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Malignant Prostate Neoplasm · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Site
Genitourinary System Neoplasm
Reproductive System Neoplasm
Malignant Reproductive System Neoplasm
Malignant Male Reproductive System Neoplasm
Malignant Prostate Neoplasm

Cancer

Malignant Prostate Neoplasm

CI-CAN-00005927Explore in graph →

Top-level1,375 active trials24 approved drugs58 evidence items

NCIt: C7378
ICD-10: C61
DOID: 10283
Other: 2 more codes

Overview
Statistics216
Survival
Genomics28
Variants & evidence58
Drugs18
Trials5977
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 tumor involving the prostate gland. The vast majority are carcinomas.

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

Malignant Male Reproductive System NeoplasmSubtype
Prostate NeoplasmSubtype

Children (9)

ncit

Extrarenal Rhabdoid Tumor of the Prostate
Malignant Prostate Phyllodes Tumor
Malignant Prostate Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Prostate Carcinoma15 sub
Prostate Lymphoma1 sub
Prostate Melanoma
Prostate Myeloid Sarcoma
Prostate Sarcoma8 sub
Prostate Wilms Tumor

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Genitourinary SystemC156482

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00005927
Entity type: Cancer
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 6
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

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

5,977 / 1,375

Publications (all / 5y)

170,556 / 52,116

Evidence items

58

Genes / variants

146 / 42

Drugs (any / approved)

18 / 24

Genomic cohorts

28

Epidemiology / survival obs.

216 / 0

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (7)

Prostate Cancerdisplay · CancerIndex top-level set
Malignant Neoplasm of Prostatesynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of the Prostatesynonym · NCIt
Malignant Prostate Tumorsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of Prostatesynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of the Prostatesynonym · NCIt
Prostate Cancersynonym · CIViC

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Key figures

At a glance

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

US deaths34,815countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #5 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)
US new cases266,307countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #2 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)
US age-standardized mortality7.8per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #2 of 26 (USA · Male · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)
Active trials1,375countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #5 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Recruiting trials744countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #5 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Curated evidence items58countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #11 of 28 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Publications, last 12 months10,892countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #3 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Genomic cohorts28countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #4 of 27 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)

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