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University of Illinois
Medical Center
at Chicago

Clinical Research Division

Dr. Charbel

Dr. Amin-Hanjani

Dr. Barua

Dr. Hahn

Dr. Hersonskey

Dr. Lemole

Dr. Roitberg

Dr. Roitberg-Tambur

Dr. Slavin

University of Illinois
Department of Neurosurgery
912 S. Wood Street
4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60612
phone: 312-996-4842

Research: H. Engelhard, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Interests:

  • Innovative therapies for malignant brain tumors (such as glioblastoma multiforme; brain metastases), including:
    • Convection-enhanced delivery
    • Direct brain infusion
    • Gene therapy
    • Interstitial chemotherapy
    • Differentiation therapy
  • Molecular biology of brain tumors, including:
    • Tumor markers
    • The cell cycle
    • Phenotypic assays
    • Molecular mechanisms
  • Epidemiology of brain and spinal cord tumors

Studies:

A Phase II Study of Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy for Atypical and/or Unresectable Meningioma

University of Illinois Tumor Tissue Bank (Brain tumor repository)

A Prospective, Multi-center Trial of NovoTTF-100A Compared to Best Standard of Care in Patients with Progressive or Recurrent GBM