Interventions to improve the quality of life and survivorship of older adults with cancer: The funding landscape at NIH, ACS and PCORI

Marie Flannery; Supriya Gupta Mohile; William Dale; Neeraj K Arora; Lauren Azar; Erica S Breslau; Harvey Jay Cohen; Efrat Dotan; Basil A Eldadah; Corinne R Leach; Sandra A Mitchell; Julia H Rowland; Arti Hurria

doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2016.02.001

Interventions to improve the quality of life and survivorship of older adults with cancer: The funding landscape at NIH, ACS and PCORI

J Geriatr Oncol. 2016 Jul;7(4):225-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ University of Rochester Medical Center, Box SON 601, Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Electronic address: marie_flannery@urmc.rochester.edu.
² University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 704, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Electronic address: supriya_mohile@urmc.rochester.edu.
³ University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, MC 6098, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: wdale@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
⁴ Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), 1919 M Street, NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Electronic address: narora@pcori.org.
⁵ Patients Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), 1919 M Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: lholuj@pcori.org.
⁶ National Cancer Institute (NCI), 9609 Medical Center Drive, 3E520, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Electronic address: breslaue@mail.nih.gov.
⁷ Room 3502 Blue Zone, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁸ Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: efrat.dotan@fccc.edu.
⁹ National Institute on Aging (NIA), 7201 Wisconsin Ave, 3C307, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: eldadahb@nia.nih.gov.
¹⁰ American Cancer Society (ACS), 250 Williams St, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. Electronic address: corinne.leach@cancer.org.
¹¹ National Cancer Institute (NCI), 9609 Medical Center Drive, 3E448, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Electronic address: mitchlls@mail.nih.gov.
¹² National Cancer Institute (NCI), 9609 Medical Center Drive, 4E450, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Electronic address: rowlandj@mail.nih.gov.
¹³ City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 910110, USA. Electronic address: ahurria@coh.org.

Abstract

Identifying knowledge gaps and research opportunities in cancer and aging research was the focus of a three-part conference series led by the Cancer and Aging Research Group from 2010 to 2015. The third meeting, featured representatives from the NIA, NCI, ACS and PCORI each of whom discussed research priorities and funding opportunities in cancer and aging at their respective agencies. This manuscript reports on the proceedings of that conference with a specific focus on funding priorities for interventions to improve the quality of life and survivorship of older adults with cancer. Helpful tips from each funder regarding writing a scientifically strong research proposal are presented.

Keywords: ACS; Aging; Cancer; Frail; Funding; NIH; Older adults; PCORI; Quality of life; Survivorship.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aging*
American Cancer Society / economics
Biomedical Research
Cancer Survivors* / psychology
Humans
National Cancer Institute (U.S.) / economics
National Institute on Aging (U.S.) / economics
National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / economics
Neoplasms* / psychology
Neoplasms* / therapy
Patient Outcome Assessment
Patient-Centered Care
Quality of Life*
Research Support as Topic / organization & administration*
Survivorship*
United States

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding