OVARIAN CANCER

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An invasive carcinoma that arises from the surface ovarian epithelium. The vast majority of cases are adenocarcinomas. The most common sites of involvement are the contralateral ovary, peritoneal cavity, para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes, and liver. Lung and pleura are the most common sites of extra-abdominal spread. The primary form of therapy is surgical. The overall prognosis of ovarian carcinoma remains poor, a direct result of its rapid growth rate and the lack of early symptoms.

97

Centers

633

Active Trials

$578M

Cancer Funding

Top Centers for OVARIAN CANCER(97)

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

#CenterScore
1
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
93.9
2
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
89.6
3
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
88.6
4
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
85.2
5
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
82.2
6
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
82.1
7
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
79.7
8
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
79.0
9
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
78.7
10
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
77.0
11
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.7
12
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.4
13
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.2
14
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
76.1
15
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
High-Volume Research Center
75.2
16
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.9
17
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.7
18
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
74.1
19
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.7
20
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.2
21
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
69.1
22
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.3
23
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.9
24
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.9
25
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
64.2
26
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
61.7
27
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.8
28
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.6
29
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
60.6
30
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
60.3
31
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.7
32
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.6
33
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
59.6
34
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.4
35
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.0
36
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.0
37
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
56.9
38
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.8
39
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
56.5
40
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
56.1
41
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.1
42
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
54.0
43
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.8
44
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.3
45
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.2
46
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
52.7
47
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.4
48
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
50.7
49
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
50.5
50
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.0
51
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
49.9
52
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
48.9
53
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
48.6
54
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.4
55
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.3
56
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
47.1
57
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.8
58
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.4
59
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.1
60
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
43.4
61
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.5
62
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Active Research Program
42.0
63
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
40.9
64
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
40.8
65
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Active Research Program
40.7
66
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.9
67
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
39.9
68
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
39.4
69
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
38.2
70
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
37.2
71
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
37.0
72
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
36.4
73
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.0
74
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Contributing Research Center
33.0
75
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
32.9
76
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
31.8
77
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
31.5
78
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
30.8
79
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.5
80
GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC
Contributing Research Center
30.5
81
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
30.0
82
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Contributing Research Center
29.2
83
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Contributing Research Center
28.7
84
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
28.5
85
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
28.1
86
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
27.6
87
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
26.1
88
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Contributing Research Center
25.1
89
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
23.8
90
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
23.7
91
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
22.8
92
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Contributing Research Center
19.0
93
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
17.9
94
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Contributing Research Center
17.2
95
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL
Contributing Research Center
11.6
96
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Contributing Research Center
11.4
97
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
9.8

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