Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for local control of resected brain metastases.

abstract：PURPOSE:Comparison of the influence of two different brain tumors (C6 and CNS1 glioma) on methotrexate (MTX) disposition in plasma, brain, and tumor tissue extracellular fluid (ECF). METHODS:Serial collection of plasma samples and brain ECF dialysates after i.v. bolus administration of MTX (50 mg kg(-1)) for 4 h. Quan...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Dukic SF,Kaltenbach ML,Heurtaux T,Hoizey G,Lallemand A,Vistelle R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown an inverse association between allergies and glioma risk; however, results for associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of allergy-related genes and glioma risk have been inconsistent and restricted to a small number of SNPs. The objective of this study was to examine the...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Backes DM,Siddiq A,Cox DG,Calboli FC,Gaziano JM,Ma J,Stampfer M,Hunter DJ,Camargo CA,Michaud DS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM) is among the most aggressive primary brain tumors, with a median survival rate of 12-15 months. MicroRNAs have been implicated in GBM development as oncogenes or tumor suppressors. In this study, we demonstrated that miR-519a expression was frequently downregulated in GBM specimens and cell lines, a...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Hong L,Ya-Wei L,Hai W,Qiang Z,Jun-Jie L,Huang A,Song-Tao Q,Yun-Tao L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degradation and remodelling of the extracellular matrix has been investigated, with the main focus on the balance between matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP). Recent reports disclose the presence of a novel MMP-inhibiting cell membrane-anchored glycoprotein designated 'rev...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Yoshida D,Nomura R,Teramoto A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extra-axial cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumors account for approximately 10% of all brain neoplasms in adults. Vestibular schwannomas are the most common, followed by meningiomas. Gliomas in the CPA are rare and quite often are the exophytic extension of primary brain stem or cerebellar tumors. We describe a pilocyti...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Francesco F,Maurizio I,Stefano C,Marina S,Ugo S,Massimo S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We aimed to compare three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for the treatment of glioblastoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective study of 220 patients with glioblastoma, treated with 3D-CRT or IMRT, with or without surgery. Dosimetric para...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Thibouw D,Truc G,Bertaut A,Chevalier C,Aubignac L,Mirjolet C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant activation of Akt is a common finding in adult malignant gliomas, resulting in most cases from mutations or deletions involving PTEN, which allows constitutive Akt phosphorylation. In contrast, we have previously reported that pediatric malignant gliomas, which are morphologically similar to lesions arising i...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Pollack IF,Hamilton RL,Burger PC,Brat DJ,Rosenblum MK,Murdoch GH,Nikiforova MN,Holmes EJ,Zhou T,Cohen KJ,Jakacki RI,Children's Oncology Group.

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiating oligodendroglioma from extraventricular neurocytoma by conventional light microscopy alone can present a diagnostic challenge. We report pathologic findings of an unusual spinal cord tumor from a 33-year-old male patient which showed hybrid features of oligodendroglioma and extraventricular neurocytoma...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Makuria AT,Henderson FC,Rushing EJ,Hartmann DP,Azumi N,Ozdemirli M

更新日期：2007-04-01 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

abstract：:To cast light on the mechanisms of drug-resistance, experimental brain tumors were immunohistochemically evaluated for expression of glutathione S-transferase (GST)-alpha, mu, pi, p-glycoprotein and apoptosis-related factors, such as bcl-2 and p53, as well as by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Yabuno T,Konishi N,Nakamura M,Tsuzuki T,Tsunoda S,Sakaki T,Hiasa Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing central nervous system (CNS) involvement in patients with lymphoma or carcinoma is important in determining therapy and prognosis. Progranulin (PGRN) is a secreted glycosylated protein with roles in cancer growth and survival; it is highly expressed in aggressive cancer cell lines and specimens from many can...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Kimura A,Takemura M,Serrero G,Yoshikura N,Hayashi Y,Saito K,Inuzuka T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its description in 1982, central neurocytoma (CN) has been a relatively innocuous rare tumor of the central nervous system. Comprising of less than 0.5% of all intracranial tumors, most are reported to be slow growing, with low recurrence rates, and a favorable prognosis. Because of its rarity, its cellular biol...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Tran H,Medina-Flores R,Cerilli LA,Phelps J,Lee FC,Wong G,Turner P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective evaluation of single agent bevacizumab in adults with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) with an objective of determining progression free survival (PFS). There is no standard therapy for recurrent GBM after failure of alkylator-based chemotherapy. A total of 50 adults, ages 36-70 years (median 64), with rec...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Chamberlain MC,Johnston SK

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies have highlighted infratentorial tumor location as a prognostic factor for solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) and hemangiopericytoma (HPC) of the central nervous system (CNS), and spinal location is considered a positive prognostic factor for other tumors of the CNS. While SFT/HPC of the CNS is known ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Boyett D,Kinslow CJ,Bruce SS,Sonabend AM,Rae AI,McKhann GM,Sisti MB,Bruce JN,Cheng SK,Wang TJC

