# Presentation: 445079

## Progress Report, Feb. 2007:CDRP Grant Programs

- Singing River Hospital System
- Pascagoula, Mississippi

##  Radiation Oncology Research Partnership

- W. Sam Dennis, PhD, MD
-  P.I., Singing River Hospital System
- Sharon Spencer, MD
- P.I., University of Alabama Comp. CA Center – Birmingham
- Vince Herron, MD
- P.I., University of Mississippi Medical center

## Review: Major Grant Events 

- Prior P.I. left.
- Proposal for restructured Grant submitted to NIH, and NIH accepted.
- New P.I.
- Hurricane Katrina.
- Restructuring implemented and operations were begun.

## Review: Major Grant Events (cont)

- U. Mississippi replaced Mobile Infirmary as Partner
- Singing River Hospital was awarded an expansion grant to facilitate accrual from medical oncology and surgical oncology
- A med-onc P.I. added for expansn. grant
- Three general surgeons, a urologist, and a gynecologist added as co-investigators

##  NIH Expansion Grant

- James Clarkson, M.D.
-  P.I., Medical Oncology
- John Bailey, M.D.
- General Surgery
- William Avara, M.D.
- General Surgery
- Edward Dvorak, M.D.
- General Surgery
- Mark Lyell, M.D.
- Urology
- Julius Bosco, Sr., M.D.
- Gynecology

## Katrina Update

- Community still focused on rebuilding, etc.
- Most who had the means have rebuilt or partially rebuilt.
- The Hospital (SRHS) is still dealing with a disproportionate share of trauma care from the Coast, but situation improving.
- The number of trailers is decreasing.

## Clinical Research Activities

- 35 studies have been opened
- Of these, 24 remain open to accrual
- Total cases screened Sept ’05 thru Jan’07 = 434
- Total of 44 patients on active study patient roster, including 19 prior to CDRP
- Total of 25 patients since CDRP, including 12 from Keesler AFB and 13 new accruals

## Results of Patients Screened

- No Study Available – 285
- Study Available for disease site – 139
- Not Eligible – 87
- M.D. Preference not to treat on study – 19
- Pt. Declined – 10
- Accrued – 13
- Pending – 10

## Disease Sites

- Breast – 9
- Colon – 2
- Rectum – 1
- Prostate – 1

## Possible Cases Upcoming

- Cervix Uteri – 2
- Brain – 1

## TeleSynergy 

- Regular Administrative/Program Meetings
- Partner Meetings
- Additional Site at U. Miss in place
- Additional Equipment Planned at Singing River Hosp.

## Patient Navigator Program

- Model: Navigator plus van driver.  Transportation is a necessary part of our program.
- Documentation: Emphasis here so that program can be justified to the Hospital in the long term.
- Number of Pts navigated, Dec ’05 thru  Jan ’07 = 237

## Community Outreach Program

- Full time Community Outreach Nurse
- Generally, community leaders and community members are not ready to focus on cancer programs post Katrina
- We have couched a number of programs under the categories “wellness” and “stress relief” but have put in material regarding cancer prevention/detection

## Community Outreach Program(cont)

- A total of 37 programs have been presented
- A total of 1470 community members have been reached

## Future Plans 

- We are hoping to develop an investigator-initiated study centered around the Patient Fast Fact Sheets.
- Increased participation of surgical	 specialties in protocols.  The expansion grant provides those physicians with increased research support.

## Summary

- Partially recovered from Hurricane Katrina
- Expansion Grant in place
- Case screening going forward, 13 accruals
- Community outreach activities progressing
- Navigator Program progressing
- Our case roster numbers 44 patients including transfers from Keesler AFB