Research & professional work

Questions from
clinical practice.

Selected academic work by Dr Mohammed AlHilali and colleagues, alongside his clinical and teaching interests.

What happens in routine care matters. Outcomes research and audit ask how treatments perform outside trials, and how services and training can be examined.

Clinical outcomes

From a clinical question
to a published abstract.

Observational work can describe care and raise questions. It does not by itself establish cause and effect.

2026

Oesophageal cancer

Published conference abstract

ISDE 2026 · Published 22 August 2026

Histology and treatment pathways in oesophageal cancer

A retrospective regional cohort examining histology and the treatment pathway delivered in radical-intent oesophageal cancer care.

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For patientsWhy treatment can differ between people

The original work

P1.125. Challenging a Histology-Led Paradigm: Comparable Real-World Survival After Definitive Non-Surgical Treatment in Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

AlHilali M and colleagues. Diseases of the Esophagus. 2026;39(Supplement_1):doag077.273. Published 22 August 2026.

Context and limitations

A conference abstract, not a full research paper. Observational comparisons cannot establish which pathway is best for an individual patient.

Publisher record

2025

Neuroendocrine tumours · PRRT

Published poster abstract

UKI NETS 23rd National Conference · 2025

PRRT outcomes in neuroendocrine tumours

A regional review of outcomes following lutetium-177 dotatate peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours.

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For patientsUnderstanding NET grade, stage and Ki-67

The original work

Real-world survival outcomes following lutetium-177 dotatate PRRT in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a 138-patient UK experience

AlHilali M, Reveendran D, Carberry J, Burns A, Challis A, Atherton P. Endocrine Abstracts. 2025;114:P15. UKI NETS 23rd National Conference.

Context and limitations

A conference poster abstract reporting observational data. It is not a trial or a personal prognosis, and is not presented here as a full peer-reviewed paper.

Publisher record

Research papers

Treatment outcomes
and medical education.

Selected journal articles, with links to the original papers and their methods.

2023Journal research article

Head and neck cancer

Pembrolizumab in head and neck cancer

Real-world outcomes research concerning palliative pembrolizumab in head and neck cancer in the north of England.

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Survival outcomes for palliative pembrolizumab in head and neck cancer patients: real-world data from the north of England

AlHilali M, Patil R, Jackson M, Kovarik J, Iqbal S, Kelly C. The Royal College of Radiologists Open. 2023;1:100009. December 2023.

The paper concerns a particular clinical population. No outcome estimates or treatment recommendations are reproduced here.

Original publication ↗

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2012Peer-reviewed research article

Medical education · Clinical audit

Clinical audit in postgraduate GP training

Earlier collaborative work evaluating clinical audit within a postgraduate general practice training programme in Kuwait.

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Clinical audits in a postgraduate general practice training program: an evaluation of 8 years' experience

Al-Baho A, Serour M, Al-Weqayyn A, AlHilali M, Sadek AAA. PLOS ONE. 2012;7(9):e43895. Published 10 September 2012.

Historical education research, not an oncology treatment study. Dr AlHilali is a co-author; the work is not attributed to him alone.

Original publication ↗

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Clinical work & education

Clinical work
and teaching.

Alongside the published work above, Dr AlHilali practises clinical oncology and teaches medical students and doctors in training.

Clinical oncology

Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Newcastle Hospitals, based at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, and NET Oncology Lead. Clinical interests include upper gastrointestinal and hepatopancreatobiliary cancers, neuroendocrine tumours and rare cancers.

Radiotherapy

Clinical work includes conventional radiotherapy and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, particularly for tumours in the abdomen. Professional interests include image-guided and adaptive radiotherapy.

The patient radiotherapy guide

Medical education

Teaching with Newcastle University and Training Programme Director for Clinical Oncology in North East England, supporting medical students and future clinical oncologists.

About Dr AlHilali

Sources and authorship

Publication records checked against publisher, DOI and PubMed metadata on 9 October 2026. The citations identify collaborative work; inclusion here does not imply a presenter or principal-investigator role. Academic profiles contain the wider publication record.

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