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Malignant Intracranial Neoplasm · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Site
Nervous System Neoplasm
Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Intracranial Neoplasm
Malignant Intracranial Neoplasm

Subtype

Malignant Intracranial Neoplasm

CI-CAN-00003169Explore in graph →

193 active trials28 evidence items

NCIt: C5114

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics5
Variants & evidence28
Drugs4
Trials637
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness4 / 7 dimensions

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

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the structures within the cranium.

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

Intracranial NeoplasmSubtype
Malignant Central Nervous System NeoplasmCancer

Children (3)

ncit

Anaplastic (Malignant) Intracranial Meningioma
Malignant Brain Neoplasm15 sub
Malignant Visual Pathway Neoplasm2 sub

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

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Nervous SystemC3268

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00003169
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 5
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

637 / 193

Publications (all / 5y)

124 / 73

Evidence items

28

Genes / variants

14 / 17

Drugs (any / approved)

4 / 0

Genomic cohorts

5

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 13 minutes agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (4)

Intracranial Cancersynonym · NCIt
Intracranial Neoplasms, Malignantsynonym · NCIt
Intracranial Tumors, Malignantsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Intracranial Tumorsynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

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

US deaths18,523countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #9 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
US new cases22,882countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #17 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
US age-standardized mortality4.4per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #8 of 23 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Active trials193countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #142 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials112countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #140 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items28countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #111 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months11countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #946 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts5countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #149 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 13 minutes agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants