Megan Mantica
Advanced in Brain Tumor

Dr. Megan Mantica

Neurology
UPMC
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, 2nd Floor, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Brain Tumor
UPMC
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, 2nd Floor, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Megan M. Mantica, MD, is an assistant professor of neurology and medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the division of hematology/oncology. She specializes in the treatment of adult high grade gliomas, central nervous system lymphoma, and neurological complications of cancer treatment. Her translational research interests include womenís neuro-oncology, reproductive neuro-oncology and metastatic brain disease, and high grade gliomas.

Dr. Mantica is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Glioma, Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, and Astrocytoma.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Brain Tumor.

Specialties
Neurology
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc St Margaret
Upmc Passavant
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Call: 412-438-2744

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Mantica has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


2 Clinical Trials

A Phase I/II Study of Nivolumab Plus or Minus Ipilimumab in Combination With Multi-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Recurrent High-Grade Radiation-Relapsed Meningioma
A Phase I/II Study of Nivolumab Plus or Minus Ipilimumab in Combination With Multi-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Recurrent High-Grade Radiation-Relapsed Meningioma
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological, Radiation
Study Drugs: Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Phase II Study of Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy in Patients With Somatically Hypermutated Recurrent WHO Grade 4 Glioma
A Phase II Study of Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy in Patients With Somatically Hypermutated Recurrent WHO Grade 4 Glioma
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 09, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Biological
Study Drugs: Ipilimumab, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
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12 Total Publications

Treatment strategies and innovation for recurrent high-grade glioma.
Treatment strategies and innovation for recurrent high-grade glioma.
Journal: Journal of neuro-oncology
Published: August 15, 2025
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