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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Northern California's inland NCI comprehensive centre, notable for comparative oncology with the UC Davis veterinary school and for SWOG leadership.

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
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
NCI designation
comprehensive
OnCo score
#195 · 27 points (0 Newsweek + 15 NCI + 12 from 6 linked objects) · ranking

Programmes

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  • Comparative oncology
  • Lung cancer
  • Genitourinary oncology

People

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