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Summary 3

Reportable Patients/Participation
in Therapeutic Protocols
Central Data Processor
Note: All values are from data submitted by Centers in FY2007 unless otherwise indicated.

Patients Newly Registered

The table below lists the high/low/median
and total number of patients newly registered
(during the 12-month reporting period) at
NCI-designated Clinical and Comprehensive Cancer Centers.


Figure 5. Newly Registered Patients
Type of Center Range Patients
Registered
Cancer Center
n=17
High6,557
Low373
Median2,910
Subtotal52,890
Comprehensive
Center
n=39
High17,810
Low1,138
Median3,764
Subtotal194,853
AllTotal247,743


Top Disease Sites Registered

The table below lists the top 20 anatomic
cancer sites for newly registered patients in
the 12-month reporting period at NCI-designated Cancer Centers.


Figure 7. Top 20 New Sites Registered
Site Patients
Registered
Breast - Female33,695
Prostate27,540
Lung22,687
Melanoma, skin14,098
Colon10,220
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma10,200
Brain & Nervous System9,912
Kidney8,498
Lip, Oral Cavity & Pharynx8,244
Urinary Bladder7,066
Pancreas6,949
Corpus Uteri6,544
Thyroid5,463
Rectum5,285
Soft Tissue4,818
Ovary4,760
Myeloid & Monocytic Leukemia4,624
Liver4,369
Other Skin4,082
Lymphoid Leukemia3,697

Patients Newly Enrolled


The table below lists the high, low, median, and total number of patients newly enrolled on therapeutic protocols at NCI-designated Clinical and Comprehensive Cancer Centers.



Figure 6. Newly Enrolled Patients
Type of Center Range Patients
Enrolled
Cancer Center
n=17
High674
Low149
Median254
Subtotal5,227
Comprehensive
Center
n=39
High6,524
Low95
Median561
Subtotal31,821
AllTotal37,048


Top Disease Sites Enrolled

The table below lists the top 20 anatomic cancer sites of patients newly enrolled on therapeutic trials at NCI-designated Cancer Centers.


Figure 8. Top 20 New Sites Enrolled
Site Patients
Enrolled
Breast - Female5,058
Lung2,888
Myeloid & Monocytic Leukemia2,722
Prostate2,210
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma2,111
Brain & Nervous System2,022
Melanoma, skin1,860
Lymphoid Leukemia1,647
Pancreas1,592
Kidney1,589
Colon1,453
Multiple Myeloma1,352
Other Hematopoietic1,101
Ovary1,057
Lip, Oral Cavity & Pharynx802
Soft Tissue652
Liver592
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma509
Rectum477
Esophagus455