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Acral Melanoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Morphology
Melanocytic Neoplasm
Cutaneous Melanocytic Neoplasm
Cutaneous Melanoma
Cutaneous Melanoma of the Extremity
Acral Melanoma

Subtype

Acral Melanoma

CI-CAN-00004297Explore in graph →

15 active trials5 evidence items

NCIt: C204883

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence5
Drugs2
Trials29
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness3 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (no data yet)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (no data yet)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A cutaneous melanoma that arises from the palms, soles, and nails.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Cutaneous Melanoma of the ExtremitySubtype

Children (4)

ncit

Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
Nail Apparatus Melanoma
Subungual Melanoma
Volar Melanoma

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

SkinC12470

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00004297
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 6
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active): 29 / 15

Publications (all / 5y)

756 / 448

Evidence items

5

Genes / variants

4 / 5

Drugs (any / approved)

2 / 0

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (0)

Only the preferred name is recorded so far.

CancerIndex is a research and information platform. It does not diagnose and does not recommend treatment.

Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

US deaths8,671countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #17 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Cutaneous Melanoma (registry level) — open Cutaneous Melanoma
US new cases103,681countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #5 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Cutaneous Melanoma (registry level) — open Cutaneous Melanoma
US age-standardized mortality2per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #15 of 23 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Cutaneous Melanoma (registry level) — open Cutaneous Melanoma
Active trials15countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #501 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials9countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #452 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items5countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #250 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months126countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #296 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts0countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputednot in a current ranking snapshot

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants