abstract：:Radiotherapy is ubiquitous in the treatment of patients with both primary brain tumors as well as disease which is metastatic to the brain. This therapy is not without cost, however, as cognitive decline is frequently associated with cranial radiation, particularly with whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). The precise mec...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Wilke C,Grosshans D,Duman J,Brown P,Li J

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Gliomas are a heterogeneous group of brain tumors with distinct biological and clinical properties. Despite advances in surgical techniques and clinical regimens, treatment of high-grade glioma remains challenging and carries dismal rates of therapeutic success and overall survival. Challenges include the molecular co...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Malta TM,de Souza CF,Sabedot TS,Silva TC,Mosella MS,Kalkanis SN,Snyder J,Castro AVB,Noushmehr H

更新日期：2018-04-09 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：:Ependymal tumors are rare CNS tumors and may occur at any age, but their proportion among primary brain tumors is highest in children and young adults. Thus, the level of evidence of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions is higher in the pediatric compared with the adult patient population.The diagnosis and disease...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Rudà R,Reifenberger G,Frappaz D,Pfister SM,Laprie A,Santarius T,Roth P,Tonn JC,Soffietti R,Weller M,Moyal EC

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:CNS tumors, including medulloblastoma and pediatric glioblastoma (pGBM) account for the majority of solid pediatric malignancies. There remains an unmet need to identify novel treatment approaches in poor prognosis and relapsed pediatric brain tumors, where therapeutic options are limited. Small-molecule B-c...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Levesley J,Steele L,Brüning-Richardson A,Davison A,Zhou J,Ding C,Lawler S,Short SC

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood-brain barrier (BBB) excludes the vast majority of cancer therapeutics from normal brain. However, the importance of the BBB in limiting drug delivery and efficacy is controversial in high-grade brain tumors, such as glioblastoma (GBM). The accumulation of normally brain impenetrant radiographic contrast mate...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Sarkaria JN,Hu LS,Parney IF,Pafundi DH,Brinkmann DH,Laack NN,Giannini C,Burns TC,Kizilbash SH,Laramy JK,Swanson KR,Kaufmann TJ,Brown PD,Agar NYR,Galanis E,Buckner JC,Elmquist WF

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The mesenchymal phenotype in glioblastoma (GBM) and other cancers drives aggressiveness and treatment resistance, leading to therapeutic failure and recurrence of disease. Currently, there is no successful treatment option available against the mesenchymal phenotype. Methods:We classified patient-derived GB...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Olmez I,Love S,Xiao A,Manigat L,Randolph P,McKenna BD,Neal BP,Boroda S,Li M,Brenneman B,Abounader R,Floyd D,Lee J,Nakano I,Godlewski J,Bronisz A,Sulman EP,Mayo M,Gioeli D,Weber M,Harris TE,Purow B

更新日期：2018-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sonidegib (LDE225) is a potent, selective hedgehog (Hh) inhibitor of Smoothened. This study explored the safety and pharmacokinetics of sonidegib in children with relapsed/recurrent tumors followed by a phase II trial in pediatric and adult patients with relapsed medulloblastoma (MB) to assess tumor response...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Kieran MW,Chisholm J,Casanova M,Brandes AA,Aerts I,Bouffet E,Bailey S,Leary S,MacDonald TJ,Mechinaud F,Cohen KJ,Riccardi R,Mason W,Hargrave D,Kalambakas S,Deshpande P,Tai F,Hurh E,Geoerger B

更新日期：2017-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Previous reports have shown that overall incidence of malignant brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors varied significantly by country. The aim of this study was to estimate histology-specific incidence rates by global region and assess incidence variation by histology and age. Methods:Using da...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Leece R,Xu J,Ostrom QT,Chen Y,Kruchko C,Barnholtz-Sloan JS

更新日期：2017-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Malignant glioma (MG) is a devastating neuro-oncologic disease with almost invariably poor prognosis. Prognostic awareness (PA) is the awareness of incurable disease and shortened life expectancy (LE). Accurate PA is associated with favorable psychological outcomes at the end of life (EoL) for patients with ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Diamond EL,Prigerson HG,Correa DC,Reiner A,Panageas K,Kryza-Lacombe M,Buthorn J,Neil EC,Miller AM,DeAngelis LM,Applebaum AJ

