Strickland Brain LabMedical University of South Carolina

Publications

Learn more about the work we do in the Strickland Laboratory through our recent publications.

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    Briggs RG, Pangal DJ, Shahrestani S, Cote DJ, Cheok SK, Ruzevick J, Strickland BA, Rutkowski MJ, Bove I, Feng JJ, Shah I, Gomez D, Hurth KM, Shiroishi M, Wrobel B, Carmichael JD, Micko A, Wolfsberger S, Knosp E, Cavallo L, Cappabianca P, Laws ER, Zada G

    Multi-Center, Multi-National Outcomes Following Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Nonfunctional Pituitary Adenomas.

    J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2025 Mar 3;87(2):151-156. doi:10.1055/a-2538-3928 PMID: 41808981

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    Abi Faraj C, McCutcheon IE, Strickland BA, Debnam JM, Suki D, Lin HY, Ahmed S, O'Brien BJ, Gubbiotti MA, Mayer RR, Beckham TH, Ferguson SD, Prabhu S, Heimberger AB, Rao G, Sawaya R, Lang FF, Weinberg JS

    Ventricular entry and postoperative leptomeningeal metastasis after resection of supratentorial high-grade glioma.

    J Neurosurg. 2026 Feb 13:1-15. doi:10.3171/2025.9.JNS25526 PMID: 41687103

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    Bell MS, Walton CM, Williams MJ, Eckert T, Brown JC, Rowland NC, Sahin O, Strickland BA

    Engineering focused ultrasound for glioblastoma.

    Brain Stimul. 2026 Jan-Feb;19(1):102986. doi:10.1016/j.brs.2025.102986 PMID: 41276162

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    Nawabi NLA, Dhillon P, Gomes T, Ross HC, Vroman J, Nawabi DI, Jha R, Miller A, Saway BF, Strickland BA

    R01s in Neurosurgery: Characterizing the Current Landscape of NIH Funding for Neurosurgeon-Scientists.

    Neurosurgery. 2025 Nov 13. doi:10.1227/neu.0000000000003849 PMID: 41230975

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    Walton CM, Bell M, O'Neil R, Sahin O, Choi BD, Fecci PE, Strickland BA

    Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for glioblastoma (GBM): current clinical insights, challenges, and future directions.

    J Immunother Cancer. 2025 Oct 31;13(10):e012308. doi:10.1136/jitc-2025-012308 PMID: 41176315

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    Venegas JM, Nawabi NLA, Miller A, Baker T, Lindhorst S, Zukas A, Rivers C, Vandergrift W, Strickland BA

    Leptomeningeal hemangioblastoma: illustrative case.

    J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2025 Jun 16;9(24):CASE25204. doi:10.3171/CASE25204 PMID: 40523339

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    Eckert T, Walton C, Bell M, Small C, Rowland NC, Rivers C, Zukas A, Lindhorst S, Fecci P, Strickland BA

    The Basis for Targeting the Tumor Macrophage Compartment in Glioblastoma Immunotherapy.

    Cancers (Basel). 2025 May 12;17(10):1631. doi:10.3390/cancers17101631 PMID: 40427130

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    Venegas JM, Miller A, Small C, Strickland BA

    Hypertrophic olivary degeneration after posterior cranial fossa tumor resection in adults: illustrative case.

    J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2025 Apr 28;9(17):CASE25130. doi:10.3171/CASE25130 PMID: 40294531

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    Nawabi NLA, Saway BF, Jha R, Pereira M, Mehta NH, Das A, Zukas A, Lindhorst S, Strickland BA

    Current trends in the allocation of National Institute of Health funding of brain tumor research.

    Neurooncol Adv. 2024 Dec 4;7(1):vdae203. doi:10.1093/noajnl/vdae203 PMID: 40191402

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    Isidor J, Abo Kasem R, Sowlat MM, Cunningham C, Levitt M, McGrath M, Ogilvy CS, Alwakaa O, Paul AR, Cullen M, Abecassis IJ, Alhourani A, Fragata I, Baptista M, Alaraj A, Tshibangu M, Siddiqui F, Larson E, Psychogios MN, Anastasiou A, Grandhi R, Gomez-Paz S, Schirmer C, Koul P, Ahmed SU, Su J, Ezzeldin M, Spiotta AM, Strickland BA

    Comparison of embolic agents in preoperative embolization for intracranial meningiomas: multicenter adjusted analysis of 275 cases.

