Stephen X Skapek MD
Pediatric Sarcoma Oncology, Pediatric Solid Tumor Oncology
Professor, Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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2301 Erwin RdDurham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-684-3401
Fax+1 919-681-7950
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1991 - 1994
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1991
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2011 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2014
TN State Medical License 1999 - 2007
MA State Medical License 1991 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Clofarabine Plus Cytarabine Versus Conventional Induction Therapy And A Study Of NK Cell Transplantation In Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 04
- A Study of Pre-Operative Treatment of Newly-Diagnosed, Surgically-Resectable Osteosarcoma With Doxorubicin, Ifosfamide, Etoposide, and Cisplatin With Early Metabolic Assessment of Response Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
- A Pilot Study Evaluating the Use of mTor Inhibitor Sirolimus in Children and Young Adults With Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- An imbalance between proliferation and differentiation underlies the development of microRNA-defective pineoblastoma.Claudette R Fraire, Kavita Desai, Indumathy Jagadeeswaran, Uma A Obalapuram, Lindsay K Mendyka
Genes & Development. 2025-06-02 - Caveolin-1 regulates context-dependent signaling and survival in Ewing sarcoma.Dagan Segal, Xiaoyu Wang, Hanieh Mazloom-Farisbaf, Divya Rajendran, Erin Butler
Biorxiv. 2025-01-28 - A Novel Approach to Harnessing Acoustic A-Lines to Detect Circulating Tumor Cells in Flowing Blood.Shu Kang, Stephen Skapek, Sunil Krishnan, Sanjiv S Gambhir, Yushun Zeng
Nano Letters. 2024-12-11
Press Mentions
- Children’s Health Appoints New Chief of Cardiology for the Heart CenterSeptember 13th, 2021
UT Southwestern Develops System to Identify Genetic Anomalies Connected to CancerJuly 8th, 2018
Groundbreaking Genetic Research Could Help Diagnose and Cure Cancer in ChildrenJuly 6th, 2018
Grant Support
- COG Biospecimen Bank to Support NCI NCTN (U24)RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP2015–2026
- Nominating vulnerabilities in fusion oncoprotein-driven rhabdomyosarcomaDUKE UNIVERSITY2023–2025
- Nominating vulnerabilities in fusion oncoprotein-driven rhabdomyosarcomaDUKE UNIVERSITY2023–2025
- TGF 2-2 Controls P19ARF During Eye DevelopmentNational Eye Institute2012
- ARF Controls Vascular Regression During Eye DevelopmentNational Eye Institute2012
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