Stage III Lung Non-Small Cell Cancer AJCC v7
generalStage III non-small cell lung cancer is divided into stages IIIA and IIIB. In stage IIIA, cancer has spread to lymph nodes on the same side of the chest as the tumor. Also, (1) the tumor may be any size; (2) part of the lung (where the trachea joins the bronchus) or the whole lung may have collapsed or become inflamed; (3) there may be one or more separate tumors in the same lobe of the lung; and/or (4) cancer may have spread to any of the following: main bronchus (but not the area where the tra
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Top Centers for Stage III Lung Non-Small Cell Cancer AJCC v7(81)
Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →
| # | Center | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center | 71.5 |
| 2 | Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center | 71.5 |
| 3 | Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON High-Volume Research Center | 71.5 |
| 4 | BC CancerVancouver, BC High-Volume Research Center | 71.5 |
| 5 | Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 6 | Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 8 | UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 9 | NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 10 | The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 11 | City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 12 | USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 13 | University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 14 | UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 15 | University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 16 | NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 17 | The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 18 | VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 19 | Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 20 | The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 21 | University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 22 | University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 23 | Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 24 | Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 25 | Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 26 | Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 27 | University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program | 56.7 |
| 28 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 29 | Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 30 | UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 31 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 32 | Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 33 | Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 34 | NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 35 | Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 36 | NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 37 | Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI | 36.4 |
| 38 | Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 39 | Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive | 36.4 |
| 40 | Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA | 36.4 |
| 41 | 36.4 | |
| 42 | Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 43 | NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 44 | Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 45 | Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 46 | UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 47 | Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 48 | NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 49 | NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 50 | NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 51 | NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 52 | Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 53 | Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 54 | UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical | — |
| 55 | NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 56 | Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 57 | Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA | — |
| 58 | UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA | — |
| 59 | Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical | — |
| 60 | Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 61 | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 62 | Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 63 | Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical | — |
| 64 | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 65 | Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 66 | University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive | — |
| 67 | UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR | — |
| 68 | Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY | — |
| 69 | The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory | — |
| 70 | Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX | — |
| 71 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL | — |
| 72 | UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY | — |
| 73 | Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ | — |
| 74 | The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT | — |
| 75 | — | |
| 76 | Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY | — |
| 77 | Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY | — |
| 78 | University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX | — |
| 79 | Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA | — |
| 80 | Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA | — |
| 81 | Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD | — |
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