A phase II study of nimustine hydrochloride, cisplatin, and etoposide combination chemotherapy for supratentorial malignant gliomas.

abstract：:The labeling index (LI) of 216 cases of human brain tumors was determined by the immunohistochemical technique with monoclonal antibody to bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). The proliferative potential of 110 cases was estimated using the intra-operative intravenous infusion of BrdU at a dose of 200 mg/sq m. In another 106 cas...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Kharbanda K,Dinda AK,Sarkar C,Karak AK,Dhir R,Mathur M,Roy S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cranio-spinal irradiation is the gold standard treatment used in non metastatic medulloblastoma as prophylaxis against central nervous system (CNS) metastases. However, given the severe late effects caused by this procedure in children under 3 years of age, most pediatric oncologists are currently treating t...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Dupuis-Girod S,Hartmann O,Benhamou E,Doz F,Mechinaud F,Bouffet E,Coze C,Kalifa C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor. Despite maximum treatment, patients only have a median survival time of 15 months, because of the tumor's resistance to current therapeutic approaches. Thus far, methylation of the O (6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter has bee...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Bleeker FE,Molenaar RJ,Leenstra S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of autocrine loops involving proto-oncogene related receptor tyrosine kinases has led to the analysis of a large number of growth factor systems in human glioma specimens and cell lines. The ErbB-2 system, also called HER-2 or neu, is analogous to the epidermal growth factor receptor system (EGF-R, ErbB...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Westphal M,Meima L,Szonyi E,Lofgren J,Meissner H,Hamel W,Nikolics K,Sliwkowski MX

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients treated in two consecutive phase II trials of hypofractionated-intensity modulated radiotherapy (hypo-IMRT) and temozolomide (TMZ) with or without bevacizumab (BEV). Patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) after biopsy or resec...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Carlson JA,Reddy K,Gaspar LE,Ney D,Kavanagh BD,Damek D,Lillehei K,Chen C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the local control of gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSRS) in the treatment of cerebral metastases from primary tumors that rarely metastasize to the central nervous system (CNS). There is little published data on this subject with very few series on specific primary tumors. We present our experie...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Menendez JY,Bauer DF,Shannon CN,Fiveash J,Markert JM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Molecular data has become an essential part of the updated World Health Organization (WHO) grading of central nervous system tumors. However, stereotactic needle biopsies provide only small volume specimens and limit the extent of histologic and molecular testing that can be performed. We assessed the use of a ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Bander ED,Jones SH,Pisapia D,Magge R,Fine H,Schwartz TH,Ramakrishna R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The field of neurosurgery has witnessed a dramatic increase in the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) as a modality to treat various cranial and spinal pathologies. However, studies have consistently demonstrated disparities in SRS training. Accordingly, the present study represents a cross-sectional a...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Samuel N,Trifiletti DM,Quinones-Hinojosa A,Lunsford LD,Sheehan J

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in imaging are increasing the detection of multiple lesions in the setting of glioblastoma. Occasionally distant non-enhancing lesions may be identified which have the appearances of a multicentric low-grade glioma. We aimed to determine the incidence, prognostic significance and diagnostic value of this ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Lasocki A,Gaillard F,Tacey MA,Drummond KJ,Stuckey SL

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During glioma resection, 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and fluorescein sodium (Fl-Na) are used for photodynamic tumor visualization. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pathological findings of the boundary zone between the tumor and adjacent normal brain in glioblastoma patients undergoing simultaneous do...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Yano H,Nakayama N,Ohe N,Miwa K,Shinoda J,Iwama T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Stereotactic radiosurgery is an established treatment option for sporadic meningiomas, though limited data exists for radiation-induced lesions. METHODS:Patients treated with cobalt-60 radiosurgery between October 2005 and December 2018 in an institutional registry were reviewed. Single fraction treatments wer...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Huo M,Laperriere N,van Prooijen M,Shultz D,Coolens C,Hodaie M,Cusimano M,Gentili F,Zadeh G,Payne D,Schwartz M,Tsang DS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Carmustine (BCNU)-impregnated biodegradable polymer wafers have been shown to prolong survival in patients with recurrent malignant glioma. Interferon alfa-2b (IFNalpha(2b)) has demonstrated antitumor activity against a number of cancers, but its use in glioma has been limited. The use of these agents in c...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Olson JJ,McKenzie E,Skurski-Martin M,Zhang Z,Brat D,Phuphanich S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient cerebral hypoperfusion (TCH) has empirically been used to assist intraarterial (IA) drug delivery to brain tumors. Transient (<3 min) reduction of cerebral blood flow (CBF) occurs during many neuro- and cardiovascular interventions and has recently been used to better target IA drugs to brain tumors. In the ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Joshi S,Singh-Moon RP,Wang M,Chaudhuri DB,Holcomb M,Straubinger NL,Bruce JN,Bigio IJ,Straubinger RM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topotecan was studied as a 72 h infusion given every 3 weeks. Treatment began at a dose of 1.0 mg/m2/day and was increased to 1.25 mg/m2/day after the first 6 patients tolerated this higher dose without excessive toxicities. Eighty-eight evaluable children were accrued in 6 strata. There were no complete nor partial r...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Kadota RP,Stewart CF,Horn M,Kuttesch JF Jr,Burger PC,Kepner JL,Kun LE,Friedman HS,Heideman RL

