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Community Oncology and Prevention Trials

Supports clinical oncology trials in cancer prevention and control in community settings. Funds investigator-initiated research in supportive, palliative and end-of-life care. Coordinates with other NCI programs to conduct clinical oncology research projects in the community setting.

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Major Programs

Staff List

Photo Name, Email, Phone Room Group(s)/Office
Heckman-Stoddard, Brandy, Ph.D., M.P.H.
brandy.heckman-stoddard@nih.gov
240-276-7048
5E334 Chief | Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Acting Chief | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Lee, Beverly
beverly.lee@nih.gov
5E532 Program Officer | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Lee, Cecilia, Dr.P.H., RN
cecilia.lee@nih.gov
240-276-7152
5E516 Nurse Consultant | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Maxwell, Pamela
pamela.maxwell@nih.gov
240-276-7081
5E434 Program Specialist | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
McCarty, Larae
larae.mccarty@nih.gov
240-276-5777
5E322 Program Specialist | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Early Detection
Parker, Bernard, M.D., FACP
bernard.parker@nih.gov
240-276-5533
5E448 Program Officer | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Streck, Brennan, Ph.D., RN, M.P.H.
brennan.streck@nih.gov
240-276-7050
5E430 Program Officer | Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Program Officer | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
White, Vanessa A., M.P.H.
vanessa.white@nih.gov
240-276-6163
5E524 Program Officer | Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Program Officer | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials
Whitman, Cynthia, B.S. [C]
cynthia.whitman@nih.gov
Contractor | Community Oncology and Prevention Trials

Grants

PI Name Sort descending PI Organization Title Grant Number Program Official
Demb, Joshua Brian

University Of California, San Diego
United States

Optimal early colorectal cancer screening initiation 4R00CA267181-03 Claire Zhu, Ph.D.
Demehri, Shadmehr

Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Immunosurveillance of breast glands with oncogenic germline mutations 5UG3CA290300-02 Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.
Deng, Gary E

University Of California-Irvine
United States

Acupuncture to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Sepsis: a Randomized Controlled Trial 7R21CA286330-03 Goli Samimi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Deng, Jie

University Of Pennsylvania
United States

Placebo-Controlled Phase II Randomized Clinical Trial of Photobiomodulation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors with Chronic Lymphedema 1R01CA289307-01A1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Deng, Youping

University Of Hawaii At Manoa
United States

Circulating lipid and miRNA markers for early detection of breast cancer among women with abnormal mammograms 5R01CA230514-05 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Dhakal, Soma

Virginia Commonwealth University
United States

Single-Molecule High-Confidence Detection of miRNA Cancer Biomarkers 5R61CA278445-03 Christos Patriotis, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Diaz, Juan Sebastian Gomez

University Of California At Davis
United States

A miniaturized neural network enabled nanoplasmonic spectroscopy platform for label-free cancer detection in biofluids 3R01CA273253-03S1 Nicholas Hodges, Ph.D.
Dickinson, Sally E

University Of Arizona
United States

Investigating novel targets for topical immunoprevention of keratinocytic skin cancer 1UG3CA290443-01A1 Altaf Mohammed, Ph.D.
Digirolamo, Gregory James

Univ Of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester
United States

Increasing Nodule Detection in Lung Cancer by Non-Conscious Detection of "Missed" Nodules and Machine Learning 5R01CA269903-04
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.
Doolittle, Gary C.

University Of Kansas Medical Center
United States

The University of Kansas Cancer Center's- MCA Rural NCORP- extension 3UG1CA239767-06S1 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Drake, Richard R.

Medical University Of South Carolina
United States

Targeted Isolation and Identification of Sialylated Glycoproteins in Cancer Tissues, Cells and Biofluids 5R33CA267226-03
Drescher, Charles

Swedish Medical Center, First Hill
United States

The Pacific Cancer Research Consortium (PCRC), an NCORP Community Site 3UG1CA189953-11S1 Vanessa A. White, M.P.H.
Dryden-Peterson, Scott

Brigham And Women'S Hospital
United States

Botswana CASCADE Clinical Trials Site 3UG1CA275416-04S1 Maria Silvina Frech, Ph.D., M.S.
Duan, Bin

University Of Nebraska Medical Center
United States

Flupirtine Analogue Synthesis and Screening for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain 1R21CA298918-01 Rachel Altshuler, Ph.D.