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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
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
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.
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.
Sanchez, Eduardo Vilar	University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr United States	Cancer Immune-Interception in a Spontaneous Non-Human Primate Model of Lynch Syndrome	5R01CA260761-04	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Penedo, Frank J	University Of Miami Coral Gables United States	eHealth Supported Mindfulness-based Music Therapy Intervention (eMBMT) in Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients	4R33CA263335-03	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Plas, Ellen Van Der	Arkansas Children'S Hospital Res Inst United States	Identifying markers of abnormal neurocognitive trajectories during chemotherapy treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia	5R37CA266135-04	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Cao, Yin	Washington University United States	PROSPECT-Global Consortium and Risk Factor Discovery	3OT2CA297576-01S1	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Sanchez, Eduardo Vilar	University Of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr United States	Cancer Immune-Interception for Lynch Syndrome	5R01CA257375-05	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Acciavatti, Raymond Joseph	University Of Pennsylvania United States	Next-Generation Tomosynthesis Pilot Study	5R37CA273959-04	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	5R01CA270235-03	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chan, Andrew T	Massachusetts General Hospital United States	MGH- PROSPECT: Pathways, Risk factors, and mOleculeS to Prevent Early-onset Colorectal Tumors	3OT2CA297680-01S1	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Reese, Jennifer Barsky	Research Inst Of Fox Chase Can Ctr United States	Promoting Effective Clinical Communication about Sexual Health after Gynecologic Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Patient-Focused Intervention	5R01CA285674-02	Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.