PIVOT Program

Patient and Investigator Voices Organizing Together (PIVOT).

PIVOT is a patient research advocacy program at The University of Kansas Cancer Center. PIVOT provides cancer survivors, co-survivors, patient advocates and researchers the opportunity to work together to design research that may lead to improved treatments and therapies.

PIVOT's vision:

For patients, families, caregivers and researchers to work together to accelerate innovative approaches to re-define cancer research by:

• including patients' voices and perspectives gained from living with cancer in every step of the decision-making process to inform all aspects of research. 
• promoting meaningful partnerships, shared understanding and ongoing communications among patients, families, caregivers and researchers across the spectrum of cancer research.
• collaboratively developing education and training for patients, families, caregivers and researchers.

PIVOT’s members provide guidance to cancer center researchers to ensure their work focuses on questions important to patients and takes patient and family preferences into account.

Learn more about PIVOT at Patient Research Advocacy | PIVOT | The University of Kansas Cancer Center