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WHO Grade 3 Glioma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Site
Nervous System Neoplasm
Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm
Malignant Glioma
WHO Grade 3 Glioma

Subtype

WHO Grade 3 Glioma

CI-CAN-00007116Explore in graph →

57 active trials1 approved drugs9 evidence items

NCIt: C127816

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence9
Drugs4
Trials258
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness4 / 7 dimensions

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

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A group of malignant gliomas that includes anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligoastrocytoma, and anaplastic ependymoma.

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 GliomaSubtype

Children (7)

ncit

Anaplastic Astrocytoma10 sub
Anaplastic Brain Stem Glioma1 sub
Anaplastic Ependymoma2 sub
Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma2 sub
Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma5 sub
Anaplastic Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
Childhood WHO Grade 3 Glioma4 sub

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

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Nervous SystemC3268

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00007116
Entity type: Subtype
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): 258 / 57

Publications (all / 5y)

367 / 55

Evidence items

9

Genes / variants

6 / 8

Drugs (any / approved)

4 / 1

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 18 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (2)

Anaplastic Gliomasynonym · NCIt
WHO Grade III Gliomasynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

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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 trials57countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #271 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials32countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #253 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items9countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #202 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months9countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #1033 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 18 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants