Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm

general

A malignant tumor that has spread from its original (primary) site of growth to another site close to or distant from the primary site.

Centers

143

Active Trials

$21.7B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(4)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Lymph Nodes	58	58
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Viscera	46	46
Locally Advanced	45	19
Advanced Malignancies	44	18

Top Centers for Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm(84)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	—	73.0
2	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	4	—	73.0
3	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.5
4	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive		2	—	50.5
5	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.5
6	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical		2	—	50.5
7	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive		2	—	50.5
8	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL		5	—	50.5
9	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL		2	—	50.5
10	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL		1	—	50.5
11	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ		—	—	50.5
12	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		5	$911M	—
13	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive		—	$831M	—
14	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive		3	$827M	—
15	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive		2	$754M	—
16	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive		—	$738M	—
17	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		1	$737M	—
18	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive		—	$662M	—
19	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive		—	$655M	—
20	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive		3	$604M	—
21	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive		2	$569M	—
22	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive		—	$543M	—
23	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive		—	$517M	—
24	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive		—	$514M	—
25	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive		—	$509M	—
26	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	$507M	—
27	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive		2	$505M	—
28	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	$502M	—
29	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive		—	$484M	—
30	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive		4	$472M	—
31	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive		1	$458M	—
32	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive		3	$454M	—
33	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive		2	$452M	—
34	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive		3	$438M	—
35	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		1	$392M	—
36	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive		1	$375M	—
37	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive		3	$370M	—
38	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive		—	$368M	—
39	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive		3	$368M	—
40	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive		3	$347M	—
41	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive		2	$333M	—
42	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive		3	$319M	—
43	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive		1	$296M	—
44	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive		2	$276M	—
45	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive		—	$262M	—
46	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical		3	$257M	—
47	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive		3	$227M	—
48	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	$223M	—
49	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive		4	$222M	—
50	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive		2	$216M	—
51	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical		4	$194M	—
52	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical		—	$187M	—
53	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive		—	$185M	—
54	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI		2	$181M	—
55	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA		—	$179M	—
56	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive		2	$163M	—
57	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH		4	$150M	—
58	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive		2	$146M	—
59	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory		1	$143M	—
60	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive		—	$134M	—
61	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive		1	$130M	—
62	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical		—	$130M	—
63	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive		3	$123M	—
64	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical		2	$116M	—
65	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive		2	$110M	—
66	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR		3	$106M	—
67	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		—	$103M	—
68	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive		3	$94M	—
69	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX		2	$83M	—
70	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY		2	$79M	—
71	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA		2	$73M	—
72	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory		2	$72M	—
73	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH		2	$71M	—
74	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX		2	$62M	—
75	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA		2	$53M	—
76	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO		2	$47M	—
77	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT		2	$43M	—
78	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR		2	$34M	—
79	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY		2	$18M	—
80	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX		4	$15M	—
81	BC CancerVancouver, BC		—	—	—
82	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL		1	—	—
83	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON		1	—	—
84	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA		2	—	—

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