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Cancer Research Program

Complete AESOP Pilot Study Interest Form

April 17, 2025

There is still time to complete the interest form if your Commission on Cancer (CoC)-accredited cancer program would like to participate in the Assessing the Effectiveness and Significance of the Operative Standards Program (AESOP) pilot study.

The AESOP grant seeks to evaluate the impact of the CoC Operative Standards (Standards 5.3-5.8) on short-term cancer care outcomes. One of the grant aims includes a special study, which involves oncology data specialists collecting additional data from the medical record on patients included in their cancer registry that underwent cancer surgery. The special study will launch in early 2027.

In preparation for the special study, the CoC is seeking a varied group of CoC-accredited cancer programs to participate in a pilot study beginning in April 2026. Participating sites must abstract data for all patients selected and enter via the study submission form. Participants will need to attend webinars and provide feedback before, during, and after the pilot study.

If you are interested in participating in the AESOP pilot, complete this interest form. Note that Veterans Affairs and pediatric cancer programs are not eligible for participation in the AESOP pilot or the special study.

Send questions to AESOP@facs.org.