Kalil G. Abdullah

Also affiliated with UPMC Health System, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Driven by 21 papers. Top paper: “Establishment of patient-derived organoid models of lower-grade glioma”.

Establishment of patient-derived organoid models of lower-grade glioma

Neuro-Oncology(2021)10.1093/neuonc/noab273

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0.692DataRank · unranked

100 citations

Cylaina Bird, Joseph Buehler, Lauren C. Gattie, Milan R. Savani, Alex Sternisha +14 more

De Novo Pyrimidine Synthesis is a Targetable Vulnerability in IDH Mutant Glioma

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.11.30.470443

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0.611DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Milan R. Savani, Michael M. Levitt, Adam C. Wang, Jennifer E. Endress, Cylaina Bird +38 more

Stable isotope tracing in human plasma-like medium reveals metabolic and immune modulation of the glioblastoma microenvironment

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.05.29.542774

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0.385DataRank · unranked

12 citations

Mohamad El Shami, Lauren C. Gattie, Bailey Smith, William H. Hicks, Skyler Oken +14 more

Stable isotope tracing in human plasma-like medium reveals metabolic and immune modulation of the glioblastoma microenvironment

Neuro-Oncology(2025)10.1093/neuonc/noaf248

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0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Mohamad El Shami, Kenji Miki, Lauren C. Gattie, Bailey Smith, William H. Hicks +19 more

De novo pyrimidine synthesis is a targetable vulnerability in IDH mutant glioma

Cancer Cell(2022)10.1016/j.ccell.2022.07.011

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131 citations

Milan R. Savani, Michael M. Levitt, Adam C. Wang, Jennifer E. Endress, Cylaina Bird +46 more

EGFR ligand shifts the role of EGFR from oncogene to tumour suppressor in EGFR-amplified glioblastoma by suppressing invasion through BIN3 upregulation

Nature Cell Biology(2022)10.1038/s41556-022-00962-4

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42 citations

Ke Gong, Nicole A. Beckley, Yue Zhang, Xiaoyao Yang, Rati Chkheidze +25 more

Chromosomal instability in adult-type diffuse gliomas

Acta Neuropathologica Communications(2022)10.1186/s40478-022-01420-w

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25 citations

Jamie M. Walker, Kalil G. Abdullah, Samuel K. McBrayer, Mariano S. Viapiano, Zarmeen Mussa +4 more

Lysine catabolism reprograms tumour immunity through histone crotonylation

Nature(2023)10.1038/s41586-023-06061-0

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211 citations

Xujia Wu, Qiulian Wu, Adam Chatoff, Emily Megill, Jinjun Gao +13 more

Emerging roles of nucleotide metabolism in cancer

Trends in cancer(2023)10.1016/j.trecan.2023.04.008

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70 citations

Milan R. Savani, Kalil G. Abdullah, Samuel K. McBrayer, Diana D. Shi

Selective and brain-penetrant lanosterol synthase inhibitors target glioma stem-like cells by inducing 24(S),25-epoxycholesterol production

Cell chemical biology(2023)10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.01.005

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18 citations

Wentian Wang, Alex Sternisha, Chase D. Corley, Hua-Yu Leo Wang, Xiaoyu Wang +10 more

An ERK5-PFKFB3 axis regulates glycolysis and represents a therapeutic vulnerability in pediatric diffuse midline glioma

Cell Reports(2023)10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113557

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17 citations

Taylor Gatesman, Akanksha Chilukuri, Srinidhi Varadharajan, Brenden J. Johnson, Daniel R. Premkumar +39 more

Data from A Modified Nucleoside 6-Thio-2′-Deoxyguanosine Exhibits Antitumor Activity in Gliomas

(2023)10.1158/1078-0432.c.6531102.v1

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0 citations

Shiyou Wei, Milan R. Savani, Xiang Lin, Kuang Du, Ilgen Mender +33 more

Nuclear GTPSCS functions as a lactyl-CoA synthetase to promote histone lactylation and gliomagenesis

Cell Metabolism(2024)10.1016/j.cmet.2024.11.005

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177 citations

Xuelian Ren, Yae Eun Park, Huixu Feng, Xinlei Sheng, Xiaohan Song +13 more

Matched three-dimensional organoids and two-dimensional cell lines of melanoma brain metastases mirror response to targeted molecular therapy

Scientific Reports(2024)10.1038/s41598-024-76583-8

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4 citations

Lauren C. Gattie, Mohamad El Shami, Jeffrey I. Traylor, Diwakar Davar, Yana G. Najjar +4 more

Matched three-dimensional organoids and two-dimensional cell lines of melanoma brain metastases mirror response to targeted molecular therapy

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2024)10.1101/2024.01.18.576318

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4 citations

Lauren C. Gattie, Jeffrey I. Traylor, Diwakar Davar, Yana G. Najjar, Timothy E. Richardson +3 more

Mutant IDH silences GSX2 to reprogram neural progenitor cell fate and promote gliomagenesis

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.08.12.667486

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1 citations

Diana D. Shi, Lei Guo, Ethan Neumann, Michael M. Levitt, Pranita Kaphle +28 more

Tractography and the connectome in neurosurgical treatment of gliomas: the premise, the progress, and the potential

Neurosurgical FOCUS(2020)10.3171/2019.11.focus19785

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157 citations

Kalil G. Abdullah, Ragini Verma, Steven Brem, Fraser Henderson

Gliomas phenocopy an inborn error of metabolism to drive neuronal activity and tumor growth

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.09.15.676412

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1 citations

Kenji Miki, Charles K. Edgar, Shuangcheng Alivia Wu, Yi Xiao, Milan R. Savani +49 more

Synergistic immunotherapy of glioblastoma by dual targeting of IL-6 and CD40

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-23832-3

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152 citations

Zhenqiang He, Hao Duan, Duo Zhang, Juehui Li, Huijuan Yang +13 more

A Modified Nucleoside 6-Thio-2′-Deoxyguanosine Exhibits Antitumor Activity in Gliomas

Clinical Cancer Research(2021)10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-0374

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30 citations

Shiyou Wei, Milan R. Savani, Xiang Lin, Kuang Du, Ilgen Mender +33 more

TMOD-06. CREATION OF PATIENT-DERIVED LOWER GRADE GLIOMA ORGANOID MODELS FOR PERSONALIZED TREATMENT RESPONSE ASSESSMENT

Neuro-Oncology(2021)10.1093/neuonc/noab196.868

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3 citations

Joseph Buehler, Cylaina Bird, Milan R. Savani, Alex Sternisha, Michael M. Levitt +4 more