Cancer Center - Community Clinical Oncology Program
The Medical College of Georgia Community Clinical Oncology Program (MCG MB CCOP) was created by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 1983 and awarded to MCG in August of 2004 under the direction of Andre Kallab, MD; Daron Ferris, MD; and Roger Vega, MD. The MCG MB-CCOP is designed to increase the availability of state-of-the-art cancer treatment and research to minority individuals in their own communities. Establishment of an operational base in this part of Georgia for extending cancer clinical trials and cancer prevention aims to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality in minority populations. The Grant describes the organizational and operational plans intended to provide structure for the effective implementation of multidisciplinary research. African-Americans comprise 42% of newly diagnosed cancer patients at MCG. Adult and pediatric cancer clinical trial programs at MCG have been successfully enrolling minorities to clinical trials (40% of patients entered are African-Americans). Ultimately, success of the MCG MB CCOP depends upon the joint efforts of three departments at the Medical College of Georgia:
African-Americans, in general, are disproportionately affected by disparities in the health care system. They are often unaware of available health services, distrust the system and harbor fears regarding screening and prevention studies. Our affiliation with the National Black Leadership Initiative against Cancer (NBLIC) is intended to break down existing barriers and potentially lead to improving accrual to cancer treatment and prevention trials.
Principal Investigator
Anand Jillella, MD
Adult Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 706-721-2505
Co-Investigator
Roger Vega, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 706-721-3626
Co-Investigator
Daron Ferris, MD
Family Medicine
Cancer Prevention & Control
Phone: 706-721-2535
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