Updates in the management of brain metastases.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Choroid plexus tumors (CPTs) are intraventricular brain tumors predominantly arising in children but also affecting adults. In most cases, driver mutations have not been identified, although there are reports of frequent chromosome-wide copy-number alterations and TP53 mutations, especially in choroid plexus...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Thomas C,Soschinski P,Zwaig M,Oikonomopoulos S,Okonechnikov K,Pajtler KW,Sill M,Schweizer L,Koch A,Neumann J,Schüller U,Sahm F,Rauschenbach L,Keyvani K,Proescholdt M,Riemenschneider MJ,Segewiß J,Ruckert C,Grauer O,M

更新日期：2020-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Young age is a favorable prognostic factor for patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). We reviewed the outcomes and molecular tumor characteristics of adolescent and young adult patients with GBM treated in 2 Austrian centers. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data on patients with histologically proven primary GBM...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Leibetseder A,Ackerl M,Flechl B,Wöhrer A,Widhalm G,Dieckmann K,Kreinecker SS,Pichler J,Hainfellner J,Preusser M,Marosi C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Craniopharyngiomas are neoplasms of the sellar/parasellar region that are classified into adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP) and papillary craniopharyngioma (PCP) subtypes. Surgical resection of craniopharyngiomas is challenging, and recurrence is common, frequently leading to profound morbidity. BRAF ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Coy S,Rashid R,Lin JR,Du Z,Donson AM,Hankinson TC,Foreman NK,Manley PE,Kieran MW,Reardon DA,Sorger PK,Santagata S

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone modification has emerged as a promising approach to cancer therapy. We explored the in vivo efficacy of a butyric acid derivative, pivaloyloxymethyl butyrate (AN-9), for the treatment of gliomas. Relative to control and single-modality treatments, the combination of AN-9 and radiation significantly inhibited t...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Entin-Meer M,Yang X,VandenBerg SR,Lamborn KR,Nudelman A,Rephaeli A,Haas-Kogan DA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most frequent malignant brain tumor in adults, and its prognosis remains dismal despite intensive research and therapeutic advances. Diagnostic biomarkers would be clinically meaningful to allow for early detection of the tumor and for those cases in which surgery is cont...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Manterola L,Guruceaga E,Gállego Pérez-Larraya J,González-Huarriz M,Jauregui P,Tejada S,Diez-Valle R,Segura V,Samprón N,Barrena C,Ruiz I,Agirre A,Ayuso A,Rodríguez J,González A,Xipell E,Matheu A,López de Munain A,Tuñón

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-grade gliomas likely remodel the metabolic machinery to meet the increased demands for amino acids and nucleotides during rapid cell proliferation. Glycine, a non-essential amino acid and intermediate of nucleotide biosynthesis, may increase with proliferation. Non-invasive measurement of glycine by mag...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Tiwari V,Daoud EV,Hatanpaa KJ,Gao A,Zhang S,An Z,Ganji SK,Raisanen JM,Lewis CM,Askari P,Baxter J,Levy M,Dimitrov I,Thomas BP,Pinho MC,Madden CJ,Pan E,Patel TR,DeBerardinis RJ,Sherry AD,Mickey BE,Malloy CR,Mahe

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explicates the impact of tumor capillary permeability for glioma World Health Organization (WHO) grades II to IV on brain-penetrant drug entry and distribution within the tumor and the brain adjacent to tumor (leading edge). In addition, we consider the distribution of non-brain penetrant drugs and how, in ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Levin VA,Ellingson BM

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate whether longitudinal levels of serum YKL-40 correlate with disease status or survival in adults with gliomas. Patients with histologically confirmed gliomas were eligible for this longitudinal study. Serum samples were collected prospectively and concurrently with MRI scans ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Iwamoto FM,Hottinger AF,Karimi S,Riedel E,Dantis J,Jahdi M,Panageas KS,Lassman AB,Abrey LE,Fleisher M,DeAngelis LM,Holland EC,Hormigo A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal extent of surgical resection (EOR) of high-grade gliomas (HGGs) remains uncertain in the elderly given the unclear benefits and potentially higher rates of mortality and morbidity associated with more extensive degrees of resection. METHODS:We undertook a meta-analysis according to a predefined prot...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Almenawer SA,Badhiwala JH,Alhazzani W,Greenspoon J,Farrokhyar F,Yarascavitch B,Algird A,Kachur E,Cenic A,Sharieff W,Klurfan P,Gunnarsson T,Ajani O,Reddy K,Singh SK,Murty NK

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a lethal primary malignant brain tumor in adults. R115777 (tipifarnib) is an oral agent with antiproliferative effects, being a potent and selective inhibitor of farnesyltransferase. This multicenter, open-label phase II study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of R115777...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Lustig R,Mikkelsen T,Lesser G,Grossman S,Ye X,Desideri S,Fisher J,Wright J,New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy CNS Consortium.