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：PURPOSE:Diffuse pontine tumors are highly lethal, and there are few long-term survivors with the standard treatment of external beam irradiation. We investigated the effectiveness of high-dose thiotepa and etoposide-based chemotherapy regimens with autologous bone marrow rescue (ABMR) in children with pontine tumors. ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Dunkel IJ,Garvin JH Jr,Goldman S,Ettinger LJ,Kaplan AM,Cairo M,Li H,Boyett JM,Finlay JL

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 64 year old male patient with a history of ischemic heart disease who underwent surgery for an abdominal mass. The histological diagnosis was highly malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. After surgery the patient was admitted to our Department and received 6 courses of chemotherapy according to the...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Merlo EM,Maiolo A,Brocchieri A,Tua A,Grignani G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION:Should patients with newly-diagnosed metastatic brain tumors undergo open surgical resection versus whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) and/or other treatment modalities such as radiosurgery, and in what clinical settings? Target population These recommendations apply to adults with a newly diagnosed single b...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Kalkanis SN,Kondziolka D,Gaspar LE,Burri SH,Asher AL,Cobbs CS,Ammirati M,Robinson PD,Andrews DW,Loeffler JS,McDermott M,Mehta MP,Mikkelsen T,Olson JJ,Paleologos NA,Patchell RA,Ryken TC,Linskey ME

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central neurocytomas are uncommon intraventricular neoplasms whose optimal management remains controversial due to their rarity. We assessed outcomes for a historical cohort of neurocytoma patients and evaluated effects of tumor atypia, size, resection extent, and adjuvant radiotherapy. Progression-free survival (PFS)...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Imber BS,Braunstein SE,Wu FY,Nabavizadeh N,Boehling N,Weinberg VK,Tihan T,Barnes M,Mueller S,Butowski NA,Clarke JL,Chang SM,McDermott MM,Prados MD,Berger MS,Haas-Kogan DA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to determine the accuracy and precision of stereotactic localization and treatment delivery using a helical tomotherapy based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) system. A tomotherapy specific radiosurgery workflow was designed that exploits the system's on board megavotage CT (MVCT) imaging syste...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Soisson ET,Hardcastle N,Tomé WA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Despite the development of advanced treatment for many malignancies, a large number of patients will require evaluation and possible surgical intervention for lesions which have metastasized to or directly invaded the spinal column. The recommendations for opera...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Welch WC,Jacobs GB

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：TARGET POPULATION:These recommendations apply to adults with a newly diagnosed lesion with a suspected or histopathologically proven glioblastoma (GBM). QUESTION:What are the optimal imaging techniques to be used in the management of a suspected glioblastoma (GBM), specifically: which imaging sequences are critical fo...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Lundy P,Domino J,Ryken T,Fouke S,McCracken DJ,Ormond DR,Olson JJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelins (ETs) are a family of three peptides named ET-1, ET-2 and ET-3 that have been initially isolated as potent vasoactive peptides; ETs are synthesized as precursor proteins (preproETs) and are activated by proteolytic cleavage. ETs exert their biological effects through the activation of two receptors sub...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Paolillo M,Barbieri A,Zanassi P,Schinelli S

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Several molecular markers have been proposed as predictors of outcome in patients with high grade gliomas. We report a retrospective multicenter study of 97 consecutive adult patients with anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) treated with radiation therapy (RT) plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) between October 2...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Minniti G,Scaringi C,Arcella A,Lanzetta G,Di Stefano D,Scarpino S,Bozzao A,Pace A,Villani V,Salvati M,Esposito V,Giangaspero F,Enrici RM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Low-grade glioma (LGG) represent the most common pediatric central nervous system tumor. When total surgical resection is not feasible, chemotherapy is first-line therapy in children. Multiple pediatric LGG chemotherapy regimens have been investigated with variable 2-year event free survival (EFS) rates of...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Nellan A,Wright E,Campbell K,Davies KD,Donson AM,Amani V,Judd A,Hemenway MS,Raybin J,Foreman NK,Rush S,Dorris K

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) are extensively infiltrative glial tumors classified as astrocytic tumors in the current World Health Organization (WHO) classification scheme. In investigating the tumorigenesis of GC, we reviewed 28 cases of GC immunohistochemically and carried out array-based comparative genomic hybridizati...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Min HS,Kim B,Park SH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological complications may occur in the course of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (Wm). These complications affect both the central and peripheral nervous system. Pathogenesis is debated and several mechanisms have been suggested. Direct malignant lymphoid infiltration (MLI) is very rare and has only been reported...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Massengo S,Riffaud L,Morandi X,Bernard M,Verin M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of association of a brain tumor with multiple colorectal polyposis and offer an analysis of the relevant literature with a view to revising the classification of the syndrome in relation to familial multiple polyposis and Gardner's syndrome. Differences emerged, depending on the brain tumor type, whic...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Cervoni L,Celli P,Tarantino R,Fortuna A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00