Clinical Focus

• Cancer> GI Oncology
• Adrenal Cancer
• Carcinoid Tumors
• Carcinoid Tumors - Endocrinology
• Carcinoid Tumors - Surgery

Professional Education

Current Research Interests

Interleukin-12 is a Th1 cytokine. It is important in the cell mediated immune response. We are investigating its role as an anti-tumor cytokine to augment the immune response against cancer. We are planning a human trial.

Clinical Trials

• Identification of Key Blood Molecular Markers for Immunotherapy Recruiting
• Pancreatic Cancer and the Pre-Metastatic Liver Niche Recruiting
• Phase II Gemcitabine + Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Unresectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Recruiting
• Prognostic Value of Baseline CT Perfusion Parameters of Pancreatic Cancer for Patients Undergoing Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy or Surgical Resection Recruiting
• Evaluation of Preexisting Immunity Markers in Human Tumor Tissue Sample Completed

Publications

• Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis. Poultsides GA, Huang LC, Chen Y, Visser BC, Pai RK, Brooke Jeffrey R, Park WG, Chen AM, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Norton JA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012
• Recurrent Duodenal Stricture Secondary to Untreated Crohn''s Disease. Plerhoples TA, Norton JA. Dig Dis Sci. 2012
• A prospective study of total gastrectomy for CDH1-positive hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. Chen Y, Kingham K, Ford JM, Rosing J, Van Dam J, Jeffrey RB, Longacre TA, Chun N, Kurian A, Norton JA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011; 18 (9): 2594-8
• Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Abelson JA, Murphy JD, Minn AY, Chung M, Fisher GA, Ford JM, Kunz P, Norton JA, Visser BC, Poultsides GA, Koong AC, Chang DT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011
• Pancreatic endocrine tumors with major vascular abutment, involvement, or encasement and indication for resection. Norton JA, Harris EJ, Chen Y, Visser BC, Poultsides GA, Kunz PC, Fisher GA, Jensen RT. Arch Surg. 2011; 146 (6): 724-32