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Prostate and Urologic Cancers

Conducts and supports research on the prevention and early detection of prostate and bladder cancers. Develops and supports prevention trials and evaluation of new agents, surrogate biomarkers, and emerging technologies for identifying premalignant lesions.

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Major Programs

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Asefa, Mela
mela.asefa@nih.gov
240-276-6422
5E328 Program Support Assistant | Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Program Support Assistant | Prostate and Urologic Cancer
House, Margaret, RN, B.S.N.
margaret.house@nih.gov
240-276-7047
5E306 Deputy Chief | Prostate and Urologic Cancer
Parnes, Howard L., M.D.
howard.parnes@nih.gov
240-276-7045
5E302 Chief | Prostate and Urologic Cancer

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Elmore, Joann G

University Of California Los Angeles
United States

Optimizing the Human-Computer Interaction in Pathology: Understanding the Impact of Computer-Aided Diagnosis Tools on Pathologists' Interpretive Performance 1R01CA288824-01A1 Claire Zhu, 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 5R01CA286799-03 Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Esserman, Laura J

University Of California, San Francisco
United States

Extending the Diversity, Reach, and Generalizability of the WISDOM Study 5R01CA237533-05 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Esserman, Laura J

University Of California, San Francisco
United States

WISDOM: A platform to optimize subtype-specific screening and prevention 5P01CA281826-02 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Fabian, Carol J.

University Of Kansas Medical Center
United States

Biomarker-Based Phase IIB Trial of (Bazedoxifene-Conjugated Estrogen) to Reduce Risk for Breast Cancer 5R01CA249437-05 Edward Sauter, M.D., Ph.D.
Fahrmann, Johannes F

University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
United States

Blood-Based Biomarkers for Personalized Risk Assessment of Breast and Ovarian Cancer 5U01CA282216-03 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Faller, Bryan

Decatur Memorial Hospital
United States

Heartland Cancer Research NCORP 3UG1CA189830-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Farrar, Christian T

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Novel metabolomic contrast probes for human lung cancer characterization 4R01CA273010-04 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Feng, Ziding

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
United States

Consortium on Translational Research in Early Detection of Liver Cancer:Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC) 5U24CA230144-09 Guillermo Marquez, Ph.D.
Fiol, Guilherme Del

University Of Utah
United States

GARDE: Scalable Clinical Decision Support for Individualized Cancer Risk Management 5U24CA274582-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Fitzgibbon, Marian L.

University Of Illinois At Chicago
United States

Mediterranean Diet and Weight Loss: Targeting the Bile Acid/Gut Microbiome Axis to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk 5R01CA250390-05 Young Kim, Ph.D.
Flory, James H

Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research
United States

Managing metabolic disruption in pancreatic cancer to prevent weight loss and improve quality of life 5R21CA277464-02 Gabriela Riscuta, M.D., CNS
Flowers, Lisa C.

Emory University
United States

Screening Strategies Among High-Risk Populations for Anal Cancer 5R01CA285198-03 Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Flowers, Lisa C.

Emory University
United States

Georgia Consortium to Eliminate Cervical Cancer in Women Living with HIV (GaCECC-WLWH) 5UG1CA284884-03 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Flynn, Kathryn E

Medical College Of Wisconsin
United States

Symptom Monitoring using Patient-Reported Outcomes to Optimize Medication Use (SyMPTOM) 5R01CA285925-02 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.