    J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Feb 16;18(3):876-885. doi:10.1136/jnis-2025-023062 PMID: 40139783

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    Cheok SK, Ruzevick J, Briggs RG, Cote DJ, Shah I, Gomez D, Bove I, Feng JJ, Pangal DJ, Strickland BA, Shiroishi M, Zavros Y, Hurth KM, Mathew A, Garrett NE, Little AS, Laws ER, Castro AV, Horbinski CM, Carmichael JD, Zada G

    A contemporary, multiinstitutional analysis of transcription factor lineage in pituitary adenomas: comparative study of neuroimaging, histopathology, and clinical outcomes.

    J Neurosurg. 2025 Mar 14;143(1):146-154. doi:10.3171/2024.10.JNS24853 PMID: 40085941

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    Bauerle L, Hawkins E, Baker T, Harper JL, Kejner AE, Wessell J, Vandergrift WA, Strickland BA

    Malignant sarcomatous transformation of calvarial fibrous dysplasia: illustrative case.

    J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2024 Nov 11;8(20):CASE24537. doi:10.3171/CASE24537 PMID: 39527784

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    Maragkos GA, Mantziaris G, Pikis S, Chytka T, Liscak R, Peker S, Samanci Y, Bindal SK, Niranjan A, Lunsford LD, Kaur R, Madan R, Tripathi M, Pangal DJ, Strickland BA, Zada G, Langlois AM, Mathieu D, Warnick RE, Patel S, Minier Z, Speckter H, Kondziolka D, Lee CC, Vance ML, Sheehan JP

    Silent Corticotroph Staining Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors: Prognostic Significance in Radiosurgery.

    Neurosurgery. 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1407-1414. doi:10.1227/neu.0000000000002607 PMID: 37966247

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    Strickland BA, Shahrestani S, Engel J, Zada G

    Skull Base Meningiomas.

    Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2023 Jul;34(3):403-413. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2023.02.010 PMID: 37432619

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    Goldbrunner R, Stavrinou P, Jenkinson MD, Sahm F, Mawrin C, Weber DC, Preusser M, Minniti G, Lund-Johansen M, Lefranc F, Houdart E, Sallabanda K, Le Rhun E, Strickland BA, et al

    Meningioma: International Consortium on Meningiomas consensus review on scientific advances and treatment paradigms for clinicians, researchers, and patients.

    Neuro Oncol. 2024 Aug 2;26(8):1401-1412. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noae082 PMID: 38695575

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    Cardinal T, Pangal D, Strickland BA, Newton P, Mahmoodifar S, Mason J, Craig D, Simon T, Tew BY, Zada G, Mack WJ

    Anatomical and topographical variations in the distribution of brain metastases based on primary cancer origin and molecular subtypes: a systematic review.

    Neuro-oncology Advances. 2022;4(1):vdab170. doi:10.1093/noajnl/vdab170 PMID: 35036658

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    Strickland BA, Shahrestani S, Briggs RG, Jackanich A, Tavakol S, Hurth K, Carmichael JD, Zada G

    Silent corticotroph pituitary adenomas: clinical characteristics, long-term outcomes, and management of disease recurrence.

    J Neurosurg. 2021;135(6):1706-1713. doi:10.3171/2020.10.JNS202684 PMID: 33711791

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    Strickland BA, Lucas J, Harris B, Kulubya E, Bakhsheshian J, Liu C, Wrobel B, Carmichael JD, Zada G

    Identification and repair of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks in endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: surgical experience in a series of 1002 patients.

    J Neurosurg. 2018;129(2):425-429. doi:10.3171/2017.4.JNS162451 PMID: 29027857

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