Heartland CCOP performs the following activities: 1) enrolls significant numbers of participants to federally-sponsored cancer treatment trials, 2) recruits participants to NCI-sponsored cancer prevention and control studies, 3) participates in cancer screening/early diagnosis clinics and provides education about cancer prevention strategies, 4) educates the public and professional colleagues about cancer research and raises the visibility of NCI trials, 5) participates actively in NCI-sponsored cooperative group life, quality assurance and science. Heartland's two component institutions, Missouri Baptist Medical Center (MBMC) and the Center for Cancer Care and Research (CCCR) each have a long history of high-quality clinical oncology research. The components of that research include: 1) 12 medical oncologists and associated professional staff with clinical trial experience, 2) diligent protection of human subjects according to federal regulations, 3) established, successful participant eligibility screening procedures, and 4) refined protocol and data management procedures. In addition to their accrual and data management efforts, Heartland members have expanded their contributions to the group life of CALGB, NSABP and NCCTG. Heartland continues to expand the existing research program to offer clinical research access to a wide geographic area, as well augmenting the cancer related health of the suburban and rural communities served by the CCOP. The Heartland Research Consortium (Heartland) was developed to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality by accelerating the transfer of newly developed cancer prevention and cancer treatment interventions to the populace of St. Louis County and contiguous, medically under-served rural areas in eastern Missouri. In addition to three main offices in West St. Louis County, Heartland maintains four rural outreach clinics. Through these offices and outreach clinics, Heartland provides hematology and oncology services and clinical research access to a total of ten counties in eastern Missouri that would not otherwise be available.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Cooperative Clinical Research--Cooperative Agreements (U10)
Project #
5U10CA114558-07
Application #
8079653
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1-SRRB-Y (J1))
Program Officer
Kelaghan, Joseph
Project Start
2005-07-12
Project End
2013-05-31
Budget Start
2011-06-01
Budget End
2012-05-31
Support Year
7
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$697,095
Indirect Cost
Name
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
075886358
City
St. Louis
State
MO
Country
United States
Zip Code
63131
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Heist, Rebecca S; Wang, Xiaofei; Hodgson, Lydia et al. (2014) CALGB 30704 (Alliance): A randomized phase II study to assess the efficacy of pemetrexed or sunitinib or pemetrexed plus sunitinib in the second-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol 9:214-21
Du, Juan; Lopez-Verges, Sandra; Pitcher, Brandelyn N et al. (2014) CALGB 150905 (Alliance): rituximab broadens the antilymphoma response by activating unlicensed NK cells. Cancer Immunol Res 2:878-89
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Aggarwal, Rahul; Halabi, Susan; Kelly, William Kevin et al. (2013) The effect of prior androgen synthesis inhibition on outcomes of subsequent therapy with docetaxel in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: results from a retrospective analysis of a randomized phase 3 clinical trial (CALGB 90401) ( Cancer 119:3636-43
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Gupta, Pankaj; Mulkey, Flora; Hasserjian, Robert P et al. (2013) A phase II study of the oral VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor vatalanib (PTK787/ZK222584) in myelodysplastic syndrome: Cancer and Leukemia Group B study 10105 (Alliance). Invest New Drugs 31:1311-20
Ogino, Shuji; Shima, Kaori; Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A et al. (2012) Predictive and prognostic roles of BRAF mutation in stage III colon cancer: results from intergroup trial CALGB 89803. Clin Cancer Res 18:890-900

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