Kalil Abdullah

Dallas, Texas 75390, USA

About

Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Abdullah directs an Integrated Brain Tumor Research Program that takes tumor tissue directly from the operating room to the laboratory to develop new drug and treatment targets. He is actively involved in both running and enrolling patients in clinical trials for brain tumors

Expertise

Clinical Research, Neurosurgery

scientific

Projects

Specimen

Planning

Investigating the Metabolic Hallmarks of Oligodendroglioma…

Research is greatly needed to expand understanding of oligodendroglioma biology. The Children’s Brain Tumor Network will be providing rare samples necessary to better understand this tumor and to explore new treatment options.

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HGG, LGG, Oligodendroglioma

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Samuel McBrayer

research

Interests

Low-Grade Glioma…

Low-Grade Gliomas also called astrocytomas are the most common cancer of the central nervous system in children. They represent a heterogeneous group of tumors that can be discovered anywhere within the brain or spinal cord. Although surgical resection may be curative, up to 20% of children still su