Principal Investigator: Albert Farias, PhD
RSG-22-127-01-HOPS
Multilevel Mechanisms of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Early-Stage Lung Cancer Outcomes: The Role of Patient, Provider, and System level factors in Los Angeles County
The study will investigate racial/ethnic- specific patient, physician and health setting factors that influence receipt of guideline-concordant treatment in African American, Hispanic, Asian, and White cancer survivors in California.
1/1/2023-12/31/2027
Principal Investigator USC Subcontract: Albert Farias, PhD
R37CA28404 (Erhunmwunsee, PI)
Examining the impact of structural racism on African American non-small cell lung cancer mutational signatures and outcomes
The overall purpose of this proposal is to determine the impact of racism-related socio-environmental factors, including air pollution and residential segregation on the mutational signatures and the mutagenic process in the NSCLC tumors of AA patients.
7/1/2024-6/31/2029
Principal Investigator of CCSG Pilot Award: Albert Farias, PhD
5P30CA014089 (Lerman, PI)
The Latino Equity and Access to Prostate (LEAP) cancer supportive care project
The goal of this pilot grant is to describe all five dimensions of cancer care access among Hispanic men with prostate cancer and supportive care and treatment for metabolic syndrome.
7/1/2024-1/31/2026
Co-Investigators: Albert Farias, PhD
R37CA251464 (Veenstra, PI)
A registry-based study of patterns of use of targeted therapies for metastatic cancers in diverse populations
The study will evaluate the use of targeted therapies for metastatic cancers in California, Michigan, and Georgia.
5/1/2021-10/31/2025