Tumor Initiation

general

Centers

Active Trials

$7.5B

Cancer Funding

Specific Cancer Types(1)

Name	Centers	Active Trials
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Top Centers for Tumor Initiation(82)

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

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$27M	68.1
2	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$25M	67.5
3	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	66.8
4	UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	66.1
5	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	65.4
6	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	64.7
7	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	64.0
8	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	63.3
9	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	62.6
10	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	62.0
11	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	61.3
12	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	60.6
13	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	59.9
14	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	59.2
15	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	58.5
16	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	57.8
17	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	57.2
18	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	56.5
19	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	55.8
20	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	55.1
21	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	54.4
22	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	53.7
23	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	53.0
24	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	52.4
25	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	51.7
26	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	51.0
27	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	50.3
28	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	49.6
29	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	48.9
30	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	48.2
31	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	47.5
32	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	46.9
33	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	46.2
34	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	45.5
35	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	44.8
36	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	44.1
37	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	43.4
38	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	42.7
39	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	42.1
40	GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	41.4
41	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$2M	40.7
42	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	40.0
43	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	39.3
44	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	38.6
45	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	37.9
46	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	37.3
47	UMMC Cancer Center and Research InstituteJackson, MS Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$709K	36.6
48	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$420K	35.9
49	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$156K	35.2
50	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$74K	34.5
51	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL		—	—	33.8
52	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive		—	$738M	—
53	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive		—	$604M	—
54	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive		—	$543M	—
55	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive		—	$509M	—
56	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive		—	$375M	—
57	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive		—	$370M	—
58	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive		—	$368M	—
59	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive		—	$354M	—
60	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive		—	$347M	—
61	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive		—	$296M	—
62	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive		—	$262M	—
63	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	$246M	—
64	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive		—	$227M	—
65	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive		—	$223M	—
66	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive		—	$216M	—
67	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical		—	$194M	—
68	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA		—	$179M	—
69	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical		—	$153M	—
70	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH		—	$150M	—
71	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive		—	$136M	—
72	Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA NCI Basic_laboratory		—	$132M	—
73	University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI NCI Clinical		—	$116M	—
74	Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory		—	$99M	—
75	Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN NCI Basic_laboratory		—	$85M	—
76	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL		—	$81M	—
77	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA		—	$73M	—
78	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX		—	$62M	—
79	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY		—	$59M	—
80	Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI		—	$45M	—
81	Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL		—	$21M	—
82	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY		—	$18M	—

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