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Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm · CancerIndex

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

Cancer Family

Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm

CI-CAN-00000236Explore in graph →

1,431 active trials17 approved drugs142 evidence items

NCIt: C4013
DOID: 11934

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics26
Variants & evidence142
Drugs54
Trials5448
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 primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the head and neck. 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

Head and Neck NeoplasmCancer Family
Malignant NeoplasmCancer Family

Children (17)

ncit

Childhood Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm9 sub
Head and Neck Carcinoma16 sub
Head and Neck Lymphoma8 sub
Head and Neck Myeloid Sarcoma2 sub
Head and Neck Plasmacytoma1 sub
Head and Neck Sarcoma17 sub
Malignant Ear Neoplasm4 sub
Malignant Head and Neck Germ Cell Tumor

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Head and NeckC12418

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00000236
Entity type: Cancer Family
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 3
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

3 sub

Malignant Head and Neck Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasm1 sub

Malignant Head and Neck Mucosal Neoplasm6 sub

Malignant Lip and Oral Cavity Neoplasm3 sub

Malignant Neck Neoplasm7 sub

Malignant Ocular Adnexal Neoplasm5 sub

Malignant Orbital Neoplasm9 sub

Malignant Pituitary Gland Neoplasm2 sub

Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm6 sub

Malignant Sinonasal Neoplasm10 sub

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

5,448 / 1,431

Publications (all / 5y)

40,699 / 14,779

Evidence items

142

Genes / variants

440 / 72

Drugs (any / approved)

54 / 17

Genomic cohorts

26

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 3 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (9)

Cancer of Head and Necksynonym · NCIt
Cancer of the Head and Necksynonym · NCIt
Head and Neck Cancersynonym · NCIt
Malignant Head and Neck Tumorsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of Head and Necksynonym · NCIt
Malignant neoplasm of head, face and necksynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of the Head and Necksynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of Head and Necksynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of the Head and Necksynonym · 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 trials1,431countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #30 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials781countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #32 of 1,284 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items142countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #34 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months3,028countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #48 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 3 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants