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Head and Neck Carcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm
Head and Neck Carcinoma

Subtype

Head and Neck Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00000950Explore in graph →

1,013 active trials15 approved drugs119 evidence items

NCIt: C35850
DOID: 1542

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics26
Variants & evidence119
Drugs44
Trials2921
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 carcinoma that arises from the head and neck region. Representative examples include oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and salivary gland 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 Head and Neck NeoplasmCancer Family

Children (16)

ncit

Ear Carcinoma2 sub
Head and Neck Adenocarcinoma16 sub
Head and Neck Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma9 sub
Head and Neck Adenosquamous Carcinoma4 sub
Head and Neck Cutaneous Carcinoma5 sub
Head and Neck Heterotopia-Associated Carcinoma
Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Carcinoma10 sub

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Head and NeckC12418

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00000950
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)

Head and Neck NUT Carcinoma

2 sub

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma16 sub

Head and Neck Undifferentiated Carcinoma4 sub

Lacrimal System Carcinoma2 sub

Lip and Oral Cavity Carcinoma5 sub

Neck Carcinoma3 sub

Platinum-Resistant Head and Neck Carcinoma

Salivary Gland Carcinoma33 sub

Sinonasal Carcinoma12 sub

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

2,921 / 1,013

Publications (all / 5y)

7,796 / 1,439

Evidence items

119

Genes / variants

440 / 68

Drugs (any / approved)

44 / 15

Genomic cohorts

26

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 5 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (3)

Carcinoma of Head and Necksynonym · NCIt
Carcinoma of the Head and Necksynonym · NCIt
Head And Neck Carcinomasynonym · CIViC

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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 trials1,013countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #37 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials534countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #38 of 1,284 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items119countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #41 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months241countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #211 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts26countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #41 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 5 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants