Jeffrey Norton

Clinical Focus

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

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Lingbing Zhang

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
• Evaluation of Preexisiting Immunity Markers in Human Tumor Tissue Sample No longer recruiting
• Cyberknife Radiosurgery for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Completed
• Investigate Role of Metabolic Imaging in Predicting Tumor Response/Outcome After Pancreatic CA Tx Completed
• Phase I Dose Escalation of Stereotactic Radiosurgical Boost for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer No longer recruiting

Publications

• Surgical management of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; state of the art. Morrow EH, Norton JA. Surg Clin North Am. 2009; 89 (5): 1091-103
• A Novel PRKAR1A Mutation Associated with Primary Pigmented Nodular Adrenocortical Disease and the Carney Complex. Peck M, Visser BC, Norton JA, Pasche L, Katznelson L. Endocr Pract. 2009: 1-22
• The value of surgery for retroperitoneal sarcoma. Gholami S, Jacobs CD, Kapp DS, Parast LM, Norton JA. Sarcoma. 2009: 2009 605840
• Major blood vessel reconstruction during sarcoma surgery. Song TK, Harris EJ, Raghavan S, Norton JA. Arch Surg. 2009; 144 (9): 817-22
• Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms: Clinicopathologic Study of 116 Cases With Analysis of Factors Predicting Recurrence. Pai RK, Beck AH, Norton JA, Longacre TA. Am J Surg Pathol. 2009