Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v6 and v7

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Cancer has spread to other places in the body, such as the lung, liver, brain, bone, soft tissue, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, or to places in the skin far away from where the cancer first started.

77

Centers

211

Active Trials

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Cancer Funding

Top Centers for Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v6 and v7(77)

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

#CenterScore
1
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
72.0
2
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
High-Volume Research Center
72.0
3
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
High-Volume Research Center
72.0
4
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
High-Volume Research Center
72.0
5
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.9
6
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.9
7
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
69.9
8
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
67.6
9
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
67.6
10
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
Active Research Program
67.6
11
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
Active Research Program
67.6
12
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
Active Research Program
67.6
13
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.2
14
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.2
15
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.2
16
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.2
17
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
63.2
18
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
63.2
19
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
Active Research Program
63.2
20
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
Active Research Program
63.2
21
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
Active Research Program
63.2
22
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
Active Research Program
63.2
23
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
24
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
25
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
26
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
27
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
28
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
29
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
30
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
31
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
32
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
56.5
33
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
56.5
34
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
Active Research Program
56.5
35
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
Active Research Program
56.5
36
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
37
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
38
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
39
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
40
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
41
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
42
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
43
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
44
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
Active Research Program
46.3
45
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
46
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
47
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
Active Research Program
46.3
48
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
49
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
50
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
51
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Active Research Program
46.3
52
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
Active Research Program
46.3
53
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
Active Research Program
46.3
54
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
Active Research Program
46.3
55
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
Active Research Program
46.3
56
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
Active Research Program
46.3
57
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
Active Research Program
46.3
58
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
59
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
60
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
61
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
62
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
63
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
64
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
65
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
66
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
67
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
Contributing Research Center
34.9
68
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
Contributing Research Center
34.9
69
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Contributing Research Center
34.9
70
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
Contributing Research Center
34.9
71
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
Contributing Research Center
34.9
72
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
Contributing Research Center
34.9
73
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
Contributing Research Center
34.9
74
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
Contributing Research Center
34.9
75
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
29.0
76
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
29.0
77
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
29.0

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