BenjaminWarrenPurowMD

Neurology • Charlottesville, VA

Neurooncology

Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

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Office
1240 Lee St
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-9333

Fax+1 434-244-7526

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1999 - 2002
Children's National HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1999
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1999 - 2015
DC State Medical License 1997 - 2000
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Clinical Trials

RO4929097, Temozolomide, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Completed
Phase 1
Stereotactic Radiosurgery With Nivolumab and Valproate in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma Start of enrollment: 2016 May 24
Terminated
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

81 citations
Novel anti-apoptotic microRNAs 582-5p and 363 promote human glioblastoma stem cell survival via direct inhibition of caspase 3, caspase 9, and Bim.
Desiree Floyd, Ying Zhang, Bijan K. Dey, Benjamin Kefas, Hannah Breit
Plos One. 2014-05-07
28 citations
Statins affect human glioblastoma and other cancers through TGF-β inhibition.
Aizhen Xiao, Breanna Brenneman, Desiree Floyd, Laurey Comeau, Kelsey Spurio
Oncotarget. 2019-03-01
81 citations
Diacylglycerol Kinase α Is a Critical Signaling Node and Novel Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma and Other Cancers
Charli Dominguez, Desiree Floyd, Aizhen Xiao, Garrett R. Mullins, Benjamin Kefas
Cancer Discovery. 2013-04-04

Journal Articles

Combined c-met/Trk Inhibition Overcomes Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Glioblastoma
Ichiro Nakano, Benjamin Purow, Clinical Cancer Research

Press Mentions

Ribociclib Shown to Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier in GlioblastomaSeptember 13th, 2019

Grant Support

Investigation Of Notch-Inhibiting Micrornas In GliomaNational Cancer Institute2009–2012
Investigating Alpha-Secretase Inhibitors As Notch Inhibitors &Anti-Glioma AgentsNational Cancer Institute2008–2011