Title: “Biobehavioral-Cytokine Interactions in Ovarian Cancer”
Agency: National Cancer Institute PI: Susan Lutgendorf
Period 9/30/03-6/30/08

Description: This is a longitudinal prospective study examining relationships between social support, depression, angiogenic cytokines and disease free interval in ovarian cancer patients.

Title: “Biobehavioral_Cytokine Interactions in Ovarian Cancer-- Methodological Supplement”
Agency: National Cancer Institute PI: Susan Lutgendorf
Period: 10/1/04-9/30/06

Description: The major goal of this methodologic supplement to already funded ovarian cancer research is to enable the assessment of catecholamines and pro-angiogenic cytokines in tissue samples.

Biobehavioral-Cytokine Interactions in Ovarian Cancer NIH Roadmap Administrative Supplements to Support Interdisciplinary Research
Funding Period: 9/30/05- 9/29/07
Role: PI
Description: The major goal of this supplement to already funded ovarian cancer research is to enable the assessment of inflammatory immune cells in tissue samples.

Title: “Tumor Metastases: Biobehavioral Mechanisms”
Agency: National Cancer Institute
Principal Investigator: Anil Sood, M.D., U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Role: Co-Investigator
Period: 10/1/04-9/30/09

Description: The goal of this project is to examine in vitro and in vivo mechanisms by which stress hormones contribute to tumor metastases and to examine relationships between psychosocial measures and markers of tumor metastatic growth.

Title: “Ovarian Cancer: Mechanisms of Neuroendocrine Regulation"
Source: National Cancer Institute R01-CA109298
Principal Investigator: Anil Sood, M.D., U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Role: Co-Investigator
Period: 4/1/05-3/31/09

Description: The goal of this project is to examine in vitro and in vivo molecular mechanisms by which stress hormones contribute to angiogenesis in ovarian cancer.

Title: “Healing Touch in Advanced Cervical Cancer Patients: Immune Effects and Mechanisms”
Agency: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Center Grant: Exploratory Program Grant for Frontier Medicine (Prestwood, P.I.)
Role: Principal Investigator of Project 4 in Center Grant
Period: 9/1/02-4/30/05 no cost extension till 4/30/07

Description: The major goal of this project is to examine the effects of healing touch vs. relaxation vs. standard care on cellular immune function and side effects in cervical cancer patients under treatment.

Title: “Healing Touch, Immunity, and Fatigue in Breast Cancer”
Agency: National Cancer Institute PI: Susan Lutgendorf
Role: Principal Investigator
Period: 7/1/03-6/30/05

Description: The goal of this study is to examine effects of healing touch on immunity and fatigue in breast cancer patients.

Title: “Interstitial Cystitis Clinical Trials Research Network (ICCRN)”
Agency: NIDDK PI: Karl Kreder
Role: Co-Investigator Period: 7/1/03-9/30/08

Description: The major goal of this grant is to establish a multi center network to investigate effective therapies for interstitial cystitis.