Columbus Community Cancer Network
Columbus NCORP RFA-CA-18-016
This program brings cancer treatment and care trials to people receiving care in Central and Southeast Ohio, with a focus on rural and Appalachian communities.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbus Community Clinical Oncology Prg NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Columbus, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11337010 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This network connects local hospitals, clinics, and doctors so you can access cancer treatment, screening, symptom management, and care-delivery trials closer to home. Over the next six years it will support about 20 affiliate sites and roughly 100 investigators to offer studies including targeted/genomic therapies and side-effect prevention or management. The program works with community groups and primary care providers to reach patients in rural and Appalachian areas and to make joining trials easier. The network helps design and run trials so that study results can be used to improve local cancer care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults with cancer who receive care at participating hospitals or clinics in Central or Southeast Ohio, especially those in rural or Appalachian counties, are ideal candidates for the network's trials and studies.
Not a fit: People who live outside the network's geographic area or who cannot or do not want to join clinical studies likely will not receive direct benefits from this grant.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the network could give patients in Central and Southeast Ohio earlier access to new treatments, better symptom and follow-up care, and more opportunities to join clinical trials locally.
How similar studies have performed: This continues the long-running CCOP/NCORP model, which has a history of expanding access and contributing to successful cancer trial enrollments.
Where this research is happening
Columbus, United States
- Columbus Community Clinical Oncology Prg — Columbus, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Rajagopalan, Malolan S — Columbus Community Clinical Oncology Prg
- Study coordinator: Rajagopalan, Malolan S
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.