Benjamin W. Purow
Professor, Neurology
21 Hospital Drive, Old Medical School, Room 4881
Charlottesville, Va 22908
Bio & Overview
Academic Information
- Department
- Neurology
- Academic Title
- Professor
Primary Education
- BA, Chemistry and Physics, Harvard University-Cambridge, MA, 1991
- MD, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University-Baltimore, MD, 1996
Other Appointments
- Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
- Pathology
- Professor, Medicine- Hematology and Oncology
- Professor, Neuroscience
Other Affiliations
- Member, Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics Program
- MSTP
- Associate Professor, BIMS
Research Interests
Research Disciplines
- Biotechnology
- Cancer Biology
- Neuroimmunology
- Neuroscience
- Translational Science
Research Opportunities
- Biotechnology
- Cancer Biology
- Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy
- Neuroimmunology
- Neuroscience
PhD Programs
- Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
- Experimental Pathology
- Neuroscience
Selected Publications
2024
Yadav, N., & Purow, B. W. (2024). Understanding current experimental models of glioblastoma-brain microenvironment interactions. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 166(2), 213-229. doi:10.1007/s11060-023-04536-8
2022
Cornelison, R. C., Yuan, J. X., Tate, K. M., Petrosky, A., Beeghly, G. F., Bloomfield, M., . . . Munson, J. M. (2022). A patient-designed tissue-engineered model of the infiltrative glioblastoma microenvironment. NPJ PRECISION ONCOLOGY, 6(1). doi:10.1038/s41698-022-00290-8
Yogendran, L. V., Kalelioglu, T., Donahue, J. H., Ahmad, H., Phillips, K. A., Calautti, N. M., . . . Fadul, C. E. (2022). The landscape of brain tumor mimics in neuro-oncology practice. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 159(3), 499-508. doi:10.1007/s11060-022-04087-4
Purow, B. (2022). ONC201 and ONC206: Metabolically ClipPing the wings of diffuse midline glioma. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 24(9), 1452-1453. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noac103
Purow, B. (2022). Delivering Glioblastoma a Kick-DGKα Inhibition as a Promising Therapeutic Strategy for GBM. CANCERS, 14(5). doi:10.3390/cancers14051269
Granade, M. E., Manigat, L. C., Lemke, M. C., Purow, B. W., & Harris, T. E. (2022). Identification of ritanserin analogs that display DGK isoform specificity. BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 197. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2022.114908
2021
Noffsinger, B., Witter, A., Sheybani, N., Xiao, A., Manigat, L., Zhong, Q., . . . Purow, B. (2021). Technical choices significantly alter the adaptive immune response against immunocompetent murine gliomas in a model-dependent manner. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 154(2), 145-157. doi:10.1007/s11060-021-03822-7
Purow, B. (2021). Cannabinoids and NF-κB: Hijacking a pro-cancer signal Can Be Done. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 23(11), 1810-1811. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noab187
Day, E. K., Zhong, Q., Purow, B., & Lazzara, M. J. (2021). Data-Driven Computational Modeling Identifies Determinants of Glioblastoma Response to SHP2 Inhibition. CANCER RESEARCH, 81(8), 2056-2070. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-1756
Manigat, L. C., Granade, M. E., Taori, S., Miller, C. A., Vass, L. R., Zhong, X. -P., . . . Purow, B. W. (2021). Loss of Diacylglycerol Kinase α Enhances Macrophage Responsiveness. FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY, 12. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.722469
2020
Bronisz, A., Rooj, A. K., Krawczynski, K., Peruzzi, P., Salinska, E., Nakano, I., . . . Godlewski, J. (2020). The nuclear DICER-circular RNA complex drives the deregulation of the glioblastoma cell microRNAome. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(51). doi:10.1126/sciadv.abc0221