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor treating fields (TTFields) are low-intensity electric fields alternating at an intermediate frequency (200kHz), which have been demonstrated to block cell division and interfere with organelle assembly. This novel treatment modality has shown promise in a variety of tumor types. It has been evaluated in randomiz...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Hottinger AF,Pacheco P,Stupp R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Expression of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) across glioma grades is undocumented, and their interactions with commonly expressed genetic and epigenetic alterations are undefined but nonetheless highly relevant to combinatorial treatments. METHODS:Patients with CNS ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Garber ST,Hashimoto Y,Weathers SP,Xiu J,Gatalica Z,Verhaak RG,Zhou S,Fuller GN,Khasraw M,de Groot J,Reddy SK,Spetzler D,Heimberger AB

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the surgical treatment and functional outcome and identify the predictors of survival in a retrospective cohort of patients with spinal cord ependymoma using data collected from the Korea Spinal Oncology Research Group database. METHODS:The data regarding 88 patients who had been surg...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Lee SH,Chung CK,Kim CH,Yoon SH,Hyun SJ,Kim KJ,Kim ES,Eoh W,Kim HJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The germline genetic events underpinning medulloblastoma (MB) initiation, and therefore the ability to determine who is at risk, are still unknown for the majority of cases. Microsatellites are short repeated sequences that make up ~3% of the genome. Repeat lengths vary among individuals and are often nonran...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Rivero-Hinojosa S,Kinney N,Garner HR,Rood BR

更新日期：2020-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain metastases are generally considered to be well demarcated from the surrounding brain parenchyma, although infiltrative growth patterns have been observed. We systemically investigated infiltration patterns and expression of adhesion molecules in a large and well-defined series of autopsy cases of brain...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Berghoff AS,Rajky O,Winkler F,Bartsch R,Furtner J,Hainfellner JA,Goodman SL,Weller M,Schittenhelm J,Preusser M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgery is first-line therapy for glioblastoma, and there is evidence that gross total resection is associated with improved survival. Gross total resection, however, is not always possible, and relationships among extent (percent) of resection (EOR), residual volume (RV), and survival are unknown. The goa...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Chaichana KL,Jusue-Torres I,Navarro-Ramirez R,Raza SM,Pascual-Gallego M,Ibrahim A,Hernandez-Hermann M,Gomez L,Ye X,Weingart JD,Olivi A,Blakeley J,Gallia GL,Lim M,Brem H,Quinones-Hinojosa A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiangiogenic therapy is associated with increased radiographic responses in glioblastomas, but tumors invariably recur. Because tumor-associated macrophages have been shown to mediate escape from antiangiogenic therapy in preclinical models, we examined the role of macrophages in patients with recurrent glioblastoma...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Lu-Emerson C,Snuderl M,Kirkpatrick ND,Goveia J,Davidson C,Huang Y,Riedemann L,Taylor J,Ivy P,Duda DG,Ancukiewicz M,Plotkin SR,Chi AS,Gerstner ER,Eichler AF,Dietrich J,Stemmer-Rachamimov AO,Batchelor TT,Jain RK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with the most common and aggressive form of high-grade glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, have poor prognosis and few treatment options. In 2 immunocompetent mouse brain tumor models (CT26-BALB/c and Tu-2449-B6C3F1), we showed that a nonlytic retroviral replicating vector (Toca 511) stably delivers an optimized...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Ostertag D,Amundson KK,Lopez Espinoza F,Martin B,Buckley T,Galvão da Silva AP,Lin AH,Valenta DT,Perez OD,Ibañez CE,Chen CI,Pettersson PL,Burnett R,Daublebsky V,Hlavaty J,Gunzburg W,Kasahara N,Gruber HE,Jolly DJ,Robb

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While standards for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastomas exist, therapeutic regimens for tumor recurrence remain mostly individualized. The role of a surgical resection of recurrent glioblastomas remains largely unclear at present. This study aimed to assess the effect of repeated resection of recu...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Ringel F,Pape H,Sabel M,Krex D,Bock HC,Misch M,Weyerbrock A,Westermaier T,Senft C,Schucht P,Meyer B,Simon M,SN1 study group.

