NSCLC

specific

A group of at least three distinct histological types of lung cancer, including non-small cell squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Non-small cell lung carcinomas have a poor response to conventional chemotherapy.

86

Centers

269

Active Trials

$245M

Cancer Funding

Top Centers for NSCLC(86)

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

#CenterScore
1
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
94.0
2
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
89.2
3
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
87.3
4
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
83.4
5
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.9
6
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.9
7
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
78.7
8
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
77.9
9
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
73.4
10
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
72.6
11
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.2
12
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.1
13
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
68.0
14
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.7
15
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.6
16
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.8
17
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.3
18
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.4
19
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.1
20
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
62.9
21
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
62.0
22
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.9
23
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.0
24
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.6
25
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.2
26
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
59.6
27
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.4
28
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.0
29
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.7
30
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.1
31
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
57.6
32
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.5
33
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
57.1
34
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.7
35
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
54.4
36
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Active Research Program
54.1
37
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.6
38
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.4
39
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.5
40
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.4
41
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
50.8
42
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.6
43
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.4
44
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.0
45
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.9
46
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
48.5
47
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.6
48
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
47.6
49
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.7
50
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
51
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
44.3
52
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
43.8
53
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
42.8
54
UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.6
55
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.5
56
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.5
57
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.6
58
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.4
59
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.0
60
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
40.3
61
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
40.0
62
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
39.5
63
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Active Research Program
38.8
64
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
37.6
65
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Active Research Program
37.1
66
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
36.4
67
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
35.8
68
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
35.3
69
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.6
70
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.0
71
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Contributing Research Center
33.3
72
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Contributing Research Center
33.3
73
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Contributing Research Center
33.1
74
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Contributing Research Center
33.0
75
Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
32.2
76
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
31.8
77
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
31.6
78
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
28.7
79
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Contributing Research Center
27.6
80
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Contributing Research Center
27.2
81
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Contributing Research Center
26.2
82
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
25.3
83
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Contributing Research Center
25.0
84
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Contributing Research Center
20.6
85
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Contributing Research Center
17.8
86
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Contributing Research Center
15.7

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