Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers

Conducts and supports prevention and early detection research for colorectal, esophageal, liver, pancreatic, and hematolymphoid cancers. Supports development of new approaches for clinical prevention studies, including cancer immunoprevention.

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Major Programs

Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (CP-CTNet)

Staff List

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Name, Email, Phone	Room	Group(s)/Office	ID
Della'Zanna, Gary, D.O., M.Sc. gary.dellazanna@nih.gov 240-276-7042	5E234	Program Officer \| Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers	559
Garvey, Rodshae garveyrj@nih.gov 240-276-5764	5E220	Program Support Assistant \| Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers Program Support Assistant \| Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer	541
Richmond, Ellen, M.S., GNP-BC ellen.richmond@nih.gov 240-276-7043	5E236	Deputy Chief \| Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers	611
Rodriguez, Luz Maria, M.D., FACS luz.rodriguez@nih.gov 240-276-7039	5E228	Program Officer \| Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers	616
Umar, Asad, D.V.M., Ph.D. asad_umar@nih.gov 240-276-7038	5E226	Chief \| Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers	635

Grants

PI Name Sort descending	PI Organization	Title	Grant Number	Program Official
Allen, Peter J	Duke University United States	Preventing an Incurable Disease: The Prevention of Progression to Pancreatic Cancer Trial (The 3P-C Trial)	5R01CA235677-05	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Bao, Ting	Dana-Farber Cancer Inst United States	Acupuncture for Chemothrapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatment (ACT) Trial	5R37CA248563-05	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Cao, Yin	Washington University United States	Obesity, sedentary behaviors, and diet quality for prevention and early detection of early-onset colorectal neoplasia	5R37CA246175-05	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chak, Amitabh	Case Western Reserve University United States	Pathways of Injury and Repair in Barrett's Carcinogenesis	5P01CA269019-02	Ellen Richmond, M.S., GNP-BC
Chan, Andrew T	Massachusetts General Hospital United States	Precision Prevention Research Program	5R35CA253185-05	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chang, Su-Hsin	Washington University United States	Addressing racial disparities in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and progression to multiple myeloma from a prevention perspective	5R01CA253475-03	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chung, Raymond T	Massachusetts General Hospital United States	Trial of Statins for Chemoprevention in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	5R01CA255621-04	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Curtius, Kathleen M.	University Of California, San Diego United States	Multiscale modeling of spatiotemporal evolution in Barrett's esophagus	5R01CA270235-02	Ellen Richmond, M.S., GNP-BC
El-Serag, Hashem B	Baylor College Of Medicine United States	Multilevel factors associated with heterogeneity in risk of liver cancer within Hispanics with cirrhosis	3P01CA263025-03S1	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Elswick, Ronald K	Virginia Commonwealth University United States	A Randomized Controlled Trial using a Heuristic Tool To Improve Symptom Self-Management in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer	5R01CA286799-02	Ellen Richmond, M.S., GNP-BC
Flynn, Kathryn E	Medical College Of Wisconsin United States	Symptom Monitoring using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Optimize Medication Use (SyMPTOM)	1R01CA285925-01A1	Ellen Richmond, M.S., GNP-BC
Geisler, Stefanie	Washington University United States	Developing mechanism-based strategies to treat chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy	5R37CA267905-04	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Hall, Daniel Lee	Massachusetts General Hospital United States	Innovating CBT-I for Cancer Survivors: An Optimization Trial	1R21CA279248-01A1	Ellen Richmond, M.S., GNP-BC
Hoshida, Yujin	Ut Southwestern Medical Center United States	Epigallocatechin gallate for prevention of lethal cirrhosis complications	5R01CA282178-02	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Ji, Hanlee P	Stanford University United States	Precision Interception of Gastric Cancer Precursors Through Molecular and Cellular Risk Stratification	5P01CA265772-02	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.