Silvestre, J., Gosse, T., Read, P., Gentzler, R., Purow, B., Asthagiri, A., . . . Fadul, C. E. (2021). Genesis of Quality Measurements to Improve the Care Delivered to Patients With Brain Metastases. JCO ONCOLOGY PRACTICE, 17(3), 146-+. doi:10.1200/OP.20.00233
Day, E. K., Sosale, N. G., Xiao, A., Zhong, Q., Purow, B., & Lazzara, M. J. (2020). Glioblastoma Cell Resistance to EGFR and MET Inhibition Can Be Overcome via Blockade of FGFR-SPRY2 Bypass Signaling. CELL REPORTS, 30(10), 3383-+. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.014
2019
Mead, B. P., Curley, C. T., Kim, N., Negron, K., Garrison, W. J., Song, J., . . . Price, R. J. (2019). Focused Ultrasound Preconditioning for Augmented Nanoparticle Penetration and Efficacy in the Central Nervous System. SMALL, 15(49). doi:10.1002/smll.201903460
Ahmad, H., Martin, D., Patel, S. H., Donahue, J., Lopes, B., Purow, B., . . . Fadul, C. E. (2019). Oligodendroglioma confers higher risk of radiation necrosis. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 145(2), 309-319. doi:10.1007/s11060-019-03297-7
Miller, T. W., Traphagen, N. A., Li, J., Lewis, L. D., Lopes, B., Asthagiri, A., . . . Fadul, C. E. (2019). Tumor pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 144(3), 563-572. doi:10.1007/s11060-019-03258-0
Ahmad, H., Fadul, C. E., Schiff, D., & Purow, B. (2019). Checkpoint inhibitor failure in hypermutated and mismatch repair-mutated recurrent high-grade gliomas. NEURO-ONCOLOGY PRACTICE, 6(6), 424-427. doi:10.1093/nop/npz016
Xiao, A., Brenneman, B., Floyd, D., Comeau, L., Spurio, K., Olmez, I., . . . Purow, B. (2019). Statins affect human glioblastoma and other cancers through TGF-β inhibition.. Oncotarget, 10(18), 1716-1728. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.26733
Abounader, R., Wick, W., Purow, B., Huse, J., & Gerstner, E. (2019). Highlights from the Literature. Neuro-Oncology, 21(2), 148-150. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noz008
2018
Zhang, Y., Kim, J., Mueller, A. C., Dey, B., Yang, Y., Lee, D. -H., . . . Abounader, R. (2019). Multiple receptor tyrosine kinases converge on microRNA-134 to control KRAS, STAT5B, and glioblastoma (vol 21, pg 720, 2014). CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION, 26(1), 197. doi:10.1038/s41418-018-0145-0
Olmez, I., Zhang, Y., Manigat, L., Benamar, M., Brenneman, B., Nakano, I., . . . Purow, B. (2018). Combined c-Met/Trk Inhibition Overcomes Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Glioblastoma. CANCER RESEARCH, 78(15), 4360-4369. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-17-3124
Sun, L., Yu, S., Xu, H., Zheng, Y., Lin, J., Wu, M., . . . Li, M. (2018). FHL2 interacts with EGFR to promote glioblastoma growth. ONCOGENE, 37(10), 1386-1398. doi:10.1038/s41388-017-0068-0
2017
Viapiano, M., Bhat, K., Abounader, R., Wright, K., Wick, W., & Purow, B. (2017). Highlights from the Literature. Neuro-Oncology, 19(12), 1572-1575. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nox200
McCloud, R. L., Franks, C. E., Campbell, S. T., Purow, B. W., Harris, T. E., & Hsu, K. -L. (2018). Deconstructing Lipid Kinase Inhibitors by Chemical Proteomics. BIOCHEMISTRY, 57(2), 231-236. doi:10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00962
Abounader, R., Wright, K., Bhat, K., Chamberlain, M., Purow, B., & Soffietti, R. (2017). Highlights from the Literature. Neuro-Oncology, 19(10), 1294-1297. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nox157
Olmez, I., Brenneman, B., Xiao, A., Serbulea, V., Benamar, M., Zhang, Y., . . . Purow, B. (2017). Combined CDK4/6 and mTOR Inhibition Is Synergistic against Glioblastoma via Multiple Mechanisms. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 23(22), 6958-6968. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-0803
Aldape, K., Abounader, R., Bhat, K., Soffietti, R., Purow, B., & Huse, J. (2017). Highlights from the Literature. Neuro-Oncology, 19(8), 1021-1024. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nox114
