AstraZeneca Quality Improvement Grant for Lung Cancer

Andrew L. Smith, PhD
andrew.smith@conquer.org

Lynn Kayali, PharmD
lynn.kayali@astrazeneca.com

Ilker Arslan, MD
Ilker.Arslan@astrazeneca.com

This opportunity offers funding to develop and deliver strategies to improve guideline concordant care (evidence-based clinical care) and/or clinical trial access for lung cancer patients in the community and rural care settings.

The goal of the program is to implement scalable, community-focused models that:

• Increase adherence to guideline-recommended testing and treatments
• Expand equitable clinical trial access and enrollment

Projects of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Leveraging technology, including electronic health records and artificial intelligence, to improve adherence to testing and treatment recommendations, and identify potential clinical trial participants
• Establish or enhance multi-disciplinary team approaches to ensure patients receive comprehensive and timely care across the disease continuum
• Patient-centered approaches to help patients adhere to care guidelines, understand their options regarding clinical trials, and engage in shared decision making with their providers
• Implementation of decentralized clinical trial models to promote access beyond traditional research hubs

Eligibility requirements:

• Principal Investigators must be an oncologist with at least 5 years of experience.
• The investigator and/or organization must ensure that lung cancer patients make up at least 15-20% of their patient population
• Eligible organizations include community clinics, academic institutions, healthcare systems, hospitals, and other cancer care delivery organizations in the United States.
• Only organizations are eligible to receive grants, not individuals or private practices.
• Cross-organizational collaboration is encouraged, provided the project targets eligible community or rural populations.
• The principal investigator must be an employee or contractor of the applicant organization.

Award ceiling: $480,000
Project period: 24 months
Estimated total program funding: $480,000

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.