Cutaneous Melanoma
generalA primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma.
70
Centers
236
Active Trials
$6.1B
Cancer Funding
Specific Cancer Types(6)
Top Centers for Cutaneous Melanoma(70)
Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →
| # | Center | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center | 81.9 |
| 2 | University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center | 79.0 |
| 3 | UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 68.1 |
| 4 | Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program | 67.0 |
| 5 | Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program | 63.9 |
| 6 | University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program | 63.9 |
| 7 | The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 61.6 |
| 8 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 60.8 |
| 9 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 60.8 |
| 10 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 60.8 |
| 11 | Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 60.8 |
| 12 | UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 59.1 |
| 13 | Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 14 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 55.9 |
| 15 | Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 55.5 |
| 16 | University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 55.5 |
| 17 | NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 55.5 |
| 18 | The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 55.5 |
| 19 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Active Research Program | 55.5 |
| 20 | Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON Active Research Program | 55.5 |
| 21 | Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 54.2 |
| 22 | UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 51.0 |
| 23 | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 50.2 |
| 24 | UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 49.4 |
| 25 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 48.5 |
| 26 | UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 47.7 |
| 27 | Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 45.3 |
| 28 | Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 29 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 30 | Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 31 | Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 32 | Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 33 | Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 34 | University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 35 | Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 36 | Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 37 | Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 38 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 39 | Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program | 42.4 |
| 40 | OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive | 27.8 |
| 41 | City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive | 27.8 |
| 42 | USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive | 27.8 |
| 43 | Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive | 27.8 |
| 44 | University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 45 | Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 46 | Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 47 | Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 48 | Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 49 | Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 50 | NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 51 | Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 52 | UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 53 | NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 54 | VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 55 | Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 56 | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 57 | Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 58 | The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 59 | Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 60 | University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical | — |
| 61 | University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 62 | UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR | — |
| 63 | Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 64 | Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY | — |
| 65 | Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA | — |
| 66 | The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT | — |
| 67 | Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY | — |
| 68 | Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA | — |
| 69 | — | |
| 70 | BC CancerVancouver, BC | — |
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