Bhere, D., Tamura, K., Wakimoto, H., Choi, S. H., Purow, B., Debatisse, J., & Shah, K. (2018). microRNA-7 upregulates death receptor 5 and primes resistant brain tumors to caspase-mediated apoptosis. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 20(2), 215-224. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nox138
Li, M., Xiao, A., Floyd, D., Olmez, I., Lee, J., Godlewski, J., . . . Purow, B. (2017). CDK4/6 inhibition is more active against the glioblastoma proneural subtype.. Oncotarget, 8(33), 55319-55331. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.19429
Li, M., Xiao, A., Floyd, D., Olmez, I., Lee, J., Godlewski, J., . . . Purow, B. (2017). CDK4/6 inhibition is more active against the glioblastoma proneural subtype. ONCOTARGET, 8(33), 55319-55331. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.19429
Franks, C. E., Campbell, S. T., Purow, B. W., Harris, T. E., & Hsu, K. -L. (2017). The Ligand Binding Landscape of Diacylglycerol Kinases. CELL CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, 24(7), 870-+. doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.06.007
Olmez, I., Love, S., Xiao, A., Manigat, L., Randolph, P., McKenna, B. D., . . . Purow, B. (2018). Targeting the mesenchymal subtype in glioblastoma and other cancers via inhibition of diacylglycerol kinase alpha. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 20(2), 192-202. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nox119
Bhere, D., Tamura, K., Purow, B., Debatisse, J., & Shah, K. (2017). Mesenchymal stem cells shuttle micrornas via extracellular vesicles and prime resistant GBM to caspase mediated apoptosis. Cytotherapy, 19(5), e4-e5. doi:10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.03.017
Pope, W., Huse, J., Abounader, R., Purow, B., Wick, W., & Aldape, K. (2017). Highlights from the Literature. Neuro-Oncology, 19(1), 9-11. doi:10.1093/neuonc/now280
2016
Reon, B. J., Anaya, J., Zhang, Y., Mandell, J., Purow, B., Abounader, R., & Dutta, A. (2016). Expression of lncRNAs in Low-Grade Gliomas and Glioblastoma Multiforme: An In Silico Analysis. PLOS MEDICINE, 13(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002192
Huse, J., Abounader, R., Purow, B., Hegi, M., Soffietti, R., & Aldape, K. (2016). Highlights from the Literature. Neuro-Oncology, 18(11), 1472-1474. doi:10.1093/neuonc/now215
Boroda, S., Niccum, M., Raje, V., Purow, B. W., & Harris, T. E. (2017). Dual activities of ritanserin and R59022 as DGKα inhibitors and serotonin receptor antagonists.. Biochemical pharmacology, 123, 29-39. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2016.10.011
Boroda, S., Niccum, M., Raje, V., Purow, B. W., & Harris, T. E. (2017). Dual activities of ritanserin and R59022 as DGKα inhibitors and serotonin receptor antagonists. BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY, 123, 29-39. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2016.10.011
Kingsmore, K. M., Logsdon, D. K., Floyd, D. H., Peirce, S. M., Purow, B. W., & Munson, J. M. (2016). Interstitial flow differentially increases patient-derived glioblastoma stem cell invasion via CXCR4, CXCL12, and CD44-mediated mechanisms. INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY, 8(12), 1246-1260. doi:10.1039/c6ib00167j
Purow, B. (2016). For glioma, a sweet side to diabetes. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 18(3), 306-307. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nov328
Lan, Q., Wang, A., Cheng, Y., Mukasa, A., Ma, J., Hong, L., . . . Li, M. (2016). Guanylate binding protein-1 mediates EGFRvIII and promotes glioblastoma growth in vivo but not in vitro. ONCOTARGET, 7(9), 9680-9691. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.7109
2015
Ngulde, S. I., Fezeu, F., Ramesh, A., Moosa, S., Purow, B., Lopez, B., . . . Sandabe, U. K. (2015). Improving Brain Tumor Research in Resource-Limited Countries: A Review of the Literature Focusing on West Africa. CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, 7(11). doi:10.7759/cureus.372
