# Cancer Research of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan (CROWN) Consortium

> **NIH NIH UG1** · ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL · 2021 · $1,736,446

## Abstract

The Cancer Research of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan (CROWN) Consortium is a collaboration between
three of the largest cancer centers in Wisconsin: St. Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order
of St. Francis (St. Vincent Hospital through the Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Centers (SVHCC)), Wheaton
Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin, Inc., Columbia St. Mary’s, Inc., and Ministry Health Care, Inc.
(Ascension Wisconsin (AW)), and Aspirus, Inc. (Aspirus). With SVHCC as the project/performance primary
site, the three main institutions and their cooperating affiliates provide access to National Cancer Institute
(NCI)-sponsored clinical trials to community members throughout Wisconsin and northern Michigan. The
consortium covers an extensive catchment area that includes both rural and urban counties, as well as minority
and underserved communities. The CROWN Consortium looks to broaden recruitment capabilities, regularly
share best practices through established consortium committees, reach a more diversified patient portfolio, and
implement cancer care delivery research (CCDR) at multiple affiliate locations. In addition, the consortium will
actively participate and engage in NCORP Research Base trials beyond accrual by serving on committees,
contributing to protocol development, and developing young investigators to be engaged with clinical research.
The CROWN Consortium brings together an experienced research infrastructure with a multidisciplinary team
of qualified investigators across many areas of clinical research including medical and radiation oncology,
palliative care and pediatric oncology. The consortium provides a vast portfolio of cancer control, prevention,
and care delivery, biospecimen, screening/post-treatment surveillance trials, as well as treatment and imaging
clinical studies to the community setting. As a result, the CROWN Consortium will address gaps in clinical
research in rural, urban, minority, and underserved populations. The CROWN Consortium will address this by
the following specific aims: 1) Broaden CROWN Consortium participation in NCI-sponsored clinical trials by
expanding recruitment, clinical capabilities, and sharing of resources; 2) Expand recruitment and retention of
urban, rural, racial and ethnic minorities, and other underrepresented patient populations; 3) Execute high-
quality Cancer Care Delivery Research (CCDR) throughout the CROWN Consortium; and 4) Increase
investigator engagement in NCORP initiatives by contributing to best practices and research findings.
The CROWN Consortium represents a proven, high-performing addition to the NCORP network. The
consortium will expand NCORP’s access to populations in Wisconsin and northern Michigan. The consortium
will further NCORP Research Bases’ programs by providing a more representative population for studies, and
by providing feedback on study design feasibility for community sites and for appropriateness for diverse
participants. CROWN...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10227708
- **Project number:** 5UG1CA239769-03
- **Recipient organization:** ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Anthony J Jaslowski
- **Activity code:** UG1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $1,736,446
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-08-23 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10227708

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10227708, Cancer Research of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan (CROWN) Consortium (5UG1CA239769-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10227708. Licensed CC0.

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