Sex differences in length of survival with malignant astrocytoma, but not with glioblastoma.

abstract：:We report the case of a 58 year old woman with an epidermoid cyst of the right cerebello-pontine angle that was subtotally excised. She recurred 2 years later and received radiotherapy with resolution of symptoms and shrinkage of the cyst. The natural history of epidermoid cysts and the role of radiotherapy in their m...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Parikh S,Milosevic M,Wong CS,Laperriere N

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients with fatal vascular malformations of the thalamus whom we thought had gliomas. They had progressive neurological impairment with subacute onset as adults. Computed tomography showed lesions of increased density with slight post-contrast enhancement; cerebral angiography was normal. Without bio...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Norcross K,Ciric IS,Mikhael MA,Vick NA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid first pass uptake of drugs is necessary to increase tissue deposition after intraarterial (IA) injection. Here we tested whether brain tissue deposition of a nanoparticulate liposomal carrier could be enhanced by coordinated manipulation of liposome surface charge and physiological parameters, such as IA injecti...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Joshi S,Singh-Moon R,Wang M,Chaudhuri DB,Ellis JA,Bruce JN,Bigio IJ,Straubinger RM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macroautophagy/autophagy is considered to play key roles in tumor cell evasion of therapy and establishment of metastases in breast cancer. High expression of LC3, a residual autophagy marker, in primary breast tumors has been associated with metastatic disease and poor outcome. FIP200/Atg17, a multi-functio...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Hashemi-Sadraei N,Müller-Greven GM,Abdul-Karim FW,Ulasov I,Downs-Kelly E,Burgett ME,Lauko A,Qadan MA,Weil RJ,Ahluwalia MS,Du L,Prayson RA,Chao ST,Budd TG,Barnholtz-Sloan J,Nowacki AS,Keri RA,Gladson CL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucus-secreting adenomas or acinar adenoma of the choroid plexus are very rare. We report the case of a 79-year-old male with a 3-year history of occipital headaches with vomiting, ataxia and cerebellar signs. He was first seen due to difficulty while walking. He was admitted to the hospital with significant tumor exp...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Rembao-Bojórquez D,Vega R,Bermúdez-Maldonado L,Gutiérrez R,Salinas C,Tena-Suck M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of recombinant human interleukin 1 beta (rHuIL-1 beta) on myelosuppression induced by 3-[(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidynyl)methyl]-1-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nit rosourea hydrochloride (ACNU) was studied. In in vivo study using BALB/c mice, pretreatment with 1 microgram/mouse of rHuIL-1 beta as a single intraperiton...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Tanaka S,Tabuchi S,Watanabe K,Takigawa H,Akatsuka K,Numata H,Hokama Y,Hori T

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-grade gliomas release excitotoxic concentrations of glutamate which contributes to their malignant phenotype. To improve our understanding of the mechanisms by which glutamate enhances tumor growth and invasion, we examined alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA)-mediated signaling in glio...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： de Groot JF,Piao Y,Lu L,Fuller GN,Yung WK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classification of cartilaginous tumors of the skull base, including chondroid chordoma and chondrosarcoma remains the subject of controversy. Critical review of the literature and our own experience of chordomas and cartilaginous tumors of the skull base led to the following conclusions: 1) Chondrosarcoma of the s...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Ishida T,Dorfman HD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenomedullin is a vasoactive peptide that is upregulated in higher-grade gliomas and promotes tumor cell proliferation. Since reduced activity of the anti-oncogene PTEN seems to also correlate with higher tumor grade, this suggests an inverse association between PTEN activity and adrenomedullin expression. PC12 pheo...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Betchen SA,Musatov S,Roberts J,Pena J,Kaplitt MG

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (EWS/PNET) has a characteristic chimeric oncogene EWS-FLI1, which results from chromosomal translocation t (11; 22), that is believed to initiate tumorigenesis of EWS/PNET. However, the specific details of EWS/PNET oncogenesis and exact role of EWS-FLI1 remain largely un...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Yang Y,Zhang L,Wei Y,Wang H,Fukuma M,Xu H,Xiong W,Zheng J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaline phosphatase (ALPase) and Mg2+-activated ATPase (Mg2+-ATPase) activities were demonstrated in human brain tumors by light and electron microscopy. Four cases of glioma, i.e., two cases of astrocytoma, grade II, and two cases of glioblastoma, were used as materials. At the light microscopic level, Mg2+-ATPase a...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Maeda T,Nishiyama F,Ogashiwa M,Takeuchi K,Hirano H

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) of highly stable PEGylated liposomes encapsulating chemotherapeutic drugs has previously been effective against malignant glioma xenografts. We have developed a novel, convectable non-PEGylated liposomal formulation that can be used to encapsulate both the topoisomerase I inhibitor t...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Grahn AY,Bankiewicz KS,Dugich-Djordjevic M,Bringas JR,Hadaczek P,Johnson GA,Eastman S,Luz M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous study revealed that higher expression of transforming growth factor beta induced (TGFBI) is correlated to poorer cancer-specific survival and higher proportion of tumor necrosis and Fuhrman grades III and IV in clear cell renal cell carcinomas. However, the relationships between TGFBI expression and malignant...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Pan YB,Zhang CH,Wang SQ,Ai PH,Chen K,Zhu L,Sun ZL,Feng DF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When surgery and radiation are no longer treatment options, salvage systemic therapy has been used for recurrent meningiomas with little compelling evidence to suggest effectiveness. Patients with surgery and radiation refractory recurrent meningiomas were treated with the oral multifunctional tyrosine kinase inhibito...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Raizer JJ,Grimm SA,Rademaker A,Chandler JP,Muro K,Helenowski I,Rice L,McCarthy K,Johnston SK,Mrugala MM,Chamberlain M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the results of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) alone using gamma knife (GK) for selected patients with 1-10 brain metastases without prophylactic whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) among JLGK0901-eligible cases. Seven hundred seventy-eight consecutive cases meeting the following JLGK0901 study inclusion...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Serizawa T,Hirai T,Nagano O,Higuchi Y,Matsuda S,Ono J,Saeki N