更新日期：2017-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Glioblastoma cell-initiated vascularization is an alternative angiogenesis called vasculogenic mimicry. However, current knowledge on the mechanism of de novo vessel formation from glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) is limited. Methods:Sixty-four glioblastoma samples from patients and 10 fluorescent glioma xeno...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Mei X,Chen YS,Chen FR,Xi SY,Chen ZP

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Advances from glioma stemlike cell (GSC) research, though increasing our knowledge of glioblastoma (GBM) biology, do not influence clinical decisions yet. We explored the translational power of GSC-enriched cultures from patient-derived tumorspheres (TS) in predicting treatment response. Methods:The relatio...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： D'Alessandris QG,Biffoni M,Martini M,Runci D,Buccarelli M,Cenci T,Signore M,Stancato L,Olivi A,De Maria R,Larocca LM,Ricci-Vitiani L,Pallini R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) has proven to be one of the most challenging of all pediatric cancers. Owing to a historical reticence to obtain tumor tissue for study, and based on an erroneous assumption that the biology of DIPG would mirror that of supratentorial high-grade astrocytomas, innumerable studies...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Cohen KJ,Jabado N,Grill J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Molecular profile of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) revealed 4 subtypes, 2 of which, proneural and mesenchymal, have been predominantly observed, with the latter displaying a more aggressive phenotype and increased therapeutic resistance. Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed that multiple subtypes actually res...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Teng J,da Hora CC,Kantar RS,Nakano I,Wakimoto H,Batchelor TT,Chiocca EA,Badr CE,Tannous BA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of brain tumors did not use molecular abnormalities as diagnostic criteria. Studies have shown that genotyping allows a better prognostic classification of diffuse glioma with improved treatment selection. This has resulted in a major revision of the WHO classifi...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： van den Bent MJ,Weller M,Wen PY,Kros JM,Aldape K,Chang S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) signaling is important in gliomagenesis and PDGF receptor-β is expressed on most endothelial cells in glioblastoma specimens. Methods:We report the results of feasibility, phase I, and phase II studies of tandutinib (MLN518), an orally bioavailable inhibitor of type III...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Batchelor TT,Gerstner ER,Ye X,Desideri S,Duda DG,Peereboom D,Lesser GJ,Chowdhary S,Wen PY,Grossman S,Supko JG

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most common, aggressive, and invasive human brain tumors. There are few reliable mechanism-based therapeutic approaches for GBM patients. The transcriptional repressor RE1 silencing transcriptional factor (REST) regulates the oncogenic properties of a class of GBM stem-like c...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Marisetty AL,Singh SK,Nguyen TN,Coarfa C,Liu B,Majumder S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the median survival of 14.6 months following best available standard of care, malignant gliomas (MGs) remain one of the biggest therapeutic challenges of the modern time. Although the last several decades have witnessed tremendous advancement in our understanding of MG and evolution of many successful preclinical...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Bentley RT,Ahmed AU,Yanke AB,Cohen-Gadol AA,Dey M

更新日期：2017-03-01 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:Cognitive dysfunction is common among patients with brain tumors and can be associated with the disease and treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, little is known about genetic risk factors that may moderate the vulnerability for developing cognitive dysfunction. In this study, we examined th...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Correa DD,Satagopan J,Cheung K,Arora AK,Kryza-Lacombe M,Xu Y,Karimi S,Lyo J,DeAngelis LM,Orlow I

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher-grade meningiomas (HGMs; World Health Organization grades II and III) pose a clinical problem due to high recurrence rates and the absence of effective therapy. Preclinical development of novel therapeutics requires a disease model that recapitulates the genotype and phenotype of patient HGM. Oncolyti...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Nigim F,Esaki S,Hood M,Lelic N,James MF,Ramesh V,Stemmer-Rachamimov A,Cahill DP,Brastianos PK,Rabkin SD,Martuza RL,Wakimoto H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical management/understanding of brain metastases (BM) has changed substantially in the last 5 years, with key advances and clinical trials highlighted in this review. Several of these changes stem from improvements in systemic therapy, which have led to better systemic control and longer overall patient survi...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Arvold ND,Lee EQ,Mehta MP,Margolin K,Alexander BM,Lin NU,Anders CK,Soffietti R,Camidge DR,Vogelbaum MA,Dunn IF,Wen PY

