Strategies to Find and Reconnect Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Adult Follow-Up Care
Official title: Testing Scalable Strategies to Identify, Reach, and Re-Engage Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors of Childhood Cancer in Risk-Based Care
Funded at Columbia University Health Sciences · NIH-11442992 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A nationwide effort to locate and re-engage young people who survived childhood cancer so they can keep receiving important follow-up care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | September 10, 2026 |
| Project end | August 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $2,188,735 |
| NIH project number | 1R01CA315247-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11442992 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adolescents and young adults (ages 18–39) who survived childhood cancer and are overdue for follow-up care.
✕Less likely to help
AYAs who are currently fully up-to-date with follow-up or who choose not to participate may not benefit.
What this research studies
This project will use large survivor registries to identify AYAs aged 18-39 who are overdue for follow-up. It tests different outreach messages and messengers to see which approaches best re-engage disengaged survivors in ongoing care. The work will create scalable outreach methods that can be used across health systems to keep survivors connected to needed follow-up. By re-linking survivors to adult follow-up, it aims to prevent late effects like secondary cancers and heart disease.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more childhood cancer survivors will stay in regular follow-up, reducing late-effect risks and improving long-term health.
How similar studies have gone: Previous outreach efforts show that tailored messaging can improve re-engagement, but scalable nationwide strategies are still being developed.
Where this research is happening
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Columbia University Health Sciences
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Beauchemin, Melissa Parsons — Columbia University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Beauchemin, Melissa Parsons
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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.