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Digestive System Carcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm
Digestive System Carcinoma

Subtype

Digestive System Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00000812Explore in graph →

2,123 active trials27 approved drugs139 evidence items

NCIt: C96963

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics94
Variants & evidence139
Drugs63
Trials7540
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

A malignant neoplasm that arises from the epithelium of any part of the digestive system. Representative examples include colorectal carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, and pancreatic carcinoma.

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

CarcinomaCancer Family
Malignant Digestive System NeoplasmCancer Family

Children (13)

ncit

Appendix Carcinoma7 sub
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary with Gastrointestinal Profile
Digestive System Adenocarcinoma14 sub
Digestive System Adenosquamous Carcinoma8 sub
Digestive System Amphicrine Carcinoma
Digestive System Carcinoma In Situ6 sub
Digestive System Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma10 sub

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Digestive SystemC3052

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00000812
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 4
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

Digestive System Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

11 sub

Digestive System Undifferentiated Carcinoma10 sub

Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma2 sub

Gastric Carcinoma17 sub

Hepatopancreatobiliary Carcinoma2 sub

Intestinal Carcinoma4 sub

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

7,540 / 2,123

Publications (all / 5y)

13 / 5

Evidence items

139

Genes / variants

1,038 / 108

Drugs (any / approved)

63 / 27

Genomic cohorts

94

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 1 hour agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (2)

Carcinoma of the Gastrointestinal Systemsynonym · NCIt
Gastrointestinal System Carcinomasynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

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

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials2,123countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #18 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials1,216countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #16 of 1,284 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items139countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #35 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months0countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputednot in a current ranking snapshot
Genomic cohorts94countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #10 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 1 hour agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants