Melanoma

general

A form of cancer that begins in melanocytes (cells that make the pigment melanin). It may begin in a mole (skin melanoma), but can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or in the intestines.

102

Centers

1,191

Active Trials

$1.0B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(3)

NameCenters
Recurrent Melanoma85
Unresectable Melanoma77
Refractory Melanoma56

Top Centers for Melanoma(102)

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

#CenterScore
1
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
88.8
2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
87.7
3
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
85.5
4
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
82.7
5
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.4
6
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
80.1
7
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.8
8
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.4
9
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
75.7
10
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.4
11
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
73.6
12
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.6
13
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.3
14
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.0
15
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.9
16
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.8
17
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.1
18
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.8
19
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.3
20
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.7
21
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.3
22
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.0
23
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.1
24
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
60.8
25
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.8
26
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
60.8
27
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.7
28
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
59.7
29
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.3
30
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.0
31
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.7
32
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
57.8
33
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.7
34
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.6
35
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.0
36
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
56.8
37
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.6
38
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
55.9
39
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.5
40
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
54.9
41
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.5
42
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
54.4
43
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.2
44
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
54.0
45
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
52.3
46
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
52.0
47
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.8
48
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Active Research Program
51.8
49
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.7
50
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.5
51
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.4
52
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.4
53
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
48.7
54
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.4
55
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.3
56
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
48.2
57
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
48.2
58
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
48.2
59
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.0
60
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
47.8
61
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
46.9
62
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
46.6
63
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
46.6
64
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.1
65
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.1
66
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
43.7
67
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
42.8
68
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.7
69
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.4
70
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.7
71
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.0
72
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Active Research Program
40.5
73
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
40.3
74
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.5
75
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
38.9
76
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Active Research Program
38.6
77
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Active Research Program
38.2
78
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
37.9
79
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Active Research Program
37.2
80
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
36.9
81
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
36.5
82
UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
36.5
83
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
35.1
84
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.0
85
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
33.4
86
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Contributing Research Center
33.4
87
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Contributing Research Center
33.3
88
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Contributing Research Center
32.6
89
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Contributing Research Center
31.0
90
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.3
91
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
29.0
92
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Contributing Research Center
29.0
93
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
29.0
94
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
27.9
95
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Contributing Research Center
27.3
96
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Contributing Research Center
25.9
97
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
25.5
98
GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC
Contributing Research Center
25.2
99
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
24.5
100
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL
Contributing Research Center
23.1
101
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
22.6
102
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
Contributing Research Center
22.6

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