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Metaplastic Carcinoma · CancerIndex

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Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Carcinoma
Metaplastic Carcinoma

Histology

Metaplastic Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00001215Explore in graph →

5 active trials1 evidence items

NCIt: C27949

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics1
Variants & evidence1
Drugs
Trials27
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 general term used to describe carcinomas arising from epithelial cells that have been transformed into another cell type (metaplastic epithelial cells). A representative example is the adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett esophagus. This term is also used to describe carcinomas in which the malignant epithelial cells show differentiation towards another cell type. A representative example of the latter is the metaplastic breast carcinoma in which the malignant glandular cells show squamous, spindle cell, or chondroid/osseous differentiation.

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

CarcinomaCancer Family

Children (5)

ncit

Adenocarcinoma with Metaplasia4 sub
Barrett Adenocarcinoma
Breast Metaplastic Carcinoma5 sub
Endometrial Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Gastric-Type
Intestinal-Type Adenocarcinoma13 sub

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

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Data not yet available

No anatomical site linked yet.

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00001215
Entity type: Histology
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): 27 / 5

Publications (all / 5y)

650 / 207

Evidence items

1

Genes / variants

1 / 1

Drugs (any / approved)

0 / 0

Genomic cohorts

1

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 13 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (0)

Only the preferred name is recorded so far.

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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 trials5countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #752 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials4countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #634 of 1,284 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items1countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #392 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months48countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #460 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts1countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #228 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 13 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants