Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer AJCC v7

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Stage 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 IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer AJCC v7(79)

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

#CenterScore
1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.9
2
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.9
3
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.9
4
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
70.9
5
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
High-Volume Research Center
70.9
6
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
High-Volume Research Center
70.9
7
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
High-Volume Research Center
70.9
8
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
High-Volume Research Center
70.9
9
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
10
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
11
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
12
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
13
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
14
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
15
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
16
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
17
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
18
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
19
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
20
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
21
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
22
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
23
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
24
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
25
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
26
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
27
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
28
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
29
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
30
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
31
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
32
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
33
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
34
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
35
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
36
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
37
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
38
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
39
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
40
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
48.6
41
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
42
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
48.6
43
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
Active Research Program
48.6
44
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
45
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Active Research Program
48.6
46
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
48.6
47
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
48.6
48
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
49
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
50
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
51
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
48.6
52
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
53
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
54
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
55
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
56
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
48.6
57
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
58
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
48.6
59
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
60
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
48.6
61
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
Active Research Program
48.6
62
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
48.6
63
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Active Research Program
48.6
64
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
48.6
65
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
Active Research Program
48.6
66
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
48.6
67
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Active Research Program
48.6
68
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Active Research Program
48.6
69
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
48.6
70
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Active Research Program
48.6
71
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
Active Research Program
48.6
72
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Active Research Program
48.6
73
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Active Research Program
48.6
74
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Active Research Program
48.6
75
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Active Research Program
48.6
76
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
Active Research Program
48.6
77
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
48.6
78
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
48.6
79
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
28.4

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