# Behnam Badie

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## TL;DR

Neurosurgeon who delivers CAR-T cells directly into the brain in City of Hope's glioma trials.

## Summary

Behnam Badie is Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at City of Hope. A neurosurgeon-scientist specialising in neurosurgical oncology and glioma, he co-leads City of Hope's brain tumour CAR-T programme and is responsible for intracranial and intraventricular delivery of CAR-T cells in the IL13Rα2 trials. His papers include a Clinical Cancer Research report on the bioactivity and safety of IL13Rα2-redirected CAR CD8+ T cells in recurrent glioblastoma and the New England Journal of Medicine case of regression of glioblastoma after CAR T-cell therapy. His work also covers fluorescence-guided surgery for glioma and glioblastoma.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, City of Hope
- Specialisms: Neurosurgical oncology; Glioma; CAR-T delivery

## Sources

- City of Hope research faculty: https://www.cityofhope.org/research/find-a-researcher
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Badie%20B%5BAuthor%5D
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Behnam%20Badie

## Connected records

- cancers: [Glioma & glioblastoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/glioblastoma/)
- technologies: [CAR-T cell therapy](https://onco.cc/technologies/car-t/), [Fluorescence-guided surgery](https://onco.cc/technologies/fluorescence-guided-surgery/)
- institutions: [City of Hope](https://onco.cc/institutions/city-of-hope/)

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