Malignancy

specific

A general term for autonomous tissue growth exhibiting morphologic features of malignancy (e.g. severe atypia, nuclear pleomorphism, tumor cell necrosis, abnormal mitoses, tissue invasiveness) and for which the transformed cell type has not been specifically identified.

Centers

Active Trials

$1.3B

Cancer Funding

Top Centers for Malignancy(97)

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	2	$47M	89.1
2	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$58M	82.1
3	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$44M	81.4
4	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$33M	79.6
5	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$28M	77.8
6	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$23M	77.0
7	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$17M	74.5
8	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$16M	73.8
9	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$13M	70.5
10	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$13M	70.2
11	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$12M	69.1
12	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$10M	66.2
13	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$9M	65.1
14	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$8M	64.0
15	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$8M	63.7
16	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$7M	63.0
17	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$6M	62.6
18	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$6M	62.2
19	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$5M	60.8
20	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$120M	60.4
21	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$5M	59.4
22	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$37M	59.0
23	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$36M	58.6
24	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$4M	58.3
25	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$34M	58.2
26	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$34M	57.9
27	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$4M	57.6
28	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$31M	57.2
29	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$30M	56.8
30	GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$30M	56.4
31	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	56.3
32	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$29M	56.1
33	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$28M	55.4
34	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$23M	54.6
35	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$22M	54.3
36	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$22M	53.9
37	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$19M	53.6
38	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	53.2
39	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	52.8
40	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$1M	52.5
41	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$17M	52.1
42	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	51.4
43	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$280K	51.4
44	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$159K	51.1
45	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	51.0
46	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	50.7
47	Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	50.3
48	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$76K	50.3
49	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	49.9
50	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	49.6
51	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	49.2
52	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	48.9
53	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	48.9
54	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	48.9
55	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	48.9
56	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	48.9
57	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	48.9
58	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	47.8
59	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	47.4
60	Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	46.7
61	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	46.3
62	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	46.0
63	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	45.6
64	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	45.3
65	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	44.9
66	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	44.5
67	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	43.8
68	WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	43.5
69	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	42.7
70	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	42.4
71	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	41.3
72	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	39.8
73	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	39.5
74	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	39.1
75	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	38.4
76	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	38.0
77	UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	37.7
78	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	37.0
79	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	36.6
80	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	35.9
81	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	35.2
82	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$4M	34.8
83	Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	34.4
84	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	34.1
85	LSU LCMC Health Cancer CenterNew Orleans, LA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	33.7
86	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	33.4
87	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	33.0
88	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$3M	32.6
89	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$2M	32.3
90	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$2M	31.9
91	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$2M	31.5
92	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$2M	31.2
93	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$2M	30.8
94	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$800K	30.1
95	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$577K	29.7
96	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$151K	28.7
97	BC CancerVancouver, BC		—	—	26.9

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