Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Program
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers remain some of the most difficult to treat, with five-year survival rates below 50 percent for most GI cancer types.
The Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Program aims to better understand what drives these cancers with the goal of identifying and applying better treatment strategies. Our research efforts span the entire spectrum—from in-depth basic research to investigator-initiated clinical trials—across all GI cancer types, including colorectal, gastroesophageal, and pancreatic cancers.
RESEARCH THEMES
The Gastrointestinal Cancer Program supports basic, translational and clinical research across all GI cancer types:
Causes of GI cancers
Determining the etiology and pathogenesis of gastrointestinal cancers
Diagnosis & Prediction
Developing biomarkers and imaging techniques to improve detection and predict efficacy of current and novel therapeutics for gastrointestinal cancers
Models of GI Cancer
Developing and studying novel laboratory models of cancer to improve understanding of human cancers
Translation Into Treatment
Translating laboratory discoveries into clinical investigations
Meet the Program Members
Cathy Eng, M.D. is the leader of the GI Cancer Research Program. The program has more than 30 members conducting clinical and translational research on a range of gastrointestinal cancers, with particular focus on colorectal, gastroesophageal and pancreas cancers.