Manigat, L., & Purow, B. (2015). DDEL-16SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION OF AN HDAC INHIBITOR (HDACi) AND A NOTCH INHIBITOR VERSUS GLIOBLASTOMA AND MELANOMA CELLS. Neuro-Oncology, 17(suppl 5), v76.4-v77. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nov212.16
Purow, B. (2016). Repurposing existing agents as adjunct therapies for glioblastoma. NEURO-ONCOLOGY PRACTICE, 3(3), 154-163. doi:10.1093/nop/npv041
Purow, B. (2015). Molecular Pathways: Targeting Diacylglycerol Kinase Alpha in Cancer. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 21(22), 5008-5012. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-0413
Lee, E. Q., Kaley, T. J., Duda, D. G., Schiff, D., Lassman, A. B., Wong, E. T., . . . Wen, P. Y. (2015). A Multicenter, Phase II, Randomized, Noncomparative Clinical Trial of Radiation and Temozolomide with or without Vandetanib in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 21(16), 3610-3618. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-3220
2014
Norden, A. D., Schiff, D., Ahluwalia, M. S., Lesser, G. J., Nayak, L., Lee, E. Q., . . . Wen, P. Y. (2015). Phase II trial of triple tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor nintedanib in recurrent high-grade gliomas. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 121(2), 297-302. doi:10.1007/s11060-014-1631-y
Kaley, T. J., Wen, P., Schiff, D., Ligon, K., Haider, S., Karimi, S., . . . Omura, A. (2015). Phase II trial of sunitinib for recurrent and progressive atypical and anaplastic meningioma. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 17(1), 116-121. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nou148
Floyd, D., & Purow, B. (2014). Micro-masters of glioblastoma biology and therapy: increasingly recognized roles for microRNAs. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 16(5), 622-627. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nou049
Zhang, Y., Kim, J., Mueller, A. C., Dey, B., Yang, Y., Lee, D. -H., . . . Abounader, R. (2014). Multiple receptor tyrosine kinases converge on microRNA-134 to control KRAS, STAT5B, and glioblastoma. CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION, 21(5), 720-734. doi:10.1038/cdd.2013.196
Kim, J., Zhang, Y., Skalski, M., Hayes, J., Kefas, B., Schiff, D., . . . Abounader, R. (2014). microRNA-148a Is a Prognostic oncomiR That Targets MIG6 to Regulate EGFR and Apoptosis in Glioblastoma. CANCER RESEARCH, 74(5), 1541-1553. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-1449
Clarke, R. H., Moosa, S., Anzivino, M., Wang, Y., Floyd, D. H., Purow, B. W., & Lee, K. S. (2014). Sustained Radiosensitization of Hypoxic Glioma Cells after Oxygen Pretreatment in an Animal Model of Glioblastoma and In Vitro Models of Tumor Hypoxia. PLOS ONE, 9(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111199
Floyd, D. H., Zhang, Y., Dey, B. K., Kefas, B., Breit, H., Marks, K., . . . Purow, B. W. (2014). Novel Anti-Apoptotic MicroRNAs 582-5p and 363 Promote Human Glioblastoma Stem Cell Survival via Direct Inhibition of Caspase 3, Caspase 9, and Bim. PLOS ONE, 9(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096239
2013
Kefas, B., Floyd, D. H., Comeau, L., Frisbee, A., Dominguez, C., diPierro, C. G., . . . Purow, B. (2013). A miR-297/hypoxia/DGK- axis regulating glioblastoma survival. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 15(12), 1652-1663. doi:10.1093/neuonc/not118
Schiff, D., & Purow, B. (2013). Neuro-oncology: Five new things.. Neurology. Clinical practice, 3(4), 326-333. doi:10.1212/cpj.0b013e3182a1ba35
Dominguez, C. L., Floyd, D. H., Xiao, A., Mullins, G. R., Kefas, B. A., Xin, W., . . . Purow, B. W. (2013). Diacylglycerol Kinase a Is a Critical Signaling Node and Novel Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma and Other Cancers. CANCER DISCOVERY, 3(7), 782-797. doi:10.1158/2159-8290.CD-12-0215
