Cancer Control and Outcomes Program

The Cancer Control and Outcomes Program is one of three scientific programs in the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group. This program addresses a broad range of research aims, primarily those that are part of the cancer control continuum, which is widely recognized throughout the research community as including: cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis and surveillance, treatment, and survivorship.

Co-Directors

	Lynne I. Wagner, PhD Wake Forest School of Medicine Biography Email		Mitchell D. Schnall, MD, PhD University of Pennsylvania Biography Email

Peter J. O’Dwyer, MD University of Pennsylvania and the Abramson Cancer Center Biography Email

NCORP Community Advisory Committee

	Chair Michael A. Thompson, MD, PhD Aurora NCORP Biography Email

	Co-Chair Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO Northwestern University and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Biography Email		Co-Chair Mary Lou Smith, JD, MBA Research Advocacy Network Biography Email

Program Description

ECOG-ACRIN’s Cancer Control and Outcomes program aims to significantly reduce the burden of cancer on individual and societal levels by designing and conducting practice-changing clinical trials that span the entire continuum, from prevention through survivorship, in the communities where individuals receive their care. This program also engages in health equity research by studying determinants of disparities in cancer clinical trials, promoting accrual, and addressing the unique needs of younger and older adults diagnosed with cancer. Across the program, there is an emphasis on cancer care delivery research. For more information about the cancer control continuum, visit the NCI website.

Committees

There are four large scientific committees within the Cancer Control and Outcomes Program. Each committee has its own scientific aims. Some have subcommittees working groups.

• Prevention, Screening and Surveillance Committee
• Cancer Control and Survivorship Committee
• Cancer Care Delivery Research Committee
• Health Equity Committee

NCORP Research Base

To learn more, visit the NCORP Research Base section.

Additional Acknowledgement