Integrated cancer care for adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Zambia
Official title: Integrated delivery of cancer control interventions for adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Zambia
Funded at Implenomics Llcs · NIH-11418519 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A new project will help improve how cancer prevention and care are delivered to young people with HIV in Zambia by creating a practical tool to scale up proven strategies.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Implenomics Llcs NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Marblehead, United States) |
| Project start | September 1, 2023 |
| Project end | August 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $734,504 |
| NIH project number | 5U01CA275054-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11418519 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Zambia who are receiving care at participating facilities and have potential to benefit from integrated cancer control.
✕Less likely to help
Patients at facilities not engaged in the ARROW-AYAHIV program or not aligned with SCORE implementation may see limited direct benefit.
What this research studies
This project builds on an existing program that connects HIV care with cancer detection and treatment for young people in Zambia. It will develop SCORE, a tool to measure readiness, capacity, and resource needs for expanding effective cancer-control strategies in real-world settings. The goal is to enable clinics to implement early cancer detection and related services more efficiently and at scale. Results could guide other countries facing similar challenges in delivering integrated HIV and cancer care to AYAHIV.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could make early cancer detection more accessible for AYAHIV in Zambia and inform scalable approaches that improve outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: Prior work shows that integrated delivery improves uptake of cancer-related services, and SCALE tools have supported efficient implementation in other settings.
Where this research is happening
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Implenomics Llcs
Marblehead, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Subramanian, Sujha — Implenomics Llcs
- Study coordinator: Subramanian, Sujha
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.