Stage IIIB Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v7

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Stage III includes: IIIA: (T3a, N0, M0); IIIB: (T3b, N0, M0); IIIC: (T4, N0, M0). T3a: Multiple tumors more than 5 cm. T3b: Single tumor or multiple tumors of any size involving a major branch of the portal vein or hepatic vein. T4: Tumors(s) with direct invasion of adjacent organs other than the gallbladder or with perforation of visceral peritoneum. N0: No regional lymph node metastasis. M0: No distant metastasis. (AJCC 7th ed.)

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Cancer Funding

Top Centers for Stage IIIB Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v7(40)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive High-Volume Research Center	High-Volume Research Center	1	—	73.2
2	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
3	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
4	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
5	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
6	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
7	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
8	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
9	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
10	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
11	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
12	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
13	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
14	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical		—	—	50.7
15	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI		—	—	50.7
16	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH		—	—	50.7
17	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
18	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
19	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical		—	—	50.7
20	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
21	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
22	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
23	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
24	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL		—	—	50.7
25	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical		—	—	50.7
26	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive		—	—	50.7
27	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR		—	—	50.7
28	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA		—	—	50.7
29	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX		—	—	50.7
30	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL		—	—	50.7
31	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY		—	—	50.7
32	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory		—	—	50.7
33	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH		—	—	50.7
34	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT		—	—	50.7
35	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR		—	—	50.7
36	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY		—	—	50.7
37	Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY		—	—	50.7
38	BC CancerVancouver, BC		—	—	50.7
39	Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA		—	—	50.7
40	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON		—	—	50.7

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