How personal, cultural, and neighborhood factors shape follow-up 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-11166334 · Data updated 2026-11-12
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.
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 | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $645,484 |
| NIH project number | 5R01CA261888-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11166334 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults (age 21 and older) who were diagnosed with cancer during childhood and identify as Asian or Asian American are the ideal candidates.
✕Less likely to help
People without a childhood cancer history, those under age 21, or survivors who are not Asian/Asian American may not directly benefit from this project's specific findings.
What this research studies
If you join, you may be asked to complete surveys about your health care use, cultural beliefs, and socioeconomic circumstances and to allow access to your medical records. The team will link your home address to neighborhood data to study area-level resources and barriers to follow-up care. They will compare different Asian and Asian American groups to find patterns in who receives ongoing cancer-focused care and who faces gaps. Participation may involve questionnaires, phone interviews, and record review coordinated by researchers at USC.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Findings could lead to better-targeted outreach and culturally tailored programs to help Asian/Asian American survivors get the long-term care they need.
How similar studies have gone: Large survivor cohorts have identified follow-up care gaps in mostly white populations and similar methods have informed outreach, but focused research on Asian/Asian American survivors is limited and relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Miller, Kimberly Ann — University of Southern California
- Study coordinator: Miller, Kimberly Ann
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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.