UT Southwestern Medical Center
Brain Tumor Center, Annette G. Strauss Center for Neuro-Oncology
6202 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
Additional Information:
This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.
Program part of the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute and the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Awards/Certifications:
- UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center – the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in North Texas
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Training Program
Data for this program collected in 2023.
Accreditations:
- National Cancer Institute Designation: Yes
- Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
- Academic Affiliation: UT Southwestern Medical School
Number of Full-Time Physicians:
Number of full-time physicians in this treatment program who dedicate at least 40% of their clinical practice to the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with brain and/or spine tumors:- 3 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
- 4 Brain Neurosurgeons
- 3 Spine Neurosurgeons
- 4 Radiation Oncologists
- 4 Neuropathologists
Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:
- ~250 Primary tumor patients
- ~300 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients
Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:
- ~200 Primary brain tumor patients
- ~50 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
- ~30 Primary spine tumor patients
- ~30 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
- ~350 Skull base tumor patients
Specialized Treatments and Technologies Available:
Identifies whether the following treatment options are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
Drug:
- Immunotherapy
- Intrathecal chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
Imaging Treatments and Technologies:
- fMRI
- MRI Spectroscopy
- MRI Tractography
- Perfusion MRI
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Other:
- EEG
- Tumor treating fields (TTF)
Radiation Treatments and Technologies:
- 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
- Hippocampal avoidance (for WBRT)
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Intraoperative radiotherapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Surgical Treatments and Technologies:
- Awake Craniotomy
- Brain Mapping
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Fluorescence-guided surgery
- Intraoperative MRI
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Trials:
Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:Support Services Available:
Identifies whether the following clinical and non-clinical support services are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.Available:
- Advanced practice registered nurse
- Brain tumor board
- Brain tumor support group
- Caregiver support services
- Case manager
- Certified neuro registered nurse
- CNS tumor educational resources
- Discounted lodging
- Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
- Financial aid services
- Inpatient rehabilitation
- Molecular testing
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
- Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
- Nurse Navigator
- Outpatient Rehabilitation
- Palliative care
- Survivorship services
- Transportation services
- Virtual second opinion service
Other:
Multidisciplinary pituitary clinic, neurofibromatosis (NF) clinic, and Von-Hippel-Lindau (VHL) clinic
Last updated October 20, 2023