MULTIPLE MYELOMA

general

A bone marrow-based plasma cell neoplasm characterized by a serum monoclonal protein and skeletal destruction with osteolytic lesions, pathological fractures, bone pain, hypercalcemia, and anemia. Clinical variants include non-secretory myeloma, smoldering myeloma, indolent myeloma, and plasma cell leukemia. (WHO, 2001)

100

Centers

1,292

Active Trials

$384M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(4)

NameCenters
Recurrent Multiple Myeloma77
Smoldering Multiple Myeloma57
Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma43
Refractory Plasma Cell Myeloma42

Top Centers for MULTIPLE MYELOMA(100)

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
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
High-Volume Research Center
86.6
3
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.4
4
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
79.6
5
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
79.3
6
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
79.2
7
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.8
8
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.5
9
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
75.7
10
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
High-Volume Research Center
75.0
11
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
High-Volume Research Center
74.6
12
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.4
13
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
High-Volume Research Center
72.8
14
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
High-Volume Research Center
72.7
15
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.4
16
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
High-Volume Research Center
71.2
17
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.6
18
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.5
19
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
67.5
20
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.5
21
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.8
22
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
65.8
23
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.6
24
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.3
25
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
60.9
26
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.4
27
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.6
28
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.2
29
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.8
30
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
58.4
31
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.6
32
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
57.5
33
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.3
34
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.2
35
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.0
36
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
56.2
37
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.0
38
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.7
39
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.6
40
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.3
41
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.2
42
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
53.9
43
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.6
44
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
53.2
45
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
53.0
46
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
52.8
47
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.5
48
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.8
49
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
51.4
50
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.1
51
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.9
52
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.4
53
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Active Research Program
50.3
54
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.3
55
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.7
56
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.3
57
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
58
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
48.5
59
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.8
60
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.8
61
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.0
62
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.9
63
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.5
64
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.8
65
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
45.4
66
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.4
67
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.0
68
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
43.0
69
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.9
70
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.9
71
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
42.3
72
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
41.1
73
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Active Research Program
40.9
74
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Active Research Program
38.2
75
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
36.2
76
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
35.0
77
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Contributing Research Center
34.8
78
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
34.8
79
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Contributing Research Center
34.8
80
WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV
Contributing Research Center
33.9
81
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
33.2
82
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Contributing Research Center
30.7
83
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
30.5
84
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Contributing Research Center
30.5
85
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.5
86
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
30.5
87
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Contributing Research Center
30.5
88
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
26.9
89
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Contributing Research Center
26.9
90
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
26.9
91
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
25.9
92
Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD AndersonSan Antonio, TX
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
23.6
93
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
23.6
94
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Contributing Research Center
23.6
95
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
Contributing Research Center
23.6
96
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
19.0
97
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
19.0
98
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
19.0
99
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
19.0
100
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL
19.0

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