Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

general

A carcinoma arising from the nasopharyngeal epithelium. It includes the following types: keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma, nonkeratinizing carcinoma (differentiated and undifferentiated), basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, and papillary adenocarcinoma.

Centers

Active Trials

$629M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(1)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Recurrent Nasopharynx Carcinoma	9	—

Top Centers for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma(67)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	69.3
2	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	2	—	69.3
3	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$3M	69.2
4	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$3M	68.6
5	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	67.5
6	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$2M	67.0
7	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$1M	66.5
8	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	$45K	64.8
9	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
10	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
11	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
12	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
13	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
14	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
15	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
16	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
17	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
18	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
19	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
20	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
21	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
22	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
23	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
24	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
25	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
26	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
27	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
28	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
29	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
30	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
31	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
32	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
33	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
34	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
35	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
36	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
37	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
38	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
39	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
40	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
41	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
42	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
43	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
44	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
45	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
46	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
47	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
48	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
49	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
50	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
51	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
52	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
53	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
54	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
55	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON Active Research Program	Active Research Program	1	—	50.3
56	Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	49.0
57	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	48.4
58	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	47.9
59	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	46.3
60	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$871K	44.1
61	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$430K	43.6
62	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	—	28.5
63	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive		—	—	28.5
64	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA		—	—	28.5
65	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive		—	—	28.5
66	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive		—	$534M	—
67	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL		—	$59M	—

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