# Cancer Outcomes

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2020 · $219,432

## Abstract

Abstract-Cancer Outcomes (CO) Shared Resource 
The Cancer Outcomes (CO) Shared Resource is a new resource to support a large and highly productive 
group of cancer center faculty conducting population science big data research, including analyses of linked 
cancer registry/insurance claims datasets; epidemiologic cohort studies; registries; and other real-world clinical 
data sources. The CO provides three main services: 1) development and support of a North Carolina multi- 
payer linked dataset; 2) methodological consulting services for population science big data analyses; and 3) 
software/systems development for managing real-world clinical data. By collaborating with the North Carolina 
Central Cancer Registry and other data partners, this unique North Carolina dataset represents the entire 
state’s cancer population (>400,000 patients) as well as 5.5 million unique beneficiaries in Medicare, Medicaid, 
and private insurance plans. This rich and unprecedented state-level resource represents heterogeneous 
populations which are often not represented in clinical trials. This shared resource directly addresses the 
emerging need of population science to develop big data infrastructure and methods. Research supported by 
the CO can directly answer crucial questions in cancer care related to access, disparities, quality, technology 
diffusion, guideline adherence, and cost of cancer care. The differential impact of insurance coverage models 
and policy initiatives can also be evaluated at the population, provider, and patient levels. Through an 
interdisciplinary “team science” approach, the Cancer Outcomes Shared Resource has developed novel data 
linkages, systems, and methods that allow researchers to better leverage the power of big data to improve 
population health. By partnering closely with computer scientists and research methodologists the CO team 
has developed extensive tools and web systems which make these big datasets interoperable and support the 
entire research lifecycle from hypothesis generation through manuscript publication. Supported by Cancer 
Center funds since its inception in 2012, this shared resource is already a highly used and successful 
resource: CO staff has worked with 36 faculty members, enabled publication of 41 manuscripts in peer- 
reviewed journals and nearly $10 million in funding from private and public sources external to UNC. Funds are 
proposed to support salary for key staff members and annual data updates

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9834863
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016086-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Anne-Marie Meyer
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $219,432
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9834863

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9834863, Cancer Outcomes (5P30CA016086-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9834863. Licensed CC0.

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