The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) received a $172,197 Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Treatment Research program (CFDA 93.395) to establish and refine processes that facilitate clinical trials in cancer interception (prevention) at the University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC). The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include:
Hiring project navigators to facilitate study approvals for principal investigators outside the KUCC oncology department, training research coordinators in cancer prevention trials, establishing resource sharing processes between KUCC and non-oncology departments, streamlining analysis of translational endpoints, improving minority recruitment through the JUNTOS program, and expanding the existing Kansas Patients and Providers Engaged in Prevention Research (KPPEPR) network to improve access for underserved rural populations to cancer prevention trials. The award will also support the principal investigator's participation in NCI-supported cancer prevention consortia to bring new trials to KUCC and train junior faculty.
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