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Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

aka VICC

Tennessee's NCI comprehensive centre, birthplace of the My Cancer Genome knowledge base and the molecular subtypes of triple-negative breast cancer.

NCI-designated in 1995 and comprehensive since 2001, Vanderbilt-Ingram serves Tennessee and the mid-South. William Pao, who had discovered the EGFR T790M resistance mutation, launched My Cancer Genome here in 2011, one of the first public precision-oncology knowledge bases. Brian Lehmann and Jennifer Pietenpol defined the molecular subtypes of triple-negative breast cancer, Justin Balko studies immunotherapy in TNBC, and Douglas Johnson's work on immune-related adverse events shaped their management. The Southern Community Cohort Study, run from Vanderbilt, is a major resource on cancer disparities in the South. Kimryn Rathmell moved from chairing medicine here to directing the NCI in 2023.

Location
Nashville, TN, US
Type
cancer center · Vanderbilt University
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
NCI designation
comprehensive
OnCo score
#79 · 37 points (0 Newsweek + 15 NCI + 22 from 11 linked objects) · ranking

Programmes

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  • Precision oncology (My Cancer Genome)
  • TNBC subtypes
  • Immune-related adverse events
  • Southern Community Cohort

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