• “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

    — Nelson Mandela

  • CORI Research

    CORI believes that when doctors and researchers work together, we can create innovative and effective treatments improving the chance for cure. We provide the opportunity for doctors to collaborate internationally, working with institutions in countries such as Israel and Serbia, to better understand less researched cancers. We recognize the value in personalized medicine, recognizing that every patient is unique in how they should be treated.
     
    CORI looks to expand our partnerships as we look towards the future of cancer research and more effective treatments.

     

    CORI supports education and research in the following cancers:
    • Colon
    • Pancreas and Liver
    • Melanoma
    • Breast Cancer
    • Prostate Cancer
    • Gynecologic malignancies (ovary, uterus, and cervix)

  • Research Projects

    Completed and Ongoing Research Projects Funded by CORI

    General Cancer Research

    • Redefine staging systems in cancer to improve the selection of patients for different therapies.
    • Evaluate the impact of age on adherence to quality measures in cancer care.
    • Establish predictive statistical models to improve the selection of patients for chemotherapy.
    • Study stem cells as biomarkers in cancer.
    • Examine whether community hospitals are meeting the same standards as academic hospitals for the multimodal management of cancer.
    • Examine the role of tumor infiltrating immune cells in tumor invasion and metastases.
    • Establish evidence-based guidelines for precision risk stratification in cancer.

    Liver Cancer

    • Describe the benefits and risks of novel anti-angiogenesis therapies after liver resection.
    • Develop novel, minimally invasive ways to destroy liver tumors.
    • Examine the effects of long-acting somatostatin analogues plus aggressive cytoreductive surgery in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma.

    Colon Cancer​

    • Perform international multicenter trials to individualize cancer care in colon cancer.
    • Develop new techniques for targeting lymph node assessment in gastrointestinal neoplasms. 
    • Describe a novel primary tumor gene signature in colon cancer when national quality standards are adhered to.
    • Establish an immunoprofile for the prognostic assessment of colon cancer.
    • Study sex-specific differences in colon cancer.

    Breast Cancer​

    • Conduct a double-blind randomized controlled trial in breast cancer by adding 1% lidocaine to technetium sulfur colloid for sentinel lymphatic mapping.

    Melanoma

    • Conduct an extensive 45-year review in anorectal malignant melanoma and propose a novel staging classification. 
    • Evaluate whether there is an expanding role for hepatic resection and adrenalectomy in metastatic melanoma.

    Stomach

    • Evaluate whether surgical quality improves staging accuracy in gastric cancer. 
    • Determine whether race influences stage-specific survival in gastric cancer. 
    • Examine the impact of birthplace in Asian-Americans with gastric cancer.

    Gallbladder​

    • Perform a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing standard analgesia with combined intra-operative cystic plate and port-site local anesthesia for post-operative pain management in patients undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

    Cancer education and training​

    • Evaluate attitudes and perceptions of surgical oncology fellows on ACGME accreditation and the complex general surgical oncology certification.

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