Soumen Khatua, MD
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics
About Dr. Khatua
Dr Khatua is an Assistant Professor and a pediatric Neuro-Oncologist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He completed a pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC and a Neuro-Oncology fellowship at the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. His research efforts are directed towards developing clinical trials using targeted therapy in pediatric brain tumors. Dr Khatua’s areas of interest and focus are high-grade glioma, diffuse pontine glioma and intracranial germ cell tumors.
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1982 | Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta, IND, MBBS, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2008-2009 | Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000-2003 | Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC |
| 1997-2000 | Clinical Residency, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX |
| 1988-1988 | Clinical Fellowship, Westminster's Children Hospital, London |
| 1987-1987 | Clinical Fellowship, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL |
| 1983-1984 | Clinical Residency, Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Section Chief, Neuro-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics Patient Care, Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Patient Care, Division of Pediatrics, Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2015
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Verma A, Zhou H, Chin S, Bruggers C, Kestle J, Khatua S. EGFR as a predictor of relapse in myxopapillary ependymoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 59:746-8, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22190537.
- O'Neil S, Ji L, Buranahirun C, Azoff J, Dhall G, Khatua S, Patel S, Panigrahy A, Borchert M, Sposto R, Finlay J. Neurocognitive outcomes in pediatric and adolescent patients with central nervous system germinoma treated with a strategy of chemotherapy followed by reduced-dose and volume irradiation. Pediatr Blood Cancer 57(4):669-73, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21495164.
- Khatua S, Dhall G, O'Neil S. Treatment of primary CNS germinomatous germ cell tumors with chemotherapy prior to reduced dose whole ventricular and local boost irradiation. Pediatr Blood and Cancer 55:42-6, 2010. PMID: 20222020.
- Becher OJ, Peterson KM, Khatua S, Santi MR, MacDonald TJ. IGFBP2 is overexpressed by pediatric malignant astrocytomas and induces the repair enzyme DNA-PK. J Child Neurol 23:1205-13, 2008. PMID: 18952587.
Invited Articles
- Khatua S, Sadighi ZS, Pearlman ML, Bochare S, Vats TS. Brain Tumors in Children- Current Therapies and Newer Directions. Indian J Pediatr 79:922-7, 2012. PMID: 222944272.
- Sadighi Z, Vats T, Khatua S. The Paradigm Shift in Molecular Stratification and Treatment Profile. Child Neurology 27:1302-7, 2012. PMID: 22826514.
- Khatua S, Moore K, Vats T, Kestle J. Diffuse Pontine Glioma in children- current status and future directions. Childs Nervous System 27:1391-97, 2011. PMID: 21533575.
- Dhall G, Khatua S, Finaly JL. Pineal Region Tumors in Children. Curr Opin Neurology 23:576-82, 2010. PMID: 21042218.
Abstracts
- Khatua S, Phillips A, Fangusaro J, Bovan S, Dhall G, Finlay JL. Recurrent pure CNS germinoma with markedly elevated serum and cerebrospinal fluid human chorionic gonadotropin-beta (HCGβ). Annual meeting of Society of Neuro-Oncology, 2011. PMID: 20949592.
- Bruggers C, Moore K, Khatua S. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spectroscopy in pediatric atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors. Annual meeting of the Society Neuro-Oncology, 2010.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Phase-I Trial of NK cells for Recurrent Pediatric Brain Tumors |
| Funding Source: | Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancers |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Tumor Heterogeneity in DIPG Therapeutics Development |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Study of ONC201 in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma |
| Funding Source: | Department of Defense (TTSA) |
| Role: | Collaborator |