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Malignant Lung Neoplasm · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Malignant Respiratory System Neoplasm
Malignant Lung Neoplasm

Cancer

Malignant Lung Neoplasm

CI-CAN-00001140Explore in graph →

Top-level2,644 active trials51 approved drugs619 evidence items

NCIt: C7377
ICD-10: C33-C34
DOID: 1324
Other: 1 more code

Overview
Statistics369
Survival
Genomics41
Variants & evidence619
Drugs128
Trials11117
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 involving the lung.

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

Lung NeoplasmCancer Family
Malignant Respiratory System NeoplasmCancer Family
Malignant Thoracic NeoplasmCancer Family

Children (9)

ncit

Childhood Malignant Lung Neoplasm1 sub
Lung Carcinoma21 sub
Lung Lymphoma2 sub
Lung Malignant PEComa
Lung Melanoma
Lung Plasmacytoma
Lung Sarcoma14 sub
Malignant Lung Hilum Neoplasm

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Respiratory SystemC3355
ThoracicC3406

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00001140
Entity type: Cancer
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)

1 sub

Malignant Superior Sulcus Neoplasm1 sub

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

11,117 / 2,644

Publications (all / 5y)

254,764 / 93,034

Evidence items

619

Genes / variants

803 / 306

Drugs (any / approved)

128 / 51

Genomic cohorts

41

Epidemiology / survival obs.

369 / 0

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (7)

Lung Cancerdisplay · CancerIndex top-level set
Lung Cancersynonym · NCIt
Malignant Lung Tumorsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of Lungsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of the Lungsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of Lungsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of the Lungsynonym · 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 deaths128,762countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #1 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)
US new cases228,058countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #3 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)
US age-standardized mortality28per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #1 of 23 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)
Active trials2,644countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #1 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Recruiting trials1,428countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #1 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Curated evidence items619countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #2 of 28 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Publications, last 12 months19,659countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #2 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Genomic cohorts41countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #1 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