Virginia Cancer Screening Access Hub
Virginia Cancer Screening Research Network Access Hub (Virginia CSRN Hub)
This project will create a Virginia hub that brings hospitals, clinics, and researchers together to test and roll out new cancer screening methods for people at risk of cancer.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Virginia Commonwealth University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Richmond, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11241996 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
The hub will link cancer centers, medical schools, and health systems across Virginia to run large clinical trials and long-term screening studies. It will recruit patients from partner hospitals and community clinics, collect health and screening data, and coordinate trials to see which screening approaches find cancer earlier. A central data and statistics center will manage the information, and communication teams will help translate successful screening approaches into routine care. If you join one of the hub's trials you may be asked to attend screening visits, provide health information, and possibly give biospecimens depending on the study.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults in the Virginia catchment area who are eligible for cancer screening or at increased risk for specific cancers and willing to join clinical screening studies.
Not a fit: People who live outside the partner health systems or who are not eligible for any of the hub's specific screening trials may not directly benefit from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the hub could speed up which screening tests reach clinics and help detect cancers earlier, potentially lowering cancer deaths.
How similar studies have performed: Large randomized screening trials in breast, colorectal, and lung cancer have changed practice, but creating coordinated regional ACCESS hubs to run many new screening trials is a newer national effort.
Where this research is happening
Richmond, United States
- Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Krist, Alexander H — Virginia Commonwealth University
- Study coordinator: Krist, Alexander H
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.