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Sarcomatoid Carcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Anaplastic Malignant Neoplasm
Sarcomatoid Carcinoma

Histology

Sarcomatoid Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00001484Explore in graph →

20 active trials

NCIt: C27004
DOID: 4015

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence
Drugs
Trials37
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness2 / 7 dimensions

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

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A malignant epithelial neoplasm characterized by the presence of spindle cells and anaplastic morphologic features. Giant cells and a sarcomatous component may also be present.

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

Anaplastic Malignant NeoplasmCancer Family
CarcinomaCancer Family

Children (14)

ncit

Adrenal Cortical Sarcomatoid Carcinoma
Colorectal Sarcomatoid Carcinoma1 sub
Esophageal Sarcomatoid Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Gallbladder Sarcomatoid Carcinoma
Gastric Sarcomatoid Carcinoma
Hepatocellular Sarcomatoid Carcinoma1 sub
Lung Sarcomatoid Carcinoma5 sub
Pleomorphic Carcinoma3 sub

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Data not yet available

No anatomical site linked yet.

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00001484
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): 37 / 20

Prostate Acinar Sarcomatoid Carcinoma

Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma

Sarcomatoid Transitional Cell Carcinoma1 sub

Skin Basal Cell Carcinoma with Sarcomatoid Differentiation

Spindle Cell Squamous Carcinoma8 sub

Thymus Sarcomatoid Carcinoma

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

Publications (all / 5y)

2,438 / 742

Evidence items

0

Genes / variants

0 / 0

Drugs (any / approved)

0 / 0

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 3 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (4)

CARCINOMA, SPINDLE CELL, MALIGNANTsynonym · NCIt
Pseudosarcomatous Carcinomasynonym · NCIt
Sarcomatoid Carcinomasynonym · CIViC
Spindle Cell Carcinomasynonym · 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 trials20countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #436 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials8countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #483 of 1,284 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items0countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputednot in a current ranking snapshot
Publications, last 12 months124countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #301 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts0countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputednot in a current ranking snapshot

Data updated 3 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants