# NCI PATTERNS OF CARE (POC)/QUALITY OF CARE STUDY: DIAGNOSIS YEAR 2019 (URINARY BLADDER CANCER AND KIDNEY CANCER)

> **NIH NIH N01** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $138,343

## Abstract

The primary objectives of the Fiscal Year 2021 NCI POC Study are to: 1) describe the use of recommended biomarker tests which shall be verified with the treating physician/physician office staff or with a unified medical record (record with all inpatient and outpatient records in a single file) and 2) describe the use of targeted therapy which shall be verified with the treating physician/physician office staff or with a unified medical record (record with all inpatient and outpatient records in a single file). Other objectives are to: 3) describe the use of adjuvant therapy, which shall be verified with the treating physician/physician office staff or with a unified medical record (record with all inpatient and outpatient records in a single file); 4) characterize the practice patterns in different communities; 5) compare the patterns of treatment (surgery, radiation therapy, systemic therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy), and other adjuvant therapy) over time and by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and insurance status; 6) describe comorbidities and the effect of co-morbid conditions on treatment; 7) describe treatment by hospital characteristics (i.e., for profit vs. not for profit, teaching vs. non-teaching, bed size, etc.); 8) describe the use of diagnostic tests and compare their use by demographic variables and geographic region; 9) describe the medical record documentation of multidisciplinary care and patient navigation; 10) assess the incidence of cancer recurrence; and 11) collect information on changes in cancer treatment patterns due to medication shortages.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10472103
- **Project number:** 261201800003I-0-759102100001-1
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** KEVIN WARD
- **Activity code:** N01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $138,343
- **Award type:** —
- **Project period:** 2021-04-05 → 2022-04-04

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10472103

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10472103, NCI PATTERNS OF CARE (POC)/QUALITY OF CARE STUDY: DIAGNOSIS YEAR 2019 (URINARY BLADDER CANCER AND KIDNEY CANCER) (261201800003I-0-759102100001-1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10472103. Licensed CC0.

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