Effects of combination chemotherapy with biscoclaurine-derived alkaloid (Cepharanthine) and nimustine hydrochloride on malignant glioma cell lines.

abstract：:Malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRT) are aggressive neoplasms generally of the infant kidney, although a few extrarenal, central nervous system-located, were reported. We describe two cases of such tumors arising intracerebrally in patients aged 16 and 31 years, hence older than the usually reported, with survival times of...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Pimentel J,Silva R,Pimentel T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the impact of delay between surgery and radiotherapy on overall survival (OS) in temozolomide treatmented patients with the incorporation of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). From 2000 to 2012, 345 consecutive glioblastoma patients were treated with surgery, radiotherapy, and temozolomide at ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Spratt DE,Folkert M,Zumsteg ZS,Chan TA,Beal K,Gutin PH,Pentsova E,Yamada Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HDGF is overexpressed in gliomas as compared to normal brain. We therefore analyzed the molecular mechanisms of HDGF action in gliomas. HDGF was downregulated in normal brain tissue as compared to glioma specimens at both the mRNA and the protein levels. In glioma samples, increased HDGF expression was associated with...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Song Y,Hu Z,Long H,Peng Y,Zhang X,Que T,Zheng S,Li Z,Wang G,Yi L,Liu Z,Fang W,Qi S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major toxic effect of the chemotherapeutic agents paclitaxel and cisplatin is peripheral neuropathy. We report the use of a rat model of cytotoxic neuropathy to evaluate the role of glutamate as a possible neuroprotectant for these two drugs. Neuropathy was manifest as gait disturbance in 100% of paclitaxel treated ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Boyle FM,Wheeler HR,Shenfield GM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anguidine pretreatment was previously shown to potentiate cis-platinum in Chinese hamster ovary cells by 100-fold, probably by enhancing cellular cis-platinum uptake. Since both cis-platinum and anguidine have been reported to have clinical efficacy in human brain tumors, the present study was initiated to investigate...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Hromas RA,Yung WK

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with primary CNS lymphoma of the mid-brain and pons who had a complete response to oral temozolomide chemotherapy. She initially presented in early 2001 with several weeks of progressive memory loss and unresponsiveness. Because of her age and impaired renal function, she was ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Lerro KA,Lacy J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadly form of primary brain tumor with a median survival of eleven months, despite use of extensive chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. We have previously shown that nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) is aberrantly expressed in GBM tumors and primary cell lines derived from t...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Raychaudhuri B,Vogelbaum MA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is involved in the intercellular junctions of neurons and glial cells. We investigated its relevance as a biomarker in gliomas which main characteristic is their high invasiveness. We studied by Western blot the pattern of serum NCAM bands in patients with gliomas (n = 34), wit...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Todaro L,Christiansen S,Varela M,Campodónico P,Pallotta MG,Lastiri J,Sacerdote de Lustig E,Bal de Kier Joffé E,Puricelli L

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The members of the PERNO Study Group were not individually captured in the metadata of the original publication. They are included in the metadata of this publication. ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Franceschi E,Depenni R,Paccapelo A,Ermani M,Faedi M,Sturiale C,Michiara M,Servadei F,Pavesi G,Urbini B,Pisanello A,Crisi G,Cavallo MA,Dazzi C,Biasini C,Bertolini F,Mucciarini C,Pasini G,Baruzzi A,Brandes AA,PERNO

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atypical and malignant meningiomas are at high risk for local failure. The role of radiation therapy (RT) and dose levels required to improve tumor control are poorly defined. This study reviews our experience with RT. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Thirty-one patients underwent fractionated RT for atypical (AM, 15 pa...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Hug EB,Devries A,Thornton AF,Munzenride JE,Pardo FS,Hedley-Whyte ET,Bussiere MR,Ojemann R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patterns of failure in patients with olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) according to two surgical approaches, craniofacial resection (CFR) and endoscopic surgery (ENDO), have yet to be analyzed. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 28 patients with surgically treated ONB between January 1995 and October 2017. F...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Kim N,Lee CG,Kim EH,Kim CH,Keum KC,Lee KS,Chang JH,Suh CO

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cavernous sinus is an uncommon site of metastasis for the head and neck tumors, and especially for the tumors of parotid gland. The case reported here is the second reported case of parotid carcinoma metastatic to the cavernous sinus, proven by histopathology. Also it is the first reported parotid gland acinic cell ca...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Yildirim N,Oksüzoğlu B,Vural M,Han O,Zengin N

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BCNU is increasingly used in low ethanol (ETOH) concentrations, 5% dextrose-water (D5W), or normal saline (NS) solutions, especially for intra-arterial and prolonged (e.g., 3 day) intravenous (IV) infusions. Little work, however, has been done to evaluate BCNU decomposition rates in concentrations, diluents, and tempe...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Tepe P,Hassenbusch SJ,Benoit R,Anderson JH

