Clinical Research Disease Sites

The following list includes both disease site programs that are currently supported by the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant to UPCI (CCSG, indicated by *) as well as clinical disease sites. In all disease sites, clinical research collaborations occur. Through clinical trials, important studies on cancer prevention, cancer detection, treatment, and end of life care are validated. UPCI works in tandem with UPMC Cancer Centers (UPMCCC) to improve cancer care for patients.

Brain Tumor Program *
UPCI Co-Leaders: Hideho Okada, MD, PhD and Ian Pollack, MD
UPCI Brain Tumor Program
UPMC CC Brain Tumor Program

Breast Cancer Disease Site
UPCI Co-Leaders: Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD and Ronald Johnson, MD
UPCI Breast Cancer Disease Site
UPMC CC Breast Cancer Program

GI Cancer Disease Site
UPCI Co-Leaders: Barry Lembersky, MD and Herbert Zeh, MD
UPCI GI Cancer Disease Site
UPMC CC Colon and Gastrointestinal Cancer Program

Gynecologic Oncology Disease Site
UPCI Co-Leaders: Robert Edwards, MD and Joseph Kelley, MD
UPCI Gynecologic Oncology Disease Site
UPMC CC Gynecologic Cancer Program

Head and Neck Cancer Program *
UPCI Leader: Jennifer Grandis, MD
UPCI Head and Neck Cancer Program
UPMC CC Head and Neck Cancer Program

Hematologic Malignancies Program *
UPCI Leader: David G. Roodman, MD, PhD
UPCI Hematologic Malignancies Program
UPMC CC Leukemia and Lymphoma Program

Liver Cancer Disease Site
UPCI Co-Leaders: David Bartlett, MD and David Geller, MD
UPCI Liver Cancer Disease Site
UPMC CC Liver Cancer Program

Lung and Thoracic Malignancies Program *
UPCI Co-Leaders: Joel Greenberger, MD and Jill Siegfried, PhD
UPCI Lung and Thoracic Malignancies Program
UPMC CC Lung and Esophageal Cancer Program

Melanoma Program *
UPCI Co-Leaders: Dorothea Becker, PhD and John Kirkwood, MD
UPCI Melanoma Program
UPMC CC Melanoma Program

Pediatric Oncology Disease Site
UPCI Leader: A. Kim Ritchey, MD
UPCI Pediatric Oncology
UPMC Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Prostate and Urologic Cancers Program *
UPCI Co-Leaders: Joel Nelson, MD and Zhou Wang, PhD
UPCI Prostate and Urologic Cancer Program
UPMC CC Prostate and Urologic Cancer Program

Radiation Oncology Disease Site
UPCI Co-Leaders: Joel Greenberger, MD and Dwight Heron, MD
UPCI Radiation Oncology
UPMC CC Radiation Oncology Services

Surgical Oncology Disease Site
UPCI Co-Leaders: David Bartlett, MD and James Luketich, MD
UPCI Surgical Oncology
UPMC CC Surgical Oncology Services