Andrew Brenner, MD, PhD

About Me

About Andrew Brenner, MD, PhD

Andrew Brenner, MD, PhD, is a professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. At Mays Cancer Center, the home of UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Brenner specializes in breast cancer as well as malignancies of the brain and spinal cord. He is internationally acclaimed for advancing novel therapies to treat breast cancers and central nervous system tumors, alongside his active clinical practice.

Dr. Brenner earned his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and completed his internal medicine residency at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Lubbock. He pursued a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at UT Health San Antonio and received his PhD in biological science and tumor biology from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Currently, Dr. Brenner’s research focuses on the effects of hypoxia on chemokines and mechanisms of resistance to antiangiogenics, as well as the role of obesity in promoting breast tumorigenesis.

Gender

Male

Languages Spoken

English
Italian

Andrew Brenner | Neuro-Oncology

You never know until you begin the studies how a human being is going to react to a new therapy, and we have to be very careful about how we proceed on that.

Credentials

Positions

Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, UT Health Science Center San Antonio

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
United Council of Neurological Subspecialties, Neuro-Oncology

Education

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX
Fellowship: Medical Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Residency: Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Lubbock, TX
Fellowship: Research, Cell Cycle and Breast Cancer, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Doctorate: Tumor Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Undergraduate: BS, Biochemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Locations & Contact

Urschel Building

7979 Wurzbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78229

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7979 Wurzbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78229

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Research & Publications

Association of Autologous Tumor Lysate-Loaded Dendritic Cell Vaccination With Extension of Survival Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma: A Phase 3 Prospective Externally Controlled Cohort Trial

Liau LM, Ashkan K, Brem S, Campian JL, Trusheim JE, Iwamoto FM, Tran DD, Ansstas G, Cobbs CS, Heth JA, Salacz ME, D'Andre S, Aiken RD, Moshel YA, Nam JY, Pillainayagam CP, Wagner SA, Walter KA, Chaudhary R, Goldlust SA, Lee IY, Bota DA, Elinzano H, Grewal

Lysine-specific histone demethylase 1A (KDM1A/LSD1) inhibition attenuates DNA double-strand break repair and augments the efficacy of temozolomide in glioblastoma

Alejo S, Palacios BE, Venkata PP, He Y, Li W, Johnson JD, Chen Y, Jayamohan S, Pratap UP, Clarke K, Zou Y, Lv Y, Weldon K, Viswanadhapalli S, Lai Z, Ye Z, Chen Y, Gilbert AR, Suzuki T, Tekmal RR, Zhao W, Zheng S, Vadlamudi RK, Brenner AJ, Sareddy GR.

AXL-initiated paracrine activation of pSTAT3 enhances mesenchymal and vasculogenic supportive features of tumor-associated macrophages

Hung CN, Chen M, DeArmond DT, Chiu CH, Limboy CA, Tan X, Kusi M, Chou CW, Lin LL, Zhang Z, Wang CM, Chen CL, Mitsuya K, Osmulski PA, Gaczynska ME, Kirma NB, Vadlamudi RK, Gibbons DL, Warner S, Brenner AJ, Mahadevan D, Michalek JE, Huang TH, Taverna JA.

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Clinical Trials

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