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the second recurrence of spinal seeding in hemangioblastoma not associated to von-Hippel-Lindau disease, we treated an adult female patient with thalidomide 200 mg orally/day at night for longer than 1 year. The patient reported subjective relief of symptoms after 1 month. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contro...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Piribauer M,Czech T,Dieckmann K,Birner P,Hainfellner JA,Prayer D,Fazeny-Dörner B,Weinländer G,Marosi C

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chordoid is a rare variant of meningioma that displays a high recurrence rate. In this study we evaluated the immunohistochemical expression of factors that regulate the neo-angiogenesis process in a case of chordoid meningioma with an adverse clinical course. A high microvessel density (MVD), as well as high VEGF and...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Barresi V,Tuccari G

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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：:Identification of patients suffering from elevated psychosocial distress, the sources of the distress, and the necessary treatment of the distress can be rather difficult within the neurosurgical setting (e.g., lack of time, cognitive or aphasic disorders of the patients). The distress thermometer (DT) is a single-ite...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Goebel S,Mehdorn HM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bevacizumab, an anti-angiogenic agent, is FDA-approved for use in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (rGBM). The radiologic evaluation of tumor response to bevacizumab is complex and there is no validated method of monitoring tumor vascularity during therapy. We evaluated perfusion-weighted MR imaging (PW...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Bennett IE,Field KM,Hovens CM,Moffat BA,Rosenthal MA,Drummond K,Kaye AH,Morokoff AP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 13-month-old boy with diencephalic syndrome (DS) due to an optico-hypothalamic juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA). Massive neuroaxis dissemination was identified at diagnosis. He received 6 courses of combined conventional-dose chemotherapy consisting of carboplatin (CBDCA), etoposide (VP-16), and cyclop...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Kageji T,Nagahiro S,Horiguchi H,Watanabe T,Suzuya H,Okamoto Y,Kuroda Y

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus (HSV) type I or varicella-zoster virus (VZV) has been recognized as the most common pathomechanism underlying Bell's palsy. There is also increased reactivation of HSV or VZV in patients with immunosuppressed states and in cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to in...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Sheu JJ,Keller JJ,Lin HC

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:Glioma is the most common primary brain tumor in adults. Six3 is a human homologue of the highly conserved sine oculis gene family and essential transcription regulatory factor in process of eye and fetal forebrain development. However, little is known about the role of Six3 in human tumorigenesis. The aim of this stu...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Zhang B,Shen C,Ge F,Ma T,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial pseudolymphoma is a rare tumor of the central nervous system. A 35-year-old woman presented with a frontal subcutaneous tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left frontal meningeal tumor involving subcutaneous tissue without bone involvement. The mass was completely removed and the histological asp...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Donnet A,Horschowski N,Dufour H,Figarella-Branger D,Bryon PA,Berger F,Harle JR,Grisoli F

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：:High-dose (1-3.5 g/m2) methotrexate (MTX) followed by whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) has consistently improved length of survival in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), but the prognosis remains dismal. To optimize and enhance the dose intensity of MTX, we applied MTX at 8 g/m2 to 20 patients with P...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Watanabe T,Katayama Y,Yoshino A,Komine C,Yokoyama T,Fukushima T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant expression of stem cell-related genes in tumors may confer more primitive and aggressive traits affecting clinical outcome. Here, we investigated expression and prognostic value of the neural stem cell marker CD133, as well as of the pluripotency genes LIN28 and OCT4 in 37 samples of pediatric medulloblastoma...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Rodini CO,Suzuki DE,Saba-Silva N,Cappellano A,de Souza JE,Cavalheiro S,Toledo SR,Okamoto OK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computational modeling shows that intra-arterial delivery is most efficient when the delivered drugs rapidly and avidly bind to the target site. The cell-penetrating peptide trans-activator of transcription (TAT) is a candidate carrier molecule that could mediate such specificity for brain tumor chemotherapeutics. To ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Joshi S,Cooke JRN,Ellis JA,Emala CW,Bruce JN

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Subependymomas are rare ependymal neoplasms. To date, a large clinicopathologic study of these benign neoplasms treated with modern neurosurgical techniques has not been reported. METHODS:Eighty-three cases of subependymoma were retrieved from the files of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Clinicopatholo...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Rushing EJ,Cooper PB,Quezado M,Begnami M,Crespo A,Smirniotopoulos JG,Ecklund J,Olsen C,Santi M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one patients with metastatic brain tumors that either failed to respond or recurred after conventional therapy were treated by intra-arterial infusion of 100 mg/m2 of 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) into either a carotid or vertebral artery. Five patients (three with lung cancer, one with breast can...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Cascino TL,Byrne TN,Deck MD,Posner JB

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00