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Data Table 3

Reportable Patients/Participation
in Therapeutic Protocols

Note: All values are from data submitted by Centers in FY2011 unless otherwise indicated.

Patients Newly Registered and Newly Enrolled

The table below lists the high, low, median, total number of patients newly registered, and total number of patients newly enrolled on therapeutic protocols at NCI-designated Clinical and Comprehensive Cancer Centers during the 12-month reporting period.

Table 1. Newly Registered and Enrolled Patients
Type of Center	Range	Patients Registered	Patients Enrolled
Cancer Center n=19	High	6,916	706
	Low	1,842	122
	Median	3,158	304
	Subtotal	63,478	6,570
Comprehensive Center n=40	High	21,996	7,475
	Low	451	202
	Median	3,786	636
	Subtotal	218,696	42,074
All	Total	282,174	48,644

Top Disease Sites Registered and Enrolled

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

Table 2. Top 20 Sites for Newly Registered and Enrolled
Primary Site	Patients Registered	Primary Site	Patients Enrolled
Breast - Female	35,881	Breast - Female	6,214
Prostate	28,817	Lung	3,967
Lung	24,386	Prostate	3,119
Melanoma, skin	15,129	Myeloid & Monocytic Leukemia	2,453
Brain & Nervous System	11,074	Brain & Nervous System	2,294
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	10,620	Melanoma, skin	2,290
Colon	10,584	Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	1,841
Kidney	9,428	Lymphoid Leukemia	1,811
Thyroid	8,713	Colon	1,474
Pancreas	8,086	Pancreas	1,348
Lip, Oral Cavity & Pharynx	7,859	Multiple Myeloma	1,303
Corpus Uteri	6,252	Ovary	1,283
Urinary Bladder	6,086	Lip, Oral Cavity & Pharynx	1,220
Rectum	5,500	Other Hematopoietica	1,158
Liver	5,490	Kidney	1,049
Soft Tissue	4,990	Soft Tissue	985
Myeloid & Monocytic Leukemia	4,751	Liver	721
Multiple Myeloma	4,435	Urinary Bladder	552
Ovary	4,429	Rectum	530
Stomach	3,989	Bones and Joints	470