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the feasibility of concurrent palliative chemotherapy and low-dose fractionated radiotherapy (LD-FRT) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Patients with recurrent/progressive GBM at least 3 months after the end of primary radiotherapy received 0.3 Gy twice daily with cisplatin and fotemustine if progressing o...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Balducci M,Chiesa S,Diletto B,D'Agostino GR,Mangiola A,Manfrida S,Mantini G,Albanese A,Fiorentino A,Frascino V,De Bari B,Micciche' F,De Rose F,Morganti AG,Anile C,Valentini V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco products are major contributors of exogenous N-nitroso compounds, a group of potent neurocarcinogens. Overall results from studies of smoking and brain tumors have been null, but have provided little information on duration, age at smoking initiation, and latency. We prospectively examined the relation between...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Holick CN,Giovannucci EL,Rosner B,Stampfer MJ,Michaud DS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed the longitudinal hazard characteristics for death and progression in patients with glioblastoma, evaluated the impact of prognostic factors and treatment on the hazard within different time intervals to determine if effects are time varying, and quantified the influence of progression on survival...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Wang M,Dignam JJ,Won M,Curran W,Mehta M,Gilbert MR

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is a pediatric malignancy with poor prognosis. Most children die less than one year after diagnosis. Recently, mutations in histone H3 have been identified and are believed to be oncogenic drivers. Targeting this epigenetic abnormality using histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Capdevielle C,Desplat A,Charpentier J,Sagliocco F,Thiebaud P,Thézé N,Fédou S,Hooks KB,Silvestri R,Guyonnet-Duperat V,Petrel M,Raymond AA,Dupuy JW,Grosset CF,Hagedorn M

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene amplification and activating mutations are common findings in glioblastomas. EGFR is at the top of a downstream signaling cascade that regulates important characteristics of glioblastoma cells, including cellular proliferation, migration, and survival. Targeting EGFR has th...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Roth P,Weller M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In photodynamic diagnosis, 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is widely used for the fluorescence-guided resection of malignant brain tumors, where 5-ALA is converted to protoporphyrin IX, which exhibits strong fluorescence. Little is known, however, about the detailed molecular mechanisms underlying 5-ALA-induced fluoresc...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Takahashi K,Ikeda N,Nonoguchi N,Kajimoto Y,Miyatake S,Hagiya Y,Ogura S,Nakagawa H,Ishikawa T,Kuroiwa T

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Death receptor targeting has emerged as one of the promising novel approaches of cancer therapy. The activation of one such prototypic death receptor, CD95 (Fas/APO-1), has remained controversial because CD95 agonistic molecules have exhibited either too strong toxicity or too little activity. The natural CD95 ligand ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Eisele G,Roth P,Hasenbach K,Aulwurm S,Wolpert F,Tabatabai G,Wick W,Weller M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in the incidence of CNS tumors has been observed in many countries in the last decades. The reality of this trend has been much debated, as it has happened during a period when computer-assisted tomography and MRI have dramatically improved the detection of these tumors. The Gironde CNS Tumor Registry prov...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Baldi I,Gruber A,Alioum A,Berteaud E,Lebailly P,Huchet A,Tourdias T,Kantor G,Maire JP,Vital A,Loiseau H,Gironde TSNC Registry Group.

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastomas, an embryonic cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, often occur in young children. Honokiol, a small-molecule polyphenol, has multiple therapeutic effects and pharmacological activities. This study was designed to evaluate whether honokiol could pass through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and induce ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Lin JW,Chen JT,Hong CY,Lin YL,Wang KT,Yao CJ,Lai GM,Chen RM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Notch signaling is deregulated in human gliomas and may play a role in their malignancy. However, the role of each Notch receptor in glioma cell differentiation and progression is not clear. We examined the expression pattern of Notch receptors and compared it with differentiation markers in glioma cell lin...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Dell'albani P,Rodolico M,Pellitteri R,Tricarichi E,Torrisi SA,D'Antoni S,Zappia M,Albanese V,Caltabiano R,Platania N,Aronica E,Catania MV

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral neuropathies induced by chemotherapy (CIPN) are an increasingly frequent problem. Contrary to hematologic adverse effects, which can be treated with hematopoetic growth factors, neither prophylaxis nor specific treatment is available, and only symptomatic treatment can be offered. Neurotoxic drugs are becom...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Grisold W,Cavaletti G,Windebank AJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00