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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

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Della'Zanna, Gary, D.O., M.Sc.
gary.dellazanna@nih.gov
240-276-7042
5E234 Program Officer | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
Garvey, Rodshae
garveyrj@nih.gov
240-276-5764
5E220 Program Support Assistant | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
Program Support Assistant | Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancer
Rodriguez, Luz Maria, M.D., FACS
luz.rodriguez@nih.gov
240-276-7039
5E228 Program Officer | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers
Umar, Asad, D.V.M., Ph.D.
asad_umar@nih.gov
240-276-7038
5E226 Chief | Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Huang, Ying

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Accelerating biomarker development through novel statistical methods for analyzing phase III/IV studies 5R01CA277133-03 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Huang, Ying

Western University Of Health Sciences
United States

Preventing UV-induced immunosuppression and skin carcinogenesis with R-carvedilol 5R01CA269653-04 Anda Vlad, M.D., Ph.D.
Huang, Yijian

Emory University
United States

Analytic diagnosis methods for disease ruling 5R01CA283687-02 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Huberty, Jennifer Lynne

University Of Texas Hlth Science Center
United States

Consumer-based meditation app, Calm, for treatment of sleep disturbance in hematological cancer patients 5R01CA262041-05 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Huh, Warner King

University Of Alabama At Birmingham
United States

Misoprostol to Optimize Prevention of Cancer of the Cervix: A Randomized Trial (MISOPCx Project) 3R01CA279021-02S1 Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Hui, David

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Strategies for Personalizing Oxygen and support Therapies for dyspnea in Oncology 5R01CA288515-02 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Hundley, William Gregory

Wake Forest University Health Sciences
United States

Improving Exercise Capacity with a Tailored Physical Activity Intervention in Lymphoma Patients Undergoing Treatment 5R33CA226960-05 Eileen Dimond, R.N., M.S.
Hur, Chin

Columbia University Health Sciences
United States

Optimal Colorectal Cancer Surveillance Strategy for Lynch Syndrome by Genotype 3R01CA257333-05S1 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Hutson, Alan David

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp
United States

Cancer Immunoprevention Network (CIP-Net) Resource Coordinating Center 1U24CA305623-01 Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.
Huttenhower, Curtis

Broad Institute, Inc.
United States

PROSPECT: Pathways, Risk factors, and mOleculeS to Prevent Early-onset Colorectal Tumors 3OT2CA297578-01S1 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Ibsen, Stuart Duncan

Oregon Health & Science University
United States

Distinguishing Pancreatic Cancer from Benign Pancreatic Disease using Nanoparticle-based Biomarkers 5R37CA258787-04 Matthew Young, Ph.D.
Im, Eun-Ok

University Of Texas At Austin
United States

Cancer Pain Management: A Technology-Based Intervention for Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors 5R33CA280979-04 Brennan Streck, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
Infante, Rodney E

Ut Southwestern Medical Center
United States

Identifying the Cellular and Molecular Targets of JAK/STAT-Driven Adipose Wasting to Reverse Cancer Cachexia 3R01CA266900-04S1 Marjorie Perloff, M.D.
Irvin, William J

Southeast Clinical Oncol Res Consortium
United States

NCI Community Oncology Research Program 2025 Extension Request 3UG1CA189858-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Iwelunmor, Juliet

Washington University
United States

Innovative Rapid Enabling, Affordable, point-of-Care HPV Self-Testing Strategy (I-REACH) 3U01CA279863-04S1 Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.