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Malignant Colon Neoplasm · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Site
Digestive System Neoplasm
Intestinal Neoplasm
Large Intestinal Neoplasm
Colorectal Neoplasm
Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm
Malignant Colon Neoplasm

Cancer

Malignant Colon Neoplasm

CI-CAN-00007995Explore in graph →

Top-level225 active trials5 approved drugs17 evidence items

NCIt: C9242
ICD-10: C18
DOID: 219

Overview
Statistics369
Survival
Genomics6
Variants & evidence17
Drugs10
Trials1196
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness6 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (data present)
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 primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the colon. Representative examples include carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma.

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 NeoplasmSubtype
Malignant Colorectal NeoplasmSubtype

Children (6)

ncit

Colon Carcinoma15 sub
Colon Lymphoma3 sub
Colon Sarcoma3 sub
Malignant Cecum Neoplasm2 sub
Malignant Hepatic Flexure Neoplasm
Malignant Sigmoid Colon Neoplasm

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

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Digestive SystemC3052

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00007995
Entity type: Cancer
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)

1,196 / 225

Publications (all / 5y)

68,812 / 18,406

Evidence items

17

Genes / variants

369 / 18

Drugs (any / approved)

10 / 5

Genomic cohorts

6

Epidemiology / survival obs.

369 / 0

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (13)

Colon Cancerdisplay · CancerIndex top-level set
Cancer of Colonsynonym · NCIt
Cancer of the Colonsynonym · NCIt
Colon Cancersynonym · NCIt
Colon Neoplasm, Malignantsynonym · NCIt
Colon Tumor, Malignantsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Colonic Neoplasmsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Colonic Tumorsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Colon Tumorsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of Colonsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of the Colonsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of Colonsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of the Colonsynonym · 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)
US new cases108,402countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #4 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)
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)
Active trials225countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #19 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Recruiting trials117countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #19 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Curated evidence items17countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #16 of 28 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Publications, last 12 months2,956countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #11 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Genomic cohorts6countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #18 of 27 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)

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