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John M. Slopis

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Neuro-Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1983 The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, MD, Medicine
1979 University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, BA, Chemistry

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Zou C, Smith KD, Liu J, Lahat G, Myers S, Wang WL, Zhang W, McCutcheon IE, Slopis JM, Lazar AJ, Pollock RE, Lev D. Clinical, pathological, and molecular variables predictive of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor outcome. Ann Surg 249(6):1014-22, 6/2009. PMID: 19474676.
2. Rokes C, Ketonen LM, Fuller GN, Weinberg J, Slopis JM, Wolff JE. Imaging and spectroscopic findings in meningioangiomatosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer. e-Pub 6/2009. PMID: 19544396.
3. Zou CY, Smith KD, Zhu QS, Liu J, McCutcheon IE, Slopis JM, Meric-Bernstam F, Peng Z, Bornmann WG, Mills GB, Lazar AJ, Pollock RE, Lev D. Dual targeting of AKT and mammalian target of rapamycin: A potential therapeutic approach for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Mol Cancer Ther, 5/2009. PMID: 19417153.
4. Koenig MK, Sitton CW, Wang M, Slopis JM. Central nervous system complications of blastic hyperleukocytosis in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: diagnostic and prognostic implications. J Child Neurol 23(11):1347-52, 11/2008. PMID: 18984849.
5. Zou CY, Smith KD, Shu QS, Liu J, McCutcheon IE, Slopis JM, Meric-BErnstam F, Bornmann WG, Mills GB, Lazar AJ, Pollock RE, Lev D. Dual Targeting of AKT and mTOR: A potential therapeutic approach for malignant peripheral nerve sheat tumor. Cancer Research. Submitted.
6. Debman JM, Ketonen L, Slopis JM, McCutcheon IE, Hamberg LM, Hunter GJ. Multidetector CT Evaluation of the Spoine in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type I. American Society of Neuroradiology. Submitted.
7. Kitagawa RS, Slopis JM, Tummala S, Lin V, McCutcheon IE. Surgical Treatment of intrinsic tumors of the sciatic nerve. Journal of Neurosurgery. Submitted.

Abstracts
1. Debnam JM, Ketonen L, Slopis JM, McCutcheon IE, Hamberg LM, Hunter GJ. Multidetector CT Evaluation of the Spine in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type I. Presented at the American Society of Neuroradiology 45th Annual Meeting. Submitted.

Last updated: 8/31/2009