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Support For Infrastructure of Childhood Leukemia Environmental Research

Award Number: R24ES028524
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2028

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Support For Infrastructure of Childhood Leukemia Environmental Research - ABSTRACT Leukemia is the most common pediatric cancer affecting more than 40,000 children worldwide each year. During the last decades, childhood leukemia incidence has increased in the US by ~35% overall, with an even larger rise among LatinX. Similar trends are also observed in several Latin American countries. This rapid increase points to the critical role of environmental factors in the development childhood leukemia, possibly in combination with genetic factors. Despite improved prognosis of childhood leukemia overall, there are major differences by subtype, region, racial/ethnic group, and socio-economic status, and leukemia survivors remain at risk for serious lifelong complications. Altogether, these observations highlight the need to support more research and prevention to reduce leukemia burden and disparity. The overall objective of this U24 competing renewal is to expand the support of existing population studies (here case-control design) to accelerate childhood leukemia environmental research and prevention, with a focus on LatinX populations. In the first R24 cycle (2017-22), we maintained and enhanced the resources and data sharing of two NIEHS-funded studies with large numbers of LatinX children in California, United States and Guatemala. To further address childhood leukemia disparity in LatinX, while increasing diversity of the research team, we now propose to (i) include additional childhood leukemia studies with low-resources in Mexico and Costa Rica, (ii) coordinate research translation/prevention among participating countries, and (iii) collaborate with LatinX researchers and health workers in California and Latin America. The four participating studies have enrolled 8,480 childhood leukemia cases and 4,462 controls, and have collected a wealth of environmental/genetic data and biospecimens providing the most comprehensive resources in LatinX populations worldwide. Individually or as part of the Childhood Cancer and Leukemia Consortium (CLIC), these studies have produced seminal findings, documenting the prenatal origin of childhood leukemia and identifying many factors that contribute to the increased or decreased risks of the disease including chemical exposures, diet/vitamins, breastfeeding, immune response, birthweight and genetic factors. The maintenance of these resources and the enhancement of data sharing procedures are needed to efficiently expand ongoing etiologic and tumor-biology studies of childhood leukemia, especially myeloid subtypes which are more common in LatinX, and uncover sources of disparity in leukemia risk and outcomes. To achieve our goals, we plan to (1) use an interoperable management system REDCap to provide unifying support for management, harmonization, storage and sharing of study resources; (2) enrich case-control studies by conducting linkages to population-level databases on exposures to potential carcinogenic agents/mixtures and social/built environments; (3) facilitate broader data use nationally and internationally with the CLIC Consortium, and (4) expand community engagement with the public, lay health workers, and health professionals in the US and Latin American countries to increase awareness about preventable risk factors of childhood leukemia.


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 = $379,021 )
2026	2026	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	119 CALIFORNIA HALL	BERKELEY	CA	94720	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	000	9	2/19/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$356,940
2026	2026	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	119 CALIFORNIA HALL	BERKELEY	CA	94720	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	002	9	3/31/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2026	2026	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	119 CALIFORNIA HALL	BERKELEY	CA	94720	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	004	9	9/4/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2026	2026	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	119 CALIFORNIA HALL	BERKELEY	CA	94720	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	003	9	4/24/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2026	2026	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	119 CALIFORNIA HALL	BERKELEY	CA	94720	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	001	9	2/23/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$22,081
														Subtotal = $379,021

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = -$3,285 )
2024	2021	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	1608 4TH ST STE 201	BERKELEY	CA	94710	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	000	5	10/23/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$3,285
														Subtotal = -$3,285

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $366,856 )
2021	2021	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	1608 4TH ST STE 220	BERKELEY	CA	94710	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	000	5	6/23/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$366,856
2021	2021	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	1608 4TH ST STE 220	BERKELEY	CA	94710	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	001	5	8/23/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $366,856

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $368,259 )
2020	2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	1608 4TH ST STE 220	BERKELEY	CA	94710	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	000	4	5/27/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$368,259
														Subtotal = $368,259

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $377,828 )
2019	2019	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	1608 4TH ST STE 220	BERKELEY	CA	94710	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	000	3	6/25/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$377,828
														Subtotal = $377,828

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $382,254 )
2018	2018	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	2150 SHATTUCK AVE RM 313	BERKELEY	CA	94704	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	000	2	7/13/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$382,254
														Subtotal = $382,254

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $391,983 )
2017	2017	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE	2150 SHATTUCK AVE RM 313	BERKELEY	CA	94704	ALAMEDA	USA	Environmental Health	000	1	9/21/2017	NEW	$391,983
														Subtotal = $391,983

Grand Total All Awards = $2,262,916

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Support For Infrastructure of Childhood Leukemia Environmental Research

Award Number: R24ES028524

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2028

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