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Early Detection

Advances research to determine the effectiveness and clinical impact – harms and benefits – of cancer early detection technologies and practices, including imaging and molecular biomarker approaches. Fosters technological development, statistical modeling, and dissemination of scientific findings to promote early cancer detection practices.

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Major Programs

Resources

Cancer Data Access System (CDAS)

Staff List

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Photo	Name, Email, Phone	Room	Group(s)/Office
	LeeVan, Elyse, M.D., M.P.H. elyse.leevan@nih.gov 240-276-7314	5E110	Program Officer \| Early Detection
	McCarty, Larae larae.mccarty@nih.gov 240-276-5777	5E322	Program Specialist \| Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Early Detection
	Miller, Eric, Ph.D. eric.miller2@nih.gov 240-276-5336	5E212	Program Officer \| Early Detection
	Ong, Mary Jane maryjane.ong@nih.gov 240-858-3296	5E120	Nurse Consultant \| Early Detection
	Pinsky, Paul, Ph.D. paul.pinsky@nih.gov 240-276-7014	5E108	Chief \| Early Detection
	Saxena, Neeraj, Ph.D. neeraj.saxena@nih.gov 240-276-6302	5E218	Program Officer \| Early Detection
	Zhu, Claire, Ph.D. claire.zhu@nih.gov 240-276-7013	5E106	Program Officer \| Early Detection

Grants

PI Name Sort descending	PI Organization	Title	Grant Number	Program Official
Ahn, Jiyoung	New York University School Of Medicine United States	The Oral Mycobiome and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer	5U01CA250186-04	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Anderson, Garnet L.	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center United States	NCI Cancer Screening Research Network: Coordinating and Communication Center	3UG1CA286954-02S1	Elyse LeeVan, M.D., M.P.H.
Backman, Vadim	Northwestern University At Chicago United States	Optical hyperspectral nanoscale chromatin analysis for colon cancer risk-stratification	1R01CA289294-01A1	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Bissonnette, Bruce Marc	University Of Chicago United States	A non-invasive blood test for multi-cancer detection and determination of tissue of origin preceding overt cancer diagnosis	1U01CA297685-01	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Chen, Ru	Baylor College Of Medicine United States	BLOOD-BASED PROTEOMIC ASSAY FOR PANCREATIC CANCER DETECTION	4UH3CA292130-02	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Cook, Linda S	University Of Colorado Denver United States	NOT-CA-24-111 Improving Strategies for Cancer Reduction through Early-detection and ENgagement (I-SCREEN)	3UG1CA286941-02S1	Elyse LeeVan, M.D., M.P.H.
Demb, Joshua Brian	University Of California, San Diego United States	Optimal early colorectal cancer screening initiation	4R00CA267181-03	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Doescher, Mark P	University Of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr United States	Oklahoma Tribal, Rural, Urban Cancer Screening Trial ACCESS Hub	3UG1CA287044-02S1	Elyse LeeVan, M.D., M.P.H.
Eastham, James A	Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research United States	Influence of intra-individual variability in serial screening samples on clinical decision-making for risk stratification and biopsy by a single PSA and additional markers	5U01CA266535-04	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
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.
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.
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.
Ghobrial, Irene M.	Dana-Farber Cancer Inst United States	Molecular prediction of myeloma in African Americans	5U01CA271492-04	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Goel, Ajay	Beckman Research Institute/City Of Hope United States	5mC and 5hmC DNA alterations as sensitive and specific biomarkers for the non-invasive early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	1U01CA296639-01A1	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Grogan, Eric L	Vanderbilt University Medical Center United States	Clinical Utility of Biomarkers Driven Management of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules	5R01CA252964-05	Claire Zhu, Ph.D.