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) is involved as an autocrine growth factor in the autonomous proliferation of glioma cells. To develop a new strategy for treating patients with glioma, we studied the effect on human glioma cells of a 16-mer oligopeptide with conformational similarity to the putative receptor-binding...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Kono K,Ueba T,Takahashi JA,Murai N,Hashimoto N,Myoumoto A,Itoh N,Fukumoto M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful management of a heavily pretreated 58-year-old woman with metastatic esthesioneuoblastoma using temozolomide is reported. There is no standard treatment of this tumors with extra- and intracranial manifestations. The response, long term stability and high quality of life using temozolomide for this tumor en...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Wick W,Wick A,Küker W,Dichgans J,Weller M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastomas are aggressive brain tumors that frequently recur in the subventricular zone (SVZ) despite maximal treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate imaging patterns of subventricular progression and impact of recurrent subventricular tumor involvement and radiation dose to patient outcome. Retrospect...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Weinberg BD,Boreta L,Braunstein S,Cha S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have expressed the tumor suppressor p16 under the control of a tetracycline-sensitive promoter in two human glioblastoma cell lines which do not contain endogenous p16. Ectopic p16 expression led to a stable but reversible G1 phase cell cycle arrest, reduced the growth of both cell lines in cell culture, and almost...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Simon M,Simon C,Köster G,Hans VH,Schramm J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the clinical characteristics, treatment approach and outcome of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA), patients were identified using the National Cancer Intitute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. A total of 214 patients were identified with PXA using the November 2010 submission. P...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Perkins SM,Mitra N,Fei W,Shinohara ET

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is one of the iso-forms of enolase, a glycolytic enzyme found in the neuroendocrine system. NSE is one of the most widely used tumor markers in small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). To assess the value of NSE in discriminating between the sites of metastases in SCLC-patients with and without ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： van de Pol M,Twijnstra A,ten Velde GP,Menheere PP

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate whether vigorous treatment is beneficial for patients with meningeal gliomatosis (MG) we reviewed the case records of 20 consecutive patients treated for a symptomatic MG in our center. All received systemic or intrathecal chemotherapy and six received additional cranial or spinal radiotherapy. Six patient...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Pradat PF,Hoang-Xuan K,Cornu P,Mokhtari K,Martin-Duverneuil N,Poisson M,Delattre JY

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant gliomas (MG) are very aggressive tumors. In an effort to improve the outcome, the patients receive multi-modal therapies such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy (temozolomide followed in many cases by bevacizumab). The survivors are affected by multiple learning and memory deficits. Greater deterioration...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Nolen SC,Lee B,Shantharam S,Yu HJ,Su L,Billimek J,Bota DA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients suspected of meningeal carcinomatosis (MC) secondary to small cell carcinoma of the lung were evaluated by myelography and by cytologic examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In 4 patients both investigations demonstrated MC. Four had positive cytology but a negative myelogram. Five patients had a p...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Pedersen AG,Paulson OB,Gyldensted C

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latino Americans are a rapidly growing ethnic group in the United States but studies of glioblastoma in this population are limited. We have evaluated characteristics of 21,184 glioblastoma patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute. This SEER data fro...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Shabihkhani M,Telesca D,Movassaghi M,Naeini YB,Naeini KM,Hojat SA,Gupta D,Lucey GM,Ontiveros M,Wang MW,Hanna LS,Sanchez DE,Mareninov S,Khanlou N,Vinters HV,Bergsneider M,Nghiemphu PL,Lai A,Liau LM,Cloughesy TF,Yon

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study reports longitudinal coping responses among parents of children diagnosed with an embryonal brain tumor. Patients (n = 219) were enrolled on a treatment protocol for a pediatric embryonal brain tumor. Their parents (n = 251) completed the Coping Response Inventory at time of their child's diagnosis a...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Palmer SL,Lesh S,Wallace D,Bonner MJ,Swain M,Chapieski L,Janzen L,Mabbott D,Knight S,Boyle R,Armstrong CL,Gajjar A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of brain metastases is associated with a poor prognosis reflecting uncontrolled primary disease that has spread to the relative sanctuary of the central nervous system. 20 % of brain metastases occur in the posterior fossa and are associated with significant morbidity. The risk of acute hydrocephalus and...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Sunderland GJ,Jenkinson MD,Zakaria R

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors have demonstrated remarkable benefits in cancer patients. However, concern regarding toxicity in the setting of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is often raised. In this study, we characterize radiation necrosis (RN) following immunotherapy and SRS. Melanoma patients treated with SRS and an...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Fang P,Jiang W,Allen P,Glitza I,Guha N,Hwu P,Ghia A,Phan J,Mahajan A,Tawbi H,Li J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately half of surgically-treated patients with low-grade-glioma (LGG) suffer recurrence or metastasis. Currently there is no effective drug treatment. While the selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib showed anti-neoplastic activity against several malignant tumors, its effects against LGG remain to be elucidated....

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Sato A,Mizobuchi Y,Nakajima K,Shono K,Fujihara T,Kageji T,Kitazato K,Matsuzaki K,Mure H,Kuwayama K,Sumi A,Saya H,Sampetrean O,Nagahirao S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phase II trial of Homoharringtonine (HHT) was performed in 15 patients with recurrent or progressive malignant glioma. The drug was administered at a initial dose of 4 mg/m2/day by continuous 5 day intravenous infusion (3 mg/m2/day x 5 days for heavily pretreated patients). Courses were repeated every 3-4 weeks upon...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Feun LG,Savaraj N,Landy H,Levin H,Lampidis T

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Etoposide, a topoisomerase-II inhibitor promotes DNA damage and apoptosis of cancer cells. In this study, we have examined the ability of the histone deacetylase inhibitor, valproic acid (VPA) to modulate gene expression and sensitize glioblastoma cell lines to the cytotoxic effects of etoposide in vitro. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Das CM,Aguilera D,Vasquez H,Prasad P,Zhang M,Wolff JE,Gopalakrishnan V

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00