NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) Kate Castro, RN, MS, AOCN ® Nurse Consultant National Cancer Institute, Outcomes Research Branch Kate Castro, RN, MS, AOCN ® Nurse Consultant National Cancer Institute, Outcomes Research Branch

NCCCP Overview National network of community cancer centers that will expand cancer research and deliver the latest, most advanced cancer care to a greater number of Americans in the communities where they live.

Pilot Program Three year pilot program which started in the Spring community hospitals 14 states Potentially leading to nationwide launch in 2010

Pilot Program Goals Expand clinical trials Reduce cancer health disparities Collect, store, and share blood and tissue samples needed for research Explore the utility of a national database of electronic medical records

NCCCP Pillars Clinical Trials Information Technology BiospecimensQuality of Care Survivorship and Palliative Care Disparities

Quality of Care Subcommittee Created standardized chemotherapy and biotherapy consent form Created Genetics matrix Created Multi- disciplinary Care matrix Participation in Commission on Cancer Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS) as beta-test sites ASCO Quality Oncology Practice Indicators (QOPI)

Multi-Disciplinary Care Matrix NCCCP Program Expansion –Fourteen new sites awarded on April 21, 2010 –Currently 30 sites in 22 states

Multi-Disciplinary Care Matrix NCCCP Program Expansion –Fourteen new sites awarded on April 21, 2010 –Currently 30 sites in 22 states

NCCCP Hospitals (1)

NCCCP Hospitals (2)

Program Goals Reduce cancer health disparities Improve quality of care at community hospitals Increase participation in clinical trials Enhance cancer survivorship and palliative care services Participate in biospecimen research initiatives to support personalized medicine Expand use of electronic health records and connect to cancer research data network Enhance cancer advocacy

Project #8 What does PRO-CTCAE offer NCCCP sites? –Opportunity to take part in a clinical research trial measuring patient reported outcomes –Adds to NCI’s understanding of NCCCP sites ability to conduct clinical research trials –Community laboratory?

ARRA Project #8 PRO-CTCAE What can NCCCP sites offer PRO-CTCAE? –Access to geographically diverse areas –Opportunity for NCI to learn directly from the community practices serving their patients –A better understanding of PRO-CTCAE in the community setting.

NCI Team Thank you: Steve Clauser, PhD Bryce Reeve, PhD Andrea Denicoff, RN, MS, ANP Jean Lynn, RN, MPH, OCN Ann O’Mara, RN, PhD, FAAN Diane St. Germaine, RN, MS, CRNP Sonja Stringer