Flexible NLP toolkit to organize outcomes for breast cancer patients
Official title: Flexible NLP toolkit for automatic curation of outcomes for breast cancer patients
Funded at Mayo Clinic Arizona · NIH-11389516 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A Mayo Clinic team is building an adaptable NLP tool to automatically organize and summarize how breast cancer patients are doing over time using their clinic notes and tests.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Mayo Clinic Arizona NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Scottsdale, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2022 |
| Project end | July 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $422,557 |
| NIH project number | 5U01CA269264-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11389516 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidate are people with breast cancer whose care is documented in clinic notes and reports and whose data can be used for de-identified local analysis.
✕Less likely to help
Patients whose data cannot be de-identified or whose care data are not available in the local records may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This project aims to make it easier for clinics to track what happens to breast cancer patients by automatically pulling information from notes, scans, and pathology reports. The tool will run locally at each institution to protect privacy while describing patient outcomes over time. The goal is to improve how we understand cancer burden, patterns, and the effects of treatments so care can be tailored and policies can be updated.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the toolkit could speed up and improve the accuracy of tracking patient outcomes, helping clinicians and policymakers make better decisions for breast cancer care.
How similar studies have gone: Similar NLP approaches have shown promise in automating clinical data extraction, with ongoing work to improve accuracy and generalizability.
Where this research is happening
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Banerjee, Imon — Mayo Clinic Arizona
- Study coordinator: Banerjee, Imon
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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.