Five of the nation’s leading comprehensive cancer centers have joined forces as the UC Cancer Consortium (UCCC) to bring together the expertise of physicians, health professionals, researchers, data scientists and other UC partners on systemwide projects to fight cancer and optimize care.

UCCC initiatives include a joint effort to combine cancer data from all five cancer centers and make it readily available across the UC to revolutionize evidence-based care for UC patients; projects to improve the quality of cancer care; and multi-campus collaborations that address disease- and audience-specific challenges. The UCCC also serves California communities by advocating for cancer-related policies that advance health equity.

The UCCC is led by the directors of the five UC NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. The directors share leadership responsibility by rotating the chair and co-chair roles.

Data and precision oncology

Data-driven precision medicine is increasingly important for delivering the best personalized cancer treatment. The UCCC aims to leverage UC data to foster innovative research and improve cancer patient outcomes. The UCCC is working on enhancing the UC Health Data Warehouse to include de-identified data—such as cancer genomics—to make cancer patient data accessible to UC researchers and scientists.

Improving quality of care

The UCCC brings together providers and health professionals through the UCCC Quality Council to share best practices and collaborate on projects to make evidence-based improvements in care for all UC cancer patients. Current projects include a collaboration with UC Population Health on the UC Way Oncology Medical Home Initiative.