Lung Adenocarcinoma

general

A carcinoma that arises from the lung and is characterized by the presence of malignant glandular epithelial cells. There is a male predilection with a male to female ratio of 2:1. Usually lung adenocarcinoma is asymptomatic and is identified through screening studies or as an incidental radiologic finding. If clinical symptoms are present they include shortness of breath, cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, and fever. Tobacco smoke is a known risk factor.

Centers

220

Active Trials

$2.4B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(3)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Minimally Invasive Lung Adenocarcinoma	62	81
Recurrent Lung Adenocarcinoma	53	23
Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma	24	23

Top Centers for Lung Adenocarcinoma(83)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$22M	79.2
2	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$21M	78.7
3	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	7	$3M	77.4
4	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	$9M	76.9
5	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	9	$2M	76.5
6	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	$2M	76.0
7	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	8	$842K	74.3
8	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	9	$462K	72.9
9	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	7	$1M	72.4
10	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$3M	71.9
11	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$2M	68.2
12	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	$85K	66.0
13	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	$8M	64.0
14	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	$167K	61.9
15	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	—	61.5
16	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	$152K	61.0
17	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$4M	60.8
18	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	$146K	60.1
19	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$3M	59.4
20	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	58.5
21	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	58.3
22	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	—	58.3
23	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	58.3
24	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	56.7
25	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	55.8
26	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$1M	54.4
27	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$25M	52.7
28	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$633K	52.2
29	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	51.9
30	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	51.9
31	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	51.9
32	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	51.9
33	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	51.9
34	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	51.9
35	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	51.9
36	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$483K	51.7
37	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$16M	51.4
38	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	50.9
39	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	$387K	50.8
40	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	50.5
41	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	49.5
42	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$161K	49.4
43	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$8M	48.6
44	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$150K	48.5
45	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	48.2
46	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$7M	47.7
47	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$5M	47.3
48	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$1	47.2
49	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$5M	46.8
50	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	46.4
51	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$3M	45.5
52	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$2M	43.2
53	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	42.3
54	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	40.5
55	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	39.9
56	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	39.9
57	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	39.9
58	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.9
59	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	39.9
60	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	39.9
61	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.9
62	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	39.9
63	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.9
64	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.9
65	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.9
66	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.9
67	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.9
68	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	38.6
69	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	38.2
70	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$351K	35.5
71	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive		—	—	25.0
72	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	25.0
73	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical		—	—	25.0
74	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ		2	—	25.0
75	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA		2	—	25.0
76	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY		—	—	25.0
77	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY		—	—	25.0
78	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive		1	$738M	—
79	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive		1	$662M	—
80	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive		—	$484M	—
81	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive		—	$144M	—
82	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		1	$136M	—
83	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA		1	$10M	—

Research tier badges reflect trial volume, NIH grant funding, and publication impact — not clinical outcomes or patient satisfaction. Learn about our methodology →