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Constantinos Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD

L. Dade Lunsford Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery

University of Pittsburgh

Constantinos Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD

The project

Enhancing 5-ALA Photodynamic Therapy and MEK Inhibition with Radiation Therapy for Targeted Treatment of H3K27-Mutant Diffuse Midline Glioma

This study is testing a combination of existing treatments to better fight a deadly childhood brain tumor that currently has no cure. By using light-based therapy, targeted drugs, and radiation together, researchers hope to slow tumor growth more effectively and quickly move toward better treatment options for patients.