2024-2025 DMAC Pilot Projects

Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions: MD Anderson - Houston, UT Health - Houston, UT Health - San Antonio, Sam Houston State University

• John Lin, MD, MSHP (Assistant Professor, MD Anderson, Houston): Cancer Health Equity in Medicare Advantage versus Traditional Medicare. Dr. Giordano, Mentor
• Samiran Ghosh, PhD (Professor & Vice Chair - Biostatistics, UT Health, Houston): Developing Methods for Testing Non-Inferiority in Cancer related CER using UTMB SEER – Medicare Databases. Dr. Kuo, Mentor
• Maria Iniesta, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, MD Anderson, Houston): Impact of GLP-1 Agonists on Endometrial Cancer Risk in Women with Diabetes: A Population-Based Study Using SEER-Medicare and TCR-Medicare Databases. Drs. Giordano and Lopez, Mentors
• Erika Thompson, PhD (Associate Professor, UT Health, San Antonio): No Elucidating Disparities in HPV-Related Cancer Prevention to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) disparities in HPV vaccination and cervical cancer. Dr. Kuo, Mentor
• Yu Liu, PhD (Assistant Professor, SHSU): Adherence rates to initial active surveillance treatment for localized prostate cancer patients among various race/ethnicity groups in the United States and in Texas. Dr. Goodwin, Mentor

2023-2024 DMAC Pilot Projects

Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions: UTMB - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Campus; UTEP - University of Texas at El Paso

• Myrna Katalina Serna, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Sex Differences in Healthcare Utilization and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Texas Medicare Decedents with Colorectal and Lung Cancer. Drs. Raji and Berenson, Mentors.
• Jiefei Wang, PhD (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Enhancing Cancer Research Data via UTMB EHR Databases: A Prostate Cancer Study. Dr. Kuo, Mentor.
• Jacob Martinez, PhD, RN (Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso): Assessing Disparities in HPV-Associated Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Outcomes Among Hispanic Men. Dr. Lopez, Mentor.

2022-2023 DMAC Pilot Projects

Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions: UTA: University of Texas at Arlington; UNT HSC: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

• Stacey Griner, PhD, CPH, RDH (Assistant Professor, UNT HSC): Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Diagnosis and Access to Oral Healthcare. Dr. Kuo, Mentor.
• Zhaoli Liu, PhD, APRN (Assistant Professor, UTA): Mammography Screening Behavior and Breast Cancer Outcomes among Hispanic Women in Rural Texas. Dr. Giordano, Mentor.
• Uma R. Phatak, MD, MS (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Comparative Effectiveness Research on Rectal Cancer Care. Dr. Goodwin, Mentor.
• Robert Yockey, PhD (Assistant Professor, UNT HSC): Assessing Barriers and Factors to Cancer Care among LGBT Older Adults. Dr. Lopez, Mentor

2021-2022 DMAC Pilot Projects

Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions: TTUHSC: Texas Tech University Health Science Center; UT: University of Texas; UTMB: University of Texas Medical Branch.

• Jessica Chacon, PhD (Assistant Professor, TTUHSC El Paso): A population-based cohort study on Acral Lentiginous Melanoma from 2006-present in the state of Texas. Dr. Lopez, Mentor.
• Wei-Chen Lee, PhD (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Importance of Diabetes Management in Patients with Cancer using 2008-2018 Texas Medicare Data. Dr. Kuo, Mentor.
• John D. Prochaska, DrPH, MPH (Associate Professor, UTMB): Machine Learning, Social Determinants of Health, & Cancer Prevalence. Dr. Jupiter, Mentor.
• Meng Li, PhD (Assistant Professor, MD Anderson): The disparity in the use of immunotherapies in metastatic lung cancer. Dr. Giordano, Mentor