Andrea Mariani, M.D., M.S.

The purpose of this study is to learn the optimal vaginal sample collection process, including preferred anatomical location and yields and quality of RNA and DNA from each anatomical location.

The purpose of this research study is to learn more about serous endometrial cancer by creating three-dimensional (3-D) tissue models in the laboratory setting.  The tissue models will provide scientists with a reliable, sensitive method to test biomarkers and cellular responses to treatment for endometrial cancer.   

The purpose of this study is to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of 3D ultrasound in the assessment of tumor diameter and myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer in a pre-operative setting. This research is aiming to avoid the performance of sentinel node biopsy in patients at low risk of lymphatic spread.

The goal of this study is to identify circulating tumor DNA in the preoperative blood samples of endometrial cancer patients and detect changes in the quantity and tumor-specific mutations and chromosomal rearrangements in circulating tumor DNA of patients with endometrial cancer.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of PET/MRI (Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to give physicians preoperative information about specific sites in the body that the endometrial cancer may be present. If the PET/MRI is accurate and successful in providing this information, then women in the future may be able to have less extensive surgery for their endometrial cancer after evaluation with PET/MRI.

The purpose of this study is to identify those clinical, immunochemical, or molecular risk factors associated with an increased risk of distant recurrence in “high-intermediate” risk endometrial cancer patients. 

The purpose of this study is to characterize the microbiome in the genital tract and in the peritoneal cavity of subjects with ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancer.

The purpose of this study is to characterize a landscape of DNA alterations, RNA transcripts, and microbiome changes in resected tumors and body fluids of patients that have been diagnosed with aggressive endometrial cancer (Grade 3 and Type II) in order to identify molecular targets for which therapeutic drugs may exist.