	—	68.1
11	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	68.1
12	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	68.1
13	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	59.2
14	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	58.2
15	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$454K	57.3
16	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
17	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
18	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
19	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
20	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
21	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
22	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
23	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
24	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
25	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
26	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
27	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
28	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
29	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
30	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
31	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
32	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
33	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
34	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
35	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
36	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
37	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
38	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
39	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
40	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
41	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	57.2
42	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	57.2
43	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$76K	56.9
44	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
45	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	40.3
46	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
47	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
48	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	40.3
49	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
50	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	40.3
51	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
52	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
53	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
54	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
55	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
56	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
57	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
58	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
59	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
60	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
61	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	40.3
62	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
63	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	40.3
64	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	40.3
65	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
66	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	40.3
67	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
68	BC CancerVancouver, BC Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	40.3
69	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	—	29.2
70	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	3	—	29.2
71	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	—	29.2
72	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	—	29.2
73	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	—	29.2
74	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	—	29.2
75	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	—	29.2
76	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	—	29.2
77	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	—	29.2
78	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive		2	$505M	—
79	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive		—	$296M	—
80	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive		2	$185M	—
81	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA		2	$179M	—

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