Lung Cancer

specific

A carcinoma originating in the lung. Lung carcinomas usually arise from the epithelium that lines the bronchial tree (bronchogenic carcinomas), and are classified as small cell or non-small cell carcinomas. Non-small cell lung carcinomas are usually adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, or large cell carcinomas. Metastatic carcinomas to the lung are also common, and can be difficult to distinguish from primary tumors.

103

Centers

289

Active Trials

$1.5B

Cancer Funding

Top Centers for Lung Cancer(103)

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 High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	31	$68M	89.8
2	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	21	$55M	88.3
3	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	7	$50M	83.9
4	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	6	$54M	82.7
5	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	6	$40M	80.3
6	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	15	$19M	79.8
7	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$70M	78.7
8	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	6	$29M	78.3
9	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	$29M	75.9
10	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$42M	75.3
11	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$66M	73.5
12	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$49M	71.8
13	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$47M	71.1
14	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	16	$8M	70.9
15	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	16	$8M	70.2
16	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$35M	69.4
17	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	11	$8M	69.0
18	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	$12M	67.4
19	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$17M	65.3
20	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	9	$4M	63.8
21	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$15M	63.6
22	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	$5M	62.7
23	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$13M	61.9
24	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$28M	61.6
25	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$27M	61.2
26	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$24M	60.9
27	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	$5M	60.8
28	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	$1M	59.1
29	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	$5M	58.9
30	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$11M	58.9
31	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$16M	58.2
32	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$6M	58.0
33	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$10M	57.8
34	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$15M	57.8
35	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	5	$3M	57.7
36	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	20	—	56.9
37	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$4M	55.3
38	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON Active Research Program	Active Research Program	13	—	55.2
39	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$58M	54.1
40	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$6M	53.8
41	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$11M	53.8
42	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$2M	53.3
43	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	$425K	52.8
44	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$47M	52.4
45	BC CancerVancouver, BC Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	52.1
46	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$40M	51.4
47	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$38M	50.7
48	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$30M	50.0
49	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$3M	50.0
50	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$29M	49.4
51	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$127K	49.2
52	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	49.1
53	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$6M	48.7
54	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	48.3
55	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$20M	47.7
56	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$19M	47.3
57	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$5M	47.0
58	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	46.7
59	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	46.5
60	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	46.0
61	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	45.6
62	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	44.3
63	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	43.9
64	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	43.6
65	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	43.3
66	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	42.6
67	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	42.2
68	UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	41.9
69	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	41.9
70	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	41.9
71	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	41.6
72	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	40.5
73	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$1M	40.5
74	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$970K	40.2
75	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	40.2
76	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	39.5
77	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	39.2
78	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	38.5
79	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	38.2
80	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	37.8
81	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	36.5
82	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	36.1
83	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	35.8
84	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	35.8
85	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	35.8
86	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	35.8
87	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	35.4
88	Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	35.1
89	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$5M	33.7
90	Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$4M	32.0
91	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	31.4
92	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	30.7
93	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	30.3
94	GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$1M	29.0
95	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$1M	28.6
96	Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$1M	28.0
97	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$769K	26.9
98	LSU LCMC Health Cancer CenterNew Orleans, LA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$402K	26.3
99	WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$144K	25.9
100	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive		—	—	22.9
101	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR		—	—	22.9
102	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA		—	—	22.9
103	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD		—	—	22.9

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