Veteran-focused program to increase access to precision cancer treatments
Official title: Multilevel Veteran-centric Intervention to Improve Precision Oncology
Funded at VA Medical Center · NIH-11282605 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project offers veterans with colon, lung, or prostate cancer a coordinated program to help patients, providers, and VA clinics use tumor testing to find targeted treatment options.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | VA Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | February 1, 2025 |
| Project end | January 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| NIH project number | 5I01HX003729-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11282605 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Veterans receiving cancer care in participating VA medical centers who have advanced colon, lung, or prostate cancer are the primary candidates for this program.
✕Less likely to help
People not treated within the participating VA sites, those with early-stage disease not recommended for precision testing, or patients whose tumors lack targetable mutations may not benefit directly.
What this research studies
You would be part of a veteran-informed program that works at three levels: patients, clinical teams, and VA facilities, to make sure tumor molecular testing is done when guidelines recommend it. The project combines patient outreach, provider education (like academic detailing), and facility-level changes and compares outcomes across sites using a cluster-randomized design. The team will track whether more veterans receive guideline-concordant precision testing and targeted therapies and will study how the program was implemented. The work focuses on veterans with colon, lung, and prostate cancer and pays special attention to older and rural veterans who often miss out on testing.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more veterans could receive molecular testing and targeted treatments that may improve survival and quality of life.
How similar studies have gone: Previous single-component programs have raised testing rates, but combining patient, provider, and facility interventions in a multilevel approach is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
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VA Medical Center
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Becker, Daniel J — VA Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Becker, Daniel J
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.