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Reducing Cancer Health Disparities in Detroit

Award Number: P20CA262735
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/20/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2025

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Reducing Cancer Health Disparities in Detroit - Overall Program Summary This application for Feasibility and Planning Studies of a P20 Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) to Investigate Cancer Health Disparities will address racial disparities in metropolitan Detroit, a uniquely important underserved population where great cancer disparities exist. The application includes two scientific projects focused on treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) now being used in the standard of care setting for lung cancer, an Administrative Core, a Biospecimen Core, a Patient and Community Engagement Core, and a Developmental Research Program. The decision to use ICIs relies heavily on prior treatment response and imperfect tumor biomarkers, and immune-related adverse events (irAEs) dictate continued therapy, and ultimately outcomes, yet little is known about what factors drive disease course in racially diverse populations. The Overall Aim 1 of this Program is to accelerate translational research to reduce health disparities in lung cancer outcomes by: a) characterizing race-specific immune profiles with respect to the tumor environment and host genetic background to determine their contribution to response to ICIs (Project 1); and b) characterizing patient-reported side effects, quality of life, and irAEs in a racially diverse group of lung cancer patients and identifying the individual, behavioral, molecular/genetic and disease-specific determinants of these end points (Project 2). The Overall Aim 2 is to strengthen the existing programmatic structure to encourage translational research into the biology of cancer health disparities, achieve full P50 SPORE funding, and ultimately reduce cancer health disparities by: a) expanding our Cancer Biology of Health Disparities initiative, facilitating use of biospecimens from KCI's racially diverse population, and funding Developmental Research Projects; b) mentoring investigators in cancer health disparities; and c) expanding our community outreach and engagement efforts through a robust Patient and Community Engagement Core (PCEC) to support recruitment and retention of diverse study participants and dissemination of research project progress and findings to participants and lay audiences. This P20 application will enable clinical, basic and population scientists to translate relevant, high-impact scientific discoveries in diverse patients to reduce racial disparities in cancer outcomes, moving towards a more race-inclusive, equity-focused precision medicine approach to cancer treatment and prevention.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2023	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5700 CASS AVE STE 4900	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Cancer Control	000	3	12/18/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2023	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5700 CASS AVE STE 4900	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Cancer Control	000	3	11/22/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5700 CASS AVE STE 4900	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Cancer Control	000	3	2/16/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $973,764 )
2023	2023	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5700 CASS AVE STE 4900	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Cancer Control	001	3	8/16/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$973,764
2023	2022	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5057 WOODWARD STE 13001	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Cancer Control	000	2	2/7/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $973,764

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $989,994 )
2022	2022	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5057 WOODWARD STE 13001	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Cancer Control	000	2	8/15/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$989,994
														Subtotal = $989,994

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $993,382 )
2021	2021	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	5057 WOODWARD STE 13001	DETROIT	MI	48202	WAYNE	USA	Cancer Control	000	1	9/20/2021	NEW	$993,382
														Subtotal = $993,382

Grand Total All Awards = $2,957,140

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Reducing Cancer Health Disparities in Detroit

Award Number: P20CA262735

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/20/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2025

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