Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

general

An infiltrating adenocarcinoma that arises from the epithelial cells of the pancreas. It affects males more often than females and the patients are usually over 50 years of age. Microscopically it is characterized by the presence of glandular (ductal) differentiation and desmoplastic stroma formation. Signs and symptoms include pain, loss of weight, and jaundice. It grows rapidly and is usually detected after it has metastasized to other anatomic sites. The prognosis is usually poor.

97

Centers

297

Active Trials

$516M

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(1)

NameCenters
Unresectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma14

Top Centers for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma(97)

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

#CenterScore
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
86.3
2
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
83.1
3
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.8
4
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
81.5
5
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
78.1
6
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
77.2
7
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
75.3
8
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
72.4
9
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
High-Volume Research Center
71.8
10
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.2
11
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.5
12
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
69.5
13
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.2
14
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
69.1
15
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
66.3
16
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.7
17
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.6
18
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.4
19
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
65.2
20
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
64.9
21
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
64.5
22
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
63.1
23
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.0
24
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
62.9
25
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.7
26
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.9
27
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.6
28
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
61.3
29
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.9
30
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.6
31
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.2
32
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.1
33
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
58.8
34
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.4
35
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.8
36
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.8
37
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.2
38
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
56.0
39
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
55.7
40
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
55.3
41
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
53.6
42
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.5
43
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Active Research Program
51.5
44
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
51.5
45
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.2
46
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.5
47
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
50.1
48
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.7
49
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.4
50
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.7
51
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.3
52
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
48.1
53
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.0
54
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.8
55
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
47.8
56
BC CancerVancouver, BC
Active Research Program
47.8
57
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Active Research Program
47.8
58
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.9
59
Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
46.5
60
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
46.2
61
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.8
62
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.7
63
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.5
64
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
45.1
65
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.4
66
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Active Research Program
43.6
67
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
43.4
68
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Active Research Program
43.4
69
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
40.7
70
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
40.0
71
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.7
72
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
39.3
73
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
37.5
74
Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
37.5
75
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
37.1
76
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
36.8
77
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
36.4
78
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
36.4
79
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
34.6
80
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
32.1
81
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Contributing Research Center
32.1
82
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Contributing Research Center
32.1
83
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Contributing Research Center
32.1
84
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Contributing Research Center
32.1
85
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
32.1
86
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
31.4
87
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
30.3
88
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Contributing Research Center
29.2
89
UMMC Cancer Center and Research InstituteJackson, MS
Contributing Research Center
28.5
90
LSU LCMC Health Cancer CenterNew Orleans, LA
Contributing Research Center
28.1
91
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
27.8
92
WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV
Contributing Research Center
26.7
93
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
20.9
94
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
20.9
95
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
20.9
96
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
20.9
97
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
20.9

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