Using Health Systems to Put Evidence-Based Surgical Cancer Care into Practice
Official title: Leveraging Health Systems to Increase Implementation of Evidence-Based Surgical Cancer Care
Funded at University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr · NIH-11473254 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Hospitals in health systems may improve how surgical cancer care is delivered, but we need to understand what helps or hinders putting proven treatments into everyday practice.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Career grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Houston, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2023 |
| Project end | November 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $159,063 |
| NIH project number | 7K08CA283001-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11473254 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients with surgical cancer within large health systems, including those treated at hub or spoke hospitals.
✕Less likely to help
Patients treated at facilities not part of a system or those with cancer types not examined in the study may not benefit.
What this research studies
This grant looks at how health system structure and strategies influence whether evidence-based cancer surgeries are actually used across different hospitals within the same system. It uses real-world data to compare hub hospitals with spoke hospitals and identifies barriers and levers for better implementation. The goal is to find practical, multi-level ways to ensure patients receive proven, effective cancer care no matter where they are treated. The work focuses on improving access, coordination, and timely adoption of current best practices for surgical cancer patients.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this project could help more patients receive proven cancer treatments consistently across hospitals within a system.
How similar studies have gone: Prior work shows substantial variability in adopting evidence-based cancer treatments across facilities, indicating both challenges and opportunities for improvement.
Where this research is happening
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University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
Houston, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Broman, Kristy Kummerow — University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
- Study coordinator: Broman, Kristy Kummerow
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.