Program coordination to improve personalized breast cancer screening
Core A: Administration, Communication and Project Management
This program helps teams create and run personalized breast cancer screening plans using subtype-specific risk models for people at risk of breast cancer.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11191505 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From a patient point of view, this program coordinates several linked projects that aim to tailor breast cancer screening based on individual risk and tumor subtype. It supports building better risk models by combining large population data with imaging and genomic information and checks those models against real screening data from WISDOM and other groups. The team will also use computer models to estimate long-term benefits, harms, and cost-effectiveness of subtype-based screening and set thresholds for when to change recommendations. The core provides the project management, communication, and partnership support needed to keep the overall effort working together and on schedule.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People who are eligible for breast cancer screening—especially those interested in personalized risk-based screening—are the most likely candidates to benefit or be enrolled in related projects.
Not a fit: People who are not eligible for routine breast screening, those already undergoing active treatment for breast cancer, or those uninterested in personalized screening approaches may not receive direct benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could lead to more personalized screening schedules that detect cancers earlier while reducing unnecessary tests and procedures.
How similar studies have performed: Other efforts, including the WISDOM initiative and similar personalized screening trials, have explored individualized screening but applying subtype-specific risk models at scale is still relatively new.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Fiscalini, Allison Stover — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Fiscalini, Allison Stover
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 below.