Myeloid Leukemia

general

A clonal proliferation of myeloid cells and their precursors in the bone marrow, peripheral blood, and spleen. When the proliferating cells are immature myeloid cells and myeloblasts, it is called acute myeloid leukemia. When the proliferating myeloid cells are neutrophils, it is called chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Centers

Active Trials

$2.7B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(3)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Mast Cell Leukemia	56	4
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia	39	30
Myeloid Leukemia, Philadelphia Positive	3	3

Top Centers for Myeloid Leukemia(86)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	3	$45M	87.9
2	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$6M	72.8
3	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	$5M	72.3
4	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$46M	65.9
5	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$43M	64.8
6	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$31M	64.3
7	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$27M	63.8
8	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$27M	63.2
9	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$24M	62.7
10	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$20M	62.2
11	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	62.0
12	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	61.6
13	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$15M	61.1
14	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	60.5
15	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	60.0
16	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	59.5
17	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$12M	58.9
18	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$11M	58.4
19	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$11M	57.8
20	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	57.3
21	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	56.8
22	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	56.2
23	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	$655K	56.1
24	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	55.7
25	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	55.2
26	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	54.6
27	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	54.2
28	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$8M	54.1
29	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	53.5
30	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	53.0
31	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$7M	52.5
32	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	4	$7M	51.9
33	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	51.4
34	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	50.8
35	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	49.2
36	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	48.7
37	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	48.2
38	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	47.6
39	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	47.1
40	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$5M	46.5
41	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	46.0
42	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	45.5
43	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	44.9
44	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$3M	44.4
45	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	43.8
46	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	43.3
47	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	42.8
48	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	42.2
49	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	41.7
50	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	41.2
51	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	40.6
52	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	40.1
53	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	39.0
54	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	38.5
55	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	37.9
56	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	37.4
57	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	36.8
58	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	36.3
59	Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	35.8
60	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$1M	35.2
61	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	2	$880K	34.7
62	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$800K	34.2
63	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	1	$541K	33.1
64	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$90K	32.5
65	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL		1	—	31.7
66	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive		1	$534M	—
67	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA		—	$179M	—
68	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive		1	$146M	—
69	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive		—	$144M	—
70	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		1	$136M	—
71	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive		—	$123M	—
72	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical		—	$116M	—
73	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive		—	$110M	—
74	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR		—	$106M	—
75	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA		3	$98M	—
76	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX		2	$83M	—
77	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL		1	$81M	—
78	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY		—	$79M	—
79	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL		1	$59M	—
80	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ		—	$58M	—
81	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT		—	$43M	—
82	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR		—	$34M	—
83	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY		—	$15M	—
84	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA		—	—	—
85	BC CancerVancouver, BC		—	—	—
86	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL		—	—	—

Research tier badges reflect trial volume, NIH grant funding, and publication impact — not clinical outcomes or patient satisfaction. Learn about our methodology →