Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

general

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from any of the following anatomic sites: lip and oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, and salivary glands.

90

Centers

490

Active Trials

$339M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(4)

NameCenters
Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma63
Unresectable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma25
Refractory Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma20
ASPH-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma—

Top Centers for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma(90)

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

#CenterScore
1
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
93.7
2
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
92.9
3
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
85.4
4
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.4
5
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.2
6
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
79.6
7
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
79.1
8
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
78.3
9
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.3
10
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
75.0
11
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.5
12
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
High-Volume Research Center
74.2
13
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
72.4
14
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.8
15
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.8
16
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.5
17
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.1
18
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.3
19
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.8
20
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.2
21
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
66.2
22
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.9
23
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
65.6
24
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.3
25
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.0
26
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
61.9
27
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.7
28
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.6
29
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.3
30
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.8
31
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
57.3
32
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.3
33
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
55.7
34
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.3
35
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
54.9
36
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
54.6
37
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Active Research Program
54.2
38
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.1
39
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
53.0
40
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.4
41
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.7
42
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
51.5
43
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.3
44
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.9
45
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.3
46
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
49.1
47
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.0
48
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
48.7
49
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.5
50
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.9
51
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
47.4
52
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.9
53
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Active Research Program
46.9
54
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.7
55
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
56
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.8
57
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.4
58
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
45.4
59
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
43.5
60
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.9
61
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
42.2
62
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.5
63
WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV
Active Research Program
38.3
64
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
37.8
65
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Active Research Program
37.5
66
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
36.7
67
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Active Research Program
35.1
68
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Contributing Research Center
33.8
69
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Contributing Research Center
33.7
70
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Contributing Research Center
33.7
71
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
33.5
72
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
31.9
73
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
31.7
74
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Contributing Research Center
30.0
75
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Contributing Research Center
29.9
76
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
28.9
77
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
28.6
78
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Contributing Research Center
25.4
79
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
23.8
80
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
23.6
81
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Contributing Research Center
23.2
82
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
22.5
83
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
20.8
84
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Contributing Research Center
20.8
85
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
20.8
86
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
Contributing Research Center
20.8
87
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Contributing Research Center
20.8
88
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
15.6
89
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
15.4
90
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
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