Intervention

specific

Centers

Active Trials

$2.6B

Cancer Funding

Top Centers for Intervention(98)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$90M	67.8
2	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$78M	67.5
3	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$78M	67.1
4	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$70M	66.8
5	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$70M	66.4
6	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$65M	66.0
7	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$65M	65.7
8	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$63M	65.3
9	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$62M	65.0
10	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$59M	64.6
11	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$57M	64.3
12	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$56M	63.9
13	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$56M	63.5
14	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$55M	63.2
15	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$53M	62.8
16	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$51M	62.5
17	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$51M	62.1
18	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$50M	61.8
19	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$49M	61.4
20	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$48M	61.0
21	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$46M	60.7
22	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$46M	60.3
23	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$43M	60.0
24	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$40M	59.6
25	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$39M	59.3
26	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$38M	58.9
27	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$36M	58.5
28	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$36M	58.2
29	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$35M	57.8
30	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$33M	57.5
31	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$33M	57.1
32	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$31M	56.8
33	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$31M	56.4
34	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$31M	56.0
35	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$31M	55.7
36	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$30M	55.3
37	UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$30M	55.0
38	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$30M	54.6
39	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$29M	54.3
40	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$28M	53.9
41	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$26M	53.5
42	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$26M	53.2
43	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$25M	52.8
44	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$25M	52.5
45	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$25M	52.1
46	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$24M	51.8
47	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$23M	51.4
48	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$22M	51.0
49	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$21M	50.7
50	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$21M	50.3
51	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$21M	50.0
52	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$20M	49.6
53	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$20M	49.3
54	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$19M	48.9
55	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	48.5
56	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$17M	48.2
57	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$17M	47.8
58	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$17M	47.5
59	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	47.1
60	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	46.8
61	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	46.4
62	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	46.0
63	Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	45.7
64	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	45.3
65	GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	45.0
66	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	44.6
67	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	44.3
68	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	43.9
69	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	43.5
70	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	43.2
71	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	42.8
72	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	42.5
73	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	42.1
74	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	41.8
75	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	41.4
76	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	41.0
77	Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	40.7
78	Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	40.3
79	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	40.0
80	Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	39.6
81	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	39.3
82	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	38.9
83	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	38.5
84	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	38.2
85	UMMC Cancer Center and Research InstituteJackson, MS Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	37.8
86	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	37.5
87	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	37.1
88	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	36.8
89	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	36.4
90	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	36.0
91	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	35.7
92	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	35.3
93	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	35.0
94	WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$2M	34.6
95	Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$2M	34.3
96	LSU LCMC Health Cancer CenterNew Orleans, LA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$2M	33.9
97	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$322K	33.5
98	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$74K	33.2

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