Explore Our Portfolio
Search a repository of PCORI-funded comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, as well as projects that seek to encourage engagement in research, disseminate and implement PCORI-funded research findings, and improve the nation's capacity to conduct patient-centered CER, among others. Learn more about the Portfolio |
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 results
Project Title
Project Status
Project Type
Comparing Two Ways to Provide Palliative Care for Patients Who Are in the Hospital with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Areej El-Jawahri, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Recruiting
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Supporting Shared Decision Making between Clinicians and Older Adults about Colorectal Cancer Screening -- The PRIMED Study
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Karen Sepucha, PhD, and Leigh Simmons, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Ways to Provide Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Jennifer S. Temel, MD
Project Status:
In progress; Enrollment complete
Project Type:
Research
Comparing the Effects of Three-Week versus Five-Week Courses of Radiation Therapy for Women with Breast Cancer Getting Mastectomy with Breast Reconstruction
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Rinaa Sujata Punglia, MD
Project Status:
In PCORI Peer-Review Process
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Understanding How Patients' Response to Treatment Varies Using Predicted Risk
Tufts Medical Center, Inc.
| Massachusetts
David Kent, MD, MS
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Comparing Two Ways to Provide Follow-Up Care to Patients after Bone Marrow Transplants
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Gregory Abel, MD, MPH
Project Status:
PCORI Peer-Review Process Complete
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Clinician-Collected and Self-Collected Tests for Detecting High-Risk HPV Infection among Female-to-Male Transgender Adults
Fenway Community Health Center
| Massachusetts
Sari Reisner, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Comparing Communication Training Programs for Cancer Doctors
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
James Tulsky, MD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Methods for Improving Confounding Control in Comparative Effectiveness Research Using Electronic Healthcare Databases
Partners Healthcare Brigham and Women's Hospital
| Massachusetts
Sebastian Schneeweiss, MD, MS, ScD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Improving Informed Consent for Palliative Chemotherapy
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Does a Smartphone App Help Patients with Cancer Take Oral Chemotherapy as Planned?
Massachusetts General Hospital
| Massachusetts
Joseph A. Greer, PhD
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Reducing Legal Barriers to Help Patients Receive Treatment for Breast and Lung Cancer -- The Project SUPPORT Study
Boston Medical Center
| Massachusetts
Tracy A. Battaglia, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Has Results
Predicting the Impact of Treatment Options on Survival and Breast Conservation in Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Rinaa Punglia, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Completed; PCORI Public and Professional Abstracts, and Final Research Report Posted
Project Type:
Research
Relapsed Childhood Neuroblastoma as a Model for Parental End-of-Life Decision-Making
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
| Massachusetts
Jennifer W. Mack, MD, MPH
Project Status:
Terminated
Project Type:
Research