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Brain and Spinal Tumor Program
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With the latest advances in Neuro-oncology, the UR Brain and Spinal Tumor program creates and develops the most innovative and promising treatment strategies for patients with malignant brain tumors and spinal tumors.
Born from a unique collaboration between a multi-disciplinary group of clinicians and surgeons, our continually evolving program brings together the best minds and talents in the field.
As such, this renowned program serves as a national resource for patients and clinicians across the region, by supporting research for novel therapies and access to clinical trials which serve to further our knowledge of and ability to treat neuro-oncological disease.
Visit our Translational Brain Mapping program for more information on state-of-the-art treatment.
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A video narrated by Dr. Kevin Walter performing a Glioma Resection.
Selected Publications
Patterns and Timing of Recurrence After Temozolomide-Based Chemoradiation for Glioblastoma
Characterization of TEM1/endosialin in human and murine brain tumors
Vascular gene expression patterns are conserved in primary and metastic brain tumors
Primary spinal cord glioma: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database study
Stereostatic radiosurgery for glioblastoma: retrospective analysis