Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

HEAD AND NECK SURGERY/ONCOLOGY PROGRAM
Current Research Grants and Contracts


  • RTOG 0619: A Randomized Phase II Trial of Chemoradiotherapy versus Chemoradiotherapy and Vandetanib for High-Risk Postoperative Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. (IRB #5140)
    Supported by the National Cancer Institute
    Principal Investigator: Neil Gross, M.D.

  • Screening for Barrett's Metaplasia in Otolaryngology Patients
    Principal Investigator: Joshua Schindler, M.D.
    Co-Investigator with Blair Jobe, M.D.
    Department of Health and Human Services/Public Health Services

  • UPCI 07-124: Comparison of Biomarker Modulation by Inhibition of EGFR and/or SRC Family Kinases Using Erlotinib and Dasatinib in Head and Neck and Lung Cancers. (IRB #5096)
    Supported by UPMC SPORE in head and neck cancer, University of Pittsburgh, OSI Pharmaceuticals, and Bristol-Meyers Squibb
    Principal Investigator: Neil Gross, M.D.

  • Voice & Swallowing Outcomes after Cricotracheal Resection. IRB# 3336.
    Principal Investigator: James Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
    Co-Investigators:
    Peter Andersen, M.D.
    Linda Bryans, M.A., CCC-SLP
    Andrew Palmer, M.S., CCC-SLP
    Joshua Schindler, M.D.

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