Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v6

general

Stage IIIC Breast Cancer was added in the 6th Edition AJCC Staging Manual, on the basis of metastasis to the infraclavicular lymph nodes (N3) plus any T, M0.

Centers

164

Active Trials

$11.9B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(1)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
Stage IIIC Breast Cancer	80	164

Top Centers for Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v6(81)

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

#	Center	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive	—	—	51.5
2	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive	4	—	51.5
3	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive	3	—	51.5
4	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive	2	—	51.5
5	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive	3	—	51.5
6	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive	—	—	51.5
7	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive	3	—	51.5
8	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive	3	—	51.5
9	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive	3	—	51.5
10	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive	1	—	51.5
11	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive	2	—	51.5
12	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive	3	—	51.5
13	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive	2	—	51.5
14	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive	3	—	51.5
15	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical	3	—	51.5
16	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI	3	—	51.5
17	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH	3	—	51.5
18	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive	1	—	51.5
19	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive	2	—	51.5
20	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical	4	—	51.5
21	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive	3	—	51.5
22	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive	2	—	51.5
23	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL	4	—	51.5
24	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical	3	—	51.5
25	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR	3	—	51.5
26	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA	4	—	51.5
27	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive	2	—	51.5
28	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL	3	—	51.5
29	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA	3	—	51.5
30	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL	1	—	51.5
31	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA	3	—	51.5
32	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO	—	—	51.5
33	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR	1	—	51.5
34	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA	2	—	51.5
35	Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD	3	—	—
36	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive	—	$754M	—
37	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive	2	$738M	—
38	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive	1	$737M	—
39	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive	1	$655M	—
40	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive	3	$604M	—
41	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive	1	$543M	—
42	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive	2	$509M	—
43	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive	1	$505M	—
44	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive	2	$484M	—
45	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive	—	$458M	—
46	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive	1	$454M	—
47	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive	2	$438M	—
48	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive	1	$375M	—
49	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive	—	$368M	—
50	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive	3	$347M	—
51	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive	—	$296M	—
52	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive	1	$291M	—
53	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive	2	$276M	—
54	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive	3	$262M	—
55	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical	1	$257M	—
56	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive	3	$246M	—
57	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive	3	$223M	—
58	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive	3	$216M	—
59	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive	3	$186M	—
60	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA	2	$179M	—
61	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive	2	$163M	—
62	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA	1	$155M	—
63	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive	2	$144M	—
64	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive	2	$136M	—
65	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive	2	$123M	—
66	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive	2	$110M	—
67	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive	2	$103M	—
68	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX	2	$83M	—
69	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY	2	$79M	—
70	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory	3	$72M	—
71	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH	3	$71M	—
72	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX	2	$62M	—
73	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ	1	$58M	—
74	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT	3	$43M	—
75	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY	1	$18M	—
76	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY	3	$15M	—
77	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX	3	$15M	—
78	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA	1	$10M	—
79	Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL	1	—	—
80	BC CancerVancouver, BC	—	—	—
81	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON	—	—	—

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