In Italy 183 tumor research centers, SOS for funds and staff - Focus Tumor news. There are 183 centers surveyed that conduct clinical research in oncology in Italy.

Almost 50% are located in the North (90), the rest in the Center (44 centers) and the South (49 centers) In 2023, in Italy, an estimated 395,000 new cancer diagnoses were made. The tumors on which the greatest number of trials are concentrated are gastrointestinal, breast, thoracic, urological and gynecological.