Family-centered communication help for young adult survivors of childhood cancer
Official title: Leveraging a community-academic partnership to pilot a family-centered communication intervention for young adult childhood cancer survivors
Funded at Stanford University · NIH-11396251 · Data updated 2026-11-12
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.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Career grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Stanford University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Stanford, United States) |
| Project start | June 7, 2024 |
| Project end | May 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $268,749 |
| NIH project number | 5K08CA285829-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11396251 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Young adult survivors of childhood cancer (and their parents/caregivers) in rural, low-income regions who speak the languages used in the intervention.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not connected to or comfortable with family-centered discussions may see limited benefit.
What this research studies
This project partners with a rural, low-income community organization to create a tailored program that improves dialogue among YA-CCS, their parents or caregivers, and clinicians. It focuses on language and social factors that affect how families discuss survivorship topics and care planning. The team will develop the intervention, test it in a real-world setting, and refine it based on feedback from participants and clinicians.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help YA-CCS better navigate lifelong survivorship care and reduce health risks.
How similar studies have gone: There is limited prior work in family-centered survivorship communication, making this approach relatively novel but informed by community-engaged methods.
Where this research is happening
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Stanford University
Stanford, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Smith, Stephanie M. — Stanford University
- Study coordinator: Smith, Stephanie M.
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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.