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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

Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (CP-CTNet)

Staff List

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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	PI Organization Sort descending	Title	Grant Number	Program Official
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.
Balskus, Emily Patricia	Harvard University United States	PROSPECT: Pathways, Risk factors, and mOleculeS to Prevent Early-onset Colorectal Tumors	3OT2CA297577-01S1	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Markowitz, Sanford D.	Case Western Reserve University United States	A Clinical Trial of Cancer Prevention by Biomarker Based Detections of Barrett's Esophagus and Its Progression	5R01CA295877-02	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Ulrich, Cornelia M	Utah State Higher Education System--University Of Utah United States	Adipose tissue-colorectal tumor cross-talk: new targets for breaking the obesity-cancer link	5R01CA254108-05	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
El-Serag, Hashem B	Baylor College Of Medicine United States	Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Related to Metabolic Syndrome	5P01CA263025-04	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	5P01CA265772-03	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Spector, Tim	King'S College London United States	PROSPECT: Pathways, Risk factors, and mOleculeS to Prevent Early-onset Colorectal Tumors	1OT2CA297289-01	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	4R37CA246175-06	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Guo, Xingyi	Vanderbilt University Medical Center United States	Leveraging Omics and Electronic Health Records Data to study Colorectal Adenoma genetics and Drug Repurposing	1R01CA297582-01A1	Gary Della'Zanna, D.O., M.Sc.
Nicolson, Fay	Dana-Farber Cancer Inst United States	SESORRS endoscopy for the staging and evaluation of colorectal cancer	5R00CA266921-05
Chan, Andrew T	Massachusetts General Hospital United States	Precision Prevention Research Program	5R35CA253185-06	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Yilmaz, Omer	Massachusetts Institute Of Technology United States	PROSPECT - Stem cell models	3OT2CA297570-01S1	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chung, Raymond T	Massachusetts General Hospital United States	Trial of Statins for Chemoprevention in Hepatocellular Carcinoma	4R01CA255621-05	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Mosher, Catherine E	Indiana University Indianapolis United States	Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Patient Fatigue Interference and Caregiver Burden in Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer	5R01CA289486-02
Hall, Daniel Lee	Massachusetts General Hospital United States	Innovating CBT-I for Cancer Survivors: An Optimization Trial	5R21CA279248-02