Lung Carcinoma

general

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.

Centers

234

Active Trials

$1.2B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(2)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Recurrent Lung Carcinoma	77	77
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic	49	45

Top Centers for Lung Carcinoma(89)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	$4M	82.1
2	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$2M	80.8
3	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$2M	79.2
4	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$780K	77.9
5	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	2	$780K	77.5
6	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$581K	75.8
7	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$391K	74.5
8	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$134K	72.8
9	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	67.1
10	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	66.6
11	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	65.5
12	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	65.5
13	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	7	—	65.5
14	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$3M	61.4
15	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$3M	60.9
16	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$2M	59.7
17	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	8	—	59.5
18	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	59.5
19	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	59.5
20	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	59.5
21	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	59.5
22	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	6	—	59.5
23	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	59.5
24	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	59.5
25	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	59.5
26	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	59.5
27	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	59.5
28	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$2M	59.2
29	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$940K	58.4
30	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$939K	58.0
31	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$768K	56.7
32	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$694K	56.3
33	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$622K	55.9
34	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$431K	55.0
35	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$398K	54.6
36	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$349K	53.8
37	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	$280K	53.3
38	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$250K	52.9
39	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$106K	52.1
40	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$35K	51.2
41	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	46.2
42	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	44.1
43	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
44	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
45	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
46	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
47	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
48	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
49	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
50	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
51	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
52	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
53	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
54	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
55	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
56	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
57	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	—	39.2
58	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
59	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
60	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
61	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
62	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
63	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
64	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
65	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
66	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
67	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
68	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
69	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
70	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
71	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
72	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
73	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
74	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
75	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
76	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
77	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
78	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
79	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
80	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	3	—	39.2
81	BC CancerVancouver, BC Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	39.2
82	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	39.2
83	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$50K	35.7
84	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		—	$737M	—
85	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive		1	$146M	—
86	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive		1	$134M	—
87	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical		—	$130M	—
88	WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV		—	$39M	—
89	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON		3	—	—

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