Bringing more cancer trials to community hospitals
CIRI Oncology Research Alliance
This project expands access to cancer prevention, control, and care-delivery clinical trials for patients treated at community and rural hospitals.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Commonspirit Health Research Institute NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Englewood, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11338132 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From a patient perspective, this program connects a network of community hospitals and cancer centers so local patients can join a wider range of cancer trials and human-subject studies. It uses a centralized, standardized research model to share resources, best practices, and trial portfolios across large and small sites. The network aims to enroll about 10% of new cancer cases in the populations it serves and to design Cancer Care Delivery Research that improves how cancer care is organized and delivered. That work includes prevention, control, and value-based care studies tailored to regional and underserved communities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people with a new or existing cancer diagnosis who receive care at participating CommonSpirit community hospitals or affiliated cancer centers.
Not a fit: People without cancer, or patients who do not receive care at participating sites or who have cancers not covered by available trials, are unlikely to benefit directly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more patients in diverse and rural communities could have local access to clinical trials and improved care models that may lead to better outcomes.
How similar studies have performed: Other community oncology research networks have successfully expanded trial access, so this approach builds on proven models for increasing patient enrollment.
Where this research is happening
Englewood, United States
- Commonspirit Health Research Institute — Englewood, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Siddique, Shahzad — Commonspirit Health Research Institute
- Study coordinator: Siddique, Shahzad
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.