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Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers Research Group

About the Research Group

Mission

Designs, develops, implements and monitors research efforts for gastrointestinal and other cancers in the areas of chemoprevention, nutrition, and other prevention strategies that include nutritional, pharmacologic, biologic, genetic, vaccines or immunologic interventions and cancer screening and early detection.
Designs, develops and implements research through clinical trials screening, testing and validating new technologies that identify premalignant lesions.
Monitors clinical trials to develop agents using measures of efficacy that include modulation of surrogate endpoint biomarkers or cancer incidence reduction.
Interacts and communicates with extramural and intramural investigators in other NCI divisions and organizations of the National Cancer Program.

Staff

Name/Email	Room/Phone
Richard Carter carterr@mail.nih.gov	EPN 2141 301-594-2714
Gary Della'Zanna, DO gz46w@nih.gov	EPN 2143 301-451-4363
Brian Reid, MD, PhD reidbj@mail.nih.gov	EPN 2148 301-594-7672
Ellen Richmond, RN, MS, AOCN er115z@nih.gov	EPN 2146 301-435-2466
Luz Rodriguez, MD lr183g@nih.gov	EPN 2144 301-594-7672
Asad Umar, DVM, PhD au9q@nih.gov	EPN 2142 301-594-7671

Phone Number: (301) 594-2684
Fax Number: (301) 435-6344

U.S. Mail Address

Gastrointestinal & Other Cancers Research Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute
Executive Plaza North, Room 2141
6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7317
Bethesda, MD 20892-7317

Commercial Delivery Address:

Gastrointestinal & Other Cancers Research Group
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute
Executive Plaza North, Room 2141
6130 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852