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Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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20 h-index 166 pubs 3,320 cited

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Kevin Bielamowicz's research focuses on pediatric oncology and neuro-oncology, with a particular emphasis on developing and evaluating novel therapeutic strategies for brain tumors and other complex pediatric cancers. He has investigated CAR-T cell therapies targeting specific tumor antigens, such as HER2 and IL13Rα2, to mitigate tumor escape mechanisms. His work also includes evaluating the efficacy of targeted therapies, such as mirdametinib, in conditions like neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibroma.

Bielamowicz has also contributed to understanding the outcomes of different radiotherapy techniques in pediatric medulloblastoma, comparing the incidence of endocrine deficiencies following proton and photon radiotherapy. His research extends to exploring combined immunotherapies for high-grade gliomas in the context of replication-repair deficiency syndromes and investigating the safety and efficacy of investigational agents in relapsed pediatric solid tumors, including medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, and Ewing sarcoma.

His scholarly contributions are reflected in a h-index of 20 and over 3,200 citations across 166 publications. He is a designated high-impact researcher and leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Key collaborators include Murat Gökden, Sateesh Jayappa, Kathleen Danielle Aldrich, and Gregory W. Albert, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 20
  • Publications: 166
  • Citations: 3,320

Selected Publications

  • Targeted Inhibition in Pediatric MET and ALK-Altered Hemispheric Gliomas: Objective Responses Followed by Treatment Resistance (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Prognostic Features of Recurrent Midline and H3 K27M-Mutant Glioma (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • ReNeu: A Pivotal, Phase IIb Trial of Mirdametinib in Adults and Children With Symptomatic Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Associated Plexiform Neurofibroma (2024)
    63 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ReNeu: A pivotal phase 2b trial of mirdametinib in children and adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)-associated symptomatic inoperable plexiform neurofibroma (PN). (2024)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Langerhans cell histiocytosis: NACHO update on progress, chaos, and opportunity on the path to rational cures (2024)
    17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Central nervous system embryonal tumors with EWSR1-PLAGL1 rearrangements reclassified as INI-1 deficient tumors at relapse (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Clinical and biological landscape of constitutional mismatch-repair deficiency syndrome: an International Replication Repair Deficiency Consortium cohort study (2024)
    49 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Isolated eyelid neonatal Langerhans cell histiocytosis (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Prospective External Validation of the Esbenshade Vanderbilt Models Accurately Predicts Bloodstream Infection Risk in Febrile Non-Neutropenic Children With Cancer (2023)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Early intervention palliative care in the pediatric population and its effects on quality of life (2023)
  • IMMU-13. Dual CTLA4/ PD-1 blockade improves survival for replication-repair deficient high-grade gliomas failing single agent PD-1 inhibition: An IRRDC study (2022)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ETMR-15. Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumor with EWSR1 translocation: Evolving changes in histology, sequencing, and epigenetics at relapse in 2 patients and potential treatment implications (2022)
  • Reevaluating surgery and re-irradiation for locally recurrent pediatric ependymoma—a multi-institutional study (2021)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Re-Evaluating Surgery and Re-Irradiation for Locally Recurrent Pediatric Ependymoma — a Multi-Institutional Study (2021)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Comparison of hypothyroidism, growth hormone deficiency, and adrenal insufficiency following proton and photon radiotherapy in children with medulloblastoma (2021)
    39 citations DOI OpenAlex

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