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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	Title	Grant Number	Program Official Sort descending
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.
Schmit, Stephanie L.	Cleveland Clinic Lerner Com-Cwru United States	Variation in tumor-associated immune profiles and colorectal cancer outcomes	5R01CA248931-05	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.
Segata, Nicola	University Of Trento United States	PROSPECT - Microbiome Studies. (PATHWAYS, RISK FACTORS, AND MOLECULES TO PREVENT EARLY-ONSET COLORECTAL TUMOURS)	1OT2CA297205-01	Asad Umar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chan, Andrew T	Massachusetts General Hospital United States	Effects of inflammaging on intestinal epithelial cells and aspirin chemoprevention.	5R01CA257523-05	Asad Umar, D.V.M., 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.