Factors affecting care for Asian childhood cancer survivors
Official title: Individual, cultural, and area-based factors associated with survivorship care among Asian/Asian American childhood cancer survivors
Funded at University of Southern California · NIH-10900687 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is looking at the specific challenges that Asian and Asian American childhood cancer survivors face when trying to get long-term health care, and it aims to find ways to improve their experiences and health services.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Southern California NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Los Angeles, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | September 6, 2021 |
| Project end | August 31, 2026 |
| Funding year | 2024 |
| Award (this year) | $631,807 |
| NIH project number | 5R01CA261888-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-10900687 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for this research are Asian and Asian American individuals who are childhood cancer survivors and are under 21 years old.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who are not of Asian descent or who have not survived childhood cancer may not benefit from this research.
What this research studies
This research investigates the unique challenges faced by Asian and Asian American childhood cancer survivors in accessing long-term follow-up care. It aims to identify individual, cultural, and community factors that influence their survivorship experiences and health outcomes. By focusing on this underrepresented group, the study seeks to understand the disparities in care and develop strategies to improve health services for these survivors. The research will involve collecting data through surveys and interviews to gain insights into their experiences and needs.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could lead to improved healthcare access and tailored support for Asian childhood cancer survivors, enhancing their long-term health outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: While there has been research on childhood cancer survivorship, this study's focus on Asian American populations is relatively novel and aims to fill a significant gap in existing literature.
Where this research is happening
-
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Miller, Kimberly Ann — University of Southern California
- Study coordinator: Miller, Kimberly Ann
Related research
Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.
-
How personal, cultural, and neighborhood factors shape follow-up care for Asian childhood cancer survivors
This project looks at how a survivor's background, culture, and neighborhood influence long-term follow-up care for Asian and Asian American adults who had cancer as children.
-
Understanding how survivorship care plans affect health outcomes for cancer survivors
A study will look at whether survivorship care plans help reduce deaths and improve health for adults who have survived cancer.
-
Strategies to Find and Reconnect Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Adult Follow-Up Care
A nationwide effort to locate and re-engage young people who survived childhood cancer so they can keep receiving important follow-up care.
-
Using ECG and AI to find childhood cancer survivors at risk for late cardiomyopathy
This project uses routine ECG tracings plus artificial intelligence to spot childhood cancer survivors who may develop heart muscle disease years later.
-
STRENGTH: Time-restricted eating to reduce cardiometabolic risk in childhood cancer survivors
A program tests whether time-restricted eating can lower heart and diabetes risks for adults who survived childhood cancer.
-
Family-centered communication help for young adult survivors of childhood cancer
A K08 grant to develop and pilot a tailored family-centered communication program to help young adult survivors of childhood cancer manage their ongoing care.
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.