Zhang, Y., Farenholtz, K. E., Yang, Y., Guessous, F., diPierro, C. G., Calvert, V. S., . . . Abounader, R. (2013). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Sensitizes Brain Tumors to c-MET Kinase Inhibition. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 19(6), 1433-1444. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-12-2832
Guessous, F., Alvarado-Velez, M., Marcinkiewicz, L., Zhang, Y., Kim, J., Heister, S., . . . Abounader, R. (2013). Oncogenic effects of miR-10b in glioblastoma stem cells. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 112(2), 153-163. doi:10.1007/s11060-013-1047-0
2012
Floyd, D. H., Kefas, B., Seleverstov, O., Mykhaylyk, O., Dominguez, C., Comeau, L., . . . Purow, B. (2012). Alpha-secretase inhibition reduces human glioblastoma stem cell growth in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting Notch. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 14(10), 1215-1226. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nos157
Jo, J., Schiff, D., & Purow, B. (2012). Angiogenic inhibition in high-grade gliomas: past, present and future. EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS, 12(6), 733-747. doi:10.1586/ERN.12.53
Purow, B. (2012). NOTCH INHIBITION AS A PROMISING NEW APPROACH TO CANCER THERAPY. NOTCH SIGNALING IN EMBRYOLOGY AND CANCER, 727, 305-319. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Sun, J., Gong, X., Purow, B., & Zhao, Z. (2012). Uncovering MicroRNA and Transcription Factor Mediated Regulatory Networks in Glioblastoma. PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, 8(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002488
2011
Duex, J. E., Comeau, L., Sorkin, A., Purow, B., & Kefas, B. (2011). Usp18 Regulates Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Receptor Expression and Cancer Cell Survival via MicroRNA-7. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 286(28), 25377-25386. doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.222760
Purow, B., Alisanski, S., Putnam, G., & Ruderman, M. (2011). Spirituality and Pediatric Cancer. SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 104(4), 299-302. doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3182083f40
Sherman, J. H., Redpath, G. T., Redick, J. A., Purow, B. W., Laws, E. R., Jane, J. A. J., . . . Hussaini, I. M. (2011). A novel fixative for immunofluorescence staining of CD133-positive glioblastoma stem cells. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS, 198(1), 99-102. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.03.003
Duex, J. E., Kefas, B., Purow, B., & Sorkin, A. (2011). Inhibition of ubiquitin specific protease Usp18 reduces cancer cell proliferation by down regulating multiple proto-oncogenes including EGFR. CANCER RESEARCH, 71. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-4691
Floyd, D. H., Kefas, B., Seleverstov, O., Dominguez, C., Comeau, L., & Purow, B. W. (2011). An alpha-secretase inhibitor decreases glioma stem cell growth by inhibiting the Notch pathway and LMW Cyclin E. CANCER RESEARCH, 71. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-3316
2010
Purow, B. (2011). The elephant in the room: do microRNA-based therapies have a realistic chance of succeeding for brain tumors such as glioblastoma?. JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 103(3), 429-436. doi:10.1007/s11060-010-0449-5
Kefas, B., Comeau, L., Erdle, N., Montgomery, E., Amos, S., & Purow, B. (2010). Pyruvate kinase M2 is a target of the tumor-suppressive microRNA-326 and regulates the survival of glioma cells. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 12(11), 1102-1112. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noq080
Guessous, F., Zhang, Y., Kofman, A., Catania, A., Li, Y., Schiff, D., . . . Abounader, R. (2010). microRNA-34a is tumor suppressive in brain tumors and glioma stem cells. CELL CYCLE, 9(6), 1031-1036. doi:10.4161/cc.9.6.10987
Purow, B. W., & Schiff, D. (2010). Glioblastoma Genetics: In Rapid Flux. DISCOVERY MEDICINE, 9(45), 125-131. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/