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The University of Kansas Cancer Center
The NCI comprehensive centre for Kansas and western Missouri, active in drug repurposing, triple-negative breast cancer trials and rural access.
Also called: KU Cancer Center
Overview
NCI-designated in 2012 and comprehensive since 2022, KU Cancer Center covers Kansas and western Missouri and reaches rural communities through the Masonic Cancer Alliance. Priyanka Sharma leads SWOG triple-negative breast cancer trials from here, and the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation runs drug discovery and repurposing programmes. Research strengths include liquid biopsy, cancer biology and clinical trials in haematologic malignancies and breast cancer. The centre partners with Children's Mercy Kansas City for paediatric oncology.
Location
Kansas City, KS, US
Type
cancer center · University of Kansas
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
NCI designation
comprehensive
OnCo score
#115 · 37 points (0 Newsweek + 15 NCI + 22 from 11 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-15.
Matched to The University of Kansas Cancer Center, including child institutions. 365 works · 4,909 citations · 68% open access · 19% clinical trials · 1% reviews.
Oncology works per year
692022
892023
632024
932025
512026
Most works
- Joseph P. McGuirk64 works
- Nausheen Ahmed61 works
- Anup Kasi41 works
- Muhammad Umair Mushtaq34 works
- Anwaar Saeed32 works
- Al‐Ola Abdallah27 works
- William Wesson22 works
- Leyla Shune22 works
- Joaquina Baranda22 works
- Raed Moh’d Taiseer Al-Rajabi21 works
Most cited
- Triple-negative breast cancer (SWOG)
- Drug repurposing
- Rural outreach (Masonic Cancer Alliance)
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