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ependymomas are rare primary tumors of the central nervous system in children and adults that comprise histologically similar but genetically distinct subgroups. The tumor biology is typically more associated with the site of origin rather than being age-specific. Genetically distinct subgroups have been identified by...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Wu J,Armstrong TS,Gilbert MR

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transcription factor homeobox C9 (HOXC9) plays a crucial role in developmental regulatory systems, where it determines the specific positional identities of cells along the anteroposterior axis. The expression of HOXC9 has been found to be dysregulated in some cancers such as lung cancer, breast cancer, ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Xuan F,Huang M,Liu W,Ding H,Yang L,Cui H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatigue is common among glioma patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT) and impacts quality of life (QOL). We evaluated whether armodafinil, a wakefulness-promoting medication, improves fatigue in glioma patients undergoing RT. METHODS:Eligibility criteria included age ≥18 years, Karnofsky performance status ≥...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Lee EQ,Muzikansky A,Drappatz J,Kesari S,Wong ET,Fadul CE,Reardon DA,Norden AD,Nayak L,Rinne ML,Alexander BM,Arvold ND,Doherty L,Stefanik J,LaFrankie D,Ruland SF,Pulverenti J,Smith KH,Gaffey SC,Hammond S,Wen PY

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is associated with poor survival regardless of therapy. We used volumetric apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram metrics to determine associations with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) at baseline and after radiation therapy (RT). MET...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Poussaint TY,Vajapeyam S,Ricci KI,Panigrahy A,Kocak M,Kun LE,Boyett JM,Pollack IF,Fouladi M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detection of glioma with MRI contrast agent is limited to cases in which the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is compromised as contrast agents cannot cross the BBB. Thus, an early-stage infiltrating tumor is not detectable. Interleukin-13 receptor alpha 2 (IL-13Rα2), which has been shown to be overexpressed in gli...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Liu X,Madhankumar AB,Miller PA,Duck KA,Hafenstein S,Rizk E,Slagle-Webb B,Sheehan JM,Connor JR,Yang QX

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 90% of patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) will die within 2 years of diagnosis. Patients deteriorate rapidly during the disease course, which severely impairs their quality of life. To date, no specific research on this clinically important subject has been conducted. This study ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Veldhuijzen van Zanten SE,van Meerwijk CL,Jansen MH,Twisk JW,Anderson AK,Coombes L,Breen M,Hargrave OJ,Hemsley J,Craig F,Cruz O,Kaspers GJ,van Vuurden DG,Hargrave DR,SIOPE DIPG Network.

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) ligands, CSF1 and interleukin-34, and the KIT ligand, stem cell factor, are expressed in glioblastoma (GB). Microglia, macrophages, blood vessels, and tumor cells also express CSF1R, and depletion of the microglia reduces tumor burden and invasive capacity. PL...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Butowski N,Colman H,De Groot JF,Omuro AM,Nayak L,Wen PY,Cloughesy TF,Marimuthu A,Haidar S,Perry A,Huse J,Phillips J,West BL,Nolop KB,Hsu HH,Ligon KL,Molinaro AM,Prados M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently demonstrated that brain endothelial cells and astrocytes protect cancer cells from chemotherapy through an endothelin-dependent signaling mechanism. Here, we evaluated the efficacy of macitentan, a dual endothelin receptor (ETAR and ETBR) antagonist, in the treatment of experimental breast and lu...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Lee HJ,Hanibuchi M,Kim SJ,Yu H,Kim MS,He J,Langley RR,Lehembre F,Regenass U,Fidler IJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On October 15, 2014, a workshop was held on the use of clinical outcome assessments in clinical trials for high-grade glioma of the brain. This workshