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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center serves California's Central Valley and runs comparative oncology trials in pet dogs with naturally occurring cancers alongside the veterinary school, a model for speeding up immunotherapy and radiotherapy development; its director Primo Lara leads SWOG genitourinary and lung cancer trials.
Overview
NCI-designated in 2002 and comprehensive since 2012, UC Davis serves California's Central Valley and Sierra region. Its comparative oncology programme runs trials in pet dogs with naturally occurring cancers alongside the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, a model for accelerating immunotherapy and radiotherapy development. Director Primo Lara is a long-standing SWOG leader in genitourinary and lung cancer trials. The centre also hosts a large lung cancer programme and community outreach to rural and agricultural populations.
Location
Sacramento, CA, US
Type
cancer center · University of California, Davis
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
NCI designation
comprehensive
OnCo score
#173 · 31 points (0 Newsweek + 15 NCI + 16 from 8 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-10-15.
Matched to UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, including child institutions. 287 works · 5,334 citations · 74% open access · 16% clinical trials · 0% reviews.
Oncology works per year
652022
682023
592024
562025
392026
Most works
- David R. Gandara39 works
- Jonathan Wesley Riess36 works
- Tianhong Li24 works
- Roy S. Herbst17 works
- David Paul Carbone16 works
- Primo N. Lara Jr.16 works
- Theresa H.M. Keegan15 works
- Mehrdad Abedi14 works
- Karen L. Kelly14 works
- Olalekan O. Oluwole13 works
Most cited
Programmes
3- Comparative oncology
- Lung cancer
- Genitourinary oncology
People
1Connected
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