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme is a primary brain tumor associated with extensive invasion into surrounding brain tissue. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and urokinase plasminogen activation (uPA) system are shown to be involved in tumor invasion as they help in degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and thus as...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Puli S,Lai JC,Bhushan A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune mediated demyelinating disease (IMDD) after allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is rare and its etiology unclear. In this retrospective study, we identified patients who underwent HSCT between January 1992 and December 2010 and had IMDD post transplant. A total of 1,484 patients received HSCT and...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Delios AM,Rosenblum M,Jakubowski AA,DeAngelis LM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of radiation necrosis occurring 47 years after resection and radiotherapy for a juvenile pilocystic cerebellar astrocytoma, the longest yet reported. The patient presented with progressive lower cranial nerve dysfunction, and eventually died from cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to aspiration. The pre...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Babu R,Huang PP,Epstein F,Budzilovich GN

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-cerebrospinal fluid chemotherapy (ICC) is used widely to treat or prevent neoplastic meningitis (NM), although its safety has not been thoroughly assessed. We aimed to analyse the incidence, severity and cause of the adverse reactions provoked by ICC in a cohort of onco-haematological patients. We retrospectivel...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Pardo-Moreno J,Fernández C,Arroyo R,Ruiz-Ocaña C,Aláez C,Cuadrado ML

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the outcome for pediatric central nervous system (CNS) malignancies improves, data regarding long term effects and risk of early mortality are needed. Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database, we evaluated the causes of mortality in 5-year survivors of a CNS tumor diagnosed prior to the age of...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

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

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant glioma (MG), the most common primary brain tumor in adults, is extremely aggressive and uniformly fatal. Several treatment strategies have shown significant preclinical promise in murine models of glioma; however, none have produced meaningful clinical responses in human patients. We hypothesize that introdu...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Filley A,Henriquez M,Bhowmik T,Tewari BN,Rao X,Wan J,Miller MA,Liu Y,Bentley RT,Dey M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intramedullary spinal cord metastases (ISCMs) are rare lesions affecting the spinal cord in patients with disseminated malignancy. Today, due to increased survival, these lesions are more frequently diagnosed. Literature on survival and neurologic outcomes is sparse. Herein, we describe a single institutio...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Goyal A,Yolcu Y,Kerezoudis P,Alvi MA,Krauss WE,Bydon M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the hypothesis that adults with partially resected (PR<50% resection) supratentorial low-grade glioma (LGG) benefit from higher doses of radiation. METHODS:Patients receiving post-operative radiation for WHO grade I-II LGG at the University of Western Ontario between 1979 and 2001 were studied. Pat...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Leighton C,Fisher B,Macdonald D,Stitt L,Bauman G,Cairncross J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NF1, NF2, and Schwannomatosis are incurable tumor suppressor syndromes associated with poor quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an NF adapted, 8-week group mind body skills based intervention, the relaxation response resiliency program (3R...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Vranceanu AM,Merker VL,Plotkin SR,Park ER

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of infant hypothalamic chiasmatic glioma (iCHG) is challenging, about 30% of the children progress during chemotherapy. Despite subsequent treatments the 5 year overall-survival rate is only 70%. This study investigates treatment strategies currently applied for progressive iCHG. A web-based questionnaire wa...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Azizi AA,Schouten-van Meeteren AYN

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most tumors, including gliomas, are resistant to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) cytotoxicity unless protein or RNA synthesis is inhibited. We investigated the effects of the combined use of TNF-alpha and cisplatin (CDDP) on cultured malignant glioma cells, T98G, U373MG, A172, and U87MG. All glioma cell lines were sensiti...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Duan L,Aoyagi M,Tamaki M,Nakagawa K,Nagashima G,Nagasaka Y,Ohno K,Yamamoto K,Hirakawa K

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas, one of the most common benign brain tumors in humans, arise from arachnoid cells in the brain meninges. Our investigations have revealed that miR-335 is a typical microRNA overexpressed in meningiomas in humans. Characterization of the effects of miR-335 overexpression in meningiomas demonstrated that ele...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Shi L,Jiang D,Sun G,Wan Y,Zhang S,Zeng Y,Pan T,Wang Z

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot study was performed combining cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (CDDP) and radiation therapy to treat patients with high-grade astrocytomas. CDDP at a dose of 40 mg/m2/week intravenously was given during the course of cranial irradiation. Following irradiation, CDDP was given every three weeks on a schedule of 35-4...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Feun LG,Stewart DJ,Maor M,Leavens M,Savaraj N,Burgess MA,Yung WK,Benjamin RS

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma is a rare tumor with less than 100 cases reported in the literature. The prevalence of anti-Hu positive myxoid chondrosarcoma-associated paraneoplastic subacute cerebellar degeneration is exceedingly rare. We present a report of a patient with confirmed myxoid chondrosarcoma-associa...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Hoosien M,Vredenburgh J,Lanfranco J,Ochoa R,Robinson P,Martinez R,Singer C,Silva O

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed a stripe-like pattern of regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) increase in a defined region adjacent to the contrast enhancement (CE) on MRI of glioblastomas (GBM) that we defined as the "striate sign" (SS). We hypothesized that the SS marks infiltration of GBM outside the CE volume transforming into futur...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Blasel S,Franz K,Ackermann H,Weidauer S,Zanella F,Hattingen E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00