The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $692,417 Project Grant under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research program (CFDA 93.393) to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The 5-year grant, effective July 10, 2024, will fund research to elucidate and define an "accelerated cardiac aging" phenotype in a diverse cohort of 1,200 adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. The study aims to identify predictors of this phenotype, including the impact of race/ethnicity, genetic ancestry, social determinants of health, and established aging biomarkers. The project will leverage the existing Project DANCES cohort and involves sub-awards to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Cook Children's Health Care System to support participant recruitment, data collection, and biospecimen analysis. The research seeks to advance understanding of cardiac health risks and long-term effects of cancer treatment in the growing AYA survivor population.
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