Gulf South Minority-based NCI Community Oncology Research Program

描述（由申请人提供）：海湾南部基于少数民族的nci社区肿瘤学研究项目（GS-MB-NCORP）汇集了两个基于少数民族的CCOPs （MBCCOP）和路易斯安那州的NCCCP站点的综合临床试验项目，由完善和资助的癌症护理交付研究和健康差异和社区参与研究项目提供支持。由新奥尔良路易斯安那州立大学医学院（LSUHSC-NO-MBCCOP）及其NCCCP合作伙伴巴吞鲁日玛丽伯德帕金斯癌症中心-湖上圣母医院（MBP-OLOL）建立的MBCCOP已加入路易斯安那州西北部什里夫波特路易斯安那州立大学医学院（LSUHSC-SH-MBCCOP）的MBCCOP，创建GS-MB-NCORP。该联盟整合了成熟且经验丰富的临床医生和研究人员团队，旨在通过领先的学术和社区医院网络，为我们所服务的患者提供最先进的癌症临床试验。路易斯安那州是美国癌症患者存活率最低的州之一，尽管不是所有类型癌症发病率最高的州。对于服务不足和少数族裔患者尤其如此，这清楚地反映了重大的健康差距。对这种差异的可能解释包括社会经济和获得保健的机会，以及人们对遗传和生物差异知之甚少。LSU MBCCOPs和MBP-OLOL的NCCCP分别致力于为少数民族和服务不足的社区增加临床试验的机会，建立外展和教育项目，并扩大癌症护理提供研究和健康差异研究。在2012年秋季，我们同意将我们的优势和经验整合到GS-MB-NCORP中，目标是通过整合我们的临床试验项目，并将癌症护理交付和健康差异研究人员纳入临床试验过程，对癌症相关的健康差异产生更大的影响。GS-MB-NCORP的目标是增加少数民族和服务不足人群参与临床试验，确定参与障碍，并将社区纳入研究。为了实现这一目标，我们提出了以下具体目标：1)推进癌症临床试验的综合系统，以促进和促进患者的参与和登记，特别是路易斯安那州服务不足和少数民族的患者。2)促进癌症护理交付研究项目，以确保我们参与研究基地提出的研究计划的能力，并最终设计出改善患者护理的方案。3)通过社区参与扩大健康差异研究项目，以增加少数民族和服务不足人群在临床试验中的参与

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Gulf South-Minority Based-NCI Community Oncology Research Program (GS-MB-NCORP) brings together an integrated clinical trials program from two Minority Based CCOPs (MBCCOP) and an NCCCP site in the state of Louisiana, supported by well-established and funded Cancer Care Delivery Research and programs in Health Disparities and Community-Based Participatory Research. The MBCCOP established by the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO-MBCCOP) and its NCCCP partner, the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Our Lady of the Lake Hospital (MBP-OLOL) in Baton Rouge, have joined the MBCCOP at the LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport (LSUHSC-SH-MBCCOP) in northwest Louisiana to create the GS-MB-NCORP. This consortium integrates well-established and experienced teams of clinicians and researchers with the aim of expanding access to state-of-the-art cancer clinical trials to the patients we serve, through a network of leading academic and community hospitals. Louisiana has one of the poorest survival rates for cancer patients in the United States, despite not having the highest incidence for all types of the disease. This is particularly true for underserved and minority patients, clealy reflecting a major health disparity. Possible explanations for this disparity range from socio-economic and access to health care, to poorly understood genetic and biological differences. The LSU MBCCOPs and the NCCCP at MBP-OLOL have independently worked to increase access to clinical trials for minority and underserved communities, establish outreach and education programs, and expand Cancer Care Delivery Research and Health Disparity studies. In the fall of 2012, we agreed to combine our strengths and experience into the GS-MB-NCORP with the goal of having a more significant impact on cancer associated health disparities by integrating our clinical trials programs and incorporating Cancer Care Delivery and Health Disparity researchers into the clinical trials process. The GS-MB-NCORP's goals are to increase the participation of minorities and underserved populations in clinical trials, identify barriers t participation, and incorporate the community in the research studies. To achieve this, we propose the following Specific Aims. 1) Advance an integrated system of access to cancer clinical trials that promote and facilitate the participation and enrollment of patients, in particlar underserved and minority populations in Louisiana. 2) Promote Cancer Care Delivery Research Programs to ensure our ability to participate in research initiatives proposed by the Research Bases, and eventually design protocols that improve the care of our patients. 3) Expand Health Disparities Research programs through community engagement to increase the participation of minority and underserved populations in clinical trials