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Colon Adenocarcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm
Digestive System Carcinoma
Digestive System Adenocarcinoma
Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Colon Adenocarcinoma

Subtype

Colon Adenocarcinoma

CI-CAN-00007498Explore in graph →

28 active trials1 approved drugs7 evidence items

NCIt: C4349
OncoTree: COAD
DOID: 234
UMLS CUI: C0338106
Other: 1 more code

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics6
Variants & evidence7
Drugs4
Trials132
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness5 / 7 dimensions

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

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

An adenocarcinoma that arises from the colon.

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

Colon CarcinomaSubtype
Colorectal AdenocarcinomaSubtype

oncotree

Colorectal AdenocarcinomaSubtype

Children (15)

ncit

Adenocarcinoma in Colon Adenomatous Polyp
Cecum Adenocarcinoma
Colon Cribriform Comedo-Type Adenocarcinoma
Colon Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma
Colon Intramucosal Adenocarcinoma1 sub
Colon Medullary Carcinoma
Colon Micropapillary Adenocarcinoma

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Digestive SystemC3052

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00007498
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 7
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

Colon Moderately Differentiated Adenocarcinoma

Colon Mucinous Adenocarcinoma

Colon Poorly Differentiated Adenocarcinoma

Colon Serrated Adenocarcinoma

Colon Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma

Colon Well Differentiated Adenocarcinoma

Sigmoid Colon Adenocarcinoma

Submucosal Invasive Colon Adenocarcinoma

16 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

132 / 28

Publications (all / 5y)

9,726 / 2,562

Evidence items

7

Genes / variants

369 / 8

Drugs (any / approved)

4 / 1

Genomic cohorts

6

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (5)

Adenocarcinoma - colonsynonym · NCIt
Adenocarcinoma of Colonsynonym · NCIt
Adenocarcinoma of the Colonsynonym · NCIt
Colon Adenocarcinomasynonym · OncoTree
Colonic Adenocarcinomasynonym · NCIt

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 deaths40,801countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #4 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Colon Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Colon Neoplasm
US new cases108,402countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #4 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Colon Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Colon Neoplasm
US age-standardized mortality9.4per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #4 of 23 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Colon Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Colon Neoplasm
Active trials28countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #371 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials15countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #370 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items7countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #229 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months462countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #153 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts6countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #139 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants