Squamous Cell Carcinoma

general

A carcinoma arising from squamous epithelial cells. Morphologically, it is characterized by the proliferation of atypical, often pleomorphic squamous cells. Squamous cell carcinomas are graded by the degree of cellular differentiation as well, moderately, or poorly differentiated. Well differentiated carcinomas are usually associated with keratin production and the presence of intercellular bridges between adjacent cells. Representative examples are lung squamous cell carcinoma, skin squamou

93

Centers

182

Active Trials

$1.9B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(2)

NameCenters
Urethral Squamous Cell Carcinoma53
Ureter Squamous Cell Carcinoma52

Top Centers for Squamous Cell Carcinoma(93)

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

#CenterScore
1
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
89.2
2
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
85.9
3
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
85.7
4
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
85.1
5
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
High-Volume Research Center
81.9
6
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
80.1
7
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
78.6
8
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
High-Volume Research Center
76.9
9
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
73.3
10
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
73.3
11
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
71.7
12
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.5
13
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.6
14
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
66.1
15
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.2
16
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.8
17
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
62.4
18
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.8
19
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
60.4
20
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
60.0
21
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.6
22
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.6
23
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
59.2
24
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.4
25
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
58.0
26
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
57.2
27
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
54.8
28
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.9
29
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Active Research Program
53.6
30
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.5
31
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
53.2
32
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.8
33
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.7
34
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
52.4
35
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
51.1
36
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.7
37
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
Active Research Program
50.4
38
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
50.0
39
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.5
40
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
49.1
41
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
48.8
42
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
43
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.8
44
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
47.6
45
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
47.2
46
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
47.0
47
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.4
48
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.2
49
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
45.9
50
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.8
51
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
45.5
52
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
45.4
53
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.7
54
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
44.6
55
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
43.8
56
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Active Research Program
43.4
57
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
42.6
58
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.5
59
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
41.5
60
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
41.5
61
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
41.5
62
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
Active Research Program
41.5
63
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
41.5
64
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
41.5
65
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Active Research Program
41.5
66
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Active Research Program
41.5
67
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
41.5
68
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
41.5
69
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
40.2
70
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Active Research Program
39.8
71
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
39.0
72
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
38.2
73
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Active Research Program
37.8
74
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
37.0
75
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
36.6
76
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
35.8
77
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Active Research Program
35.4
78
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
Contributing Research Center
34.6
79
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
33.4
80
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Contributing Research Center
32.6
81
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
30.9
82
WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV
Contributing Research Center
30.5
83
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Contributing Research Center
29.7
84
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
Contributing Research Center
26.5
85
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
22.9
86
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
22.9
87
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
22.9
88
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
—
89
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
—
90
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
—
91
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
—
92
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
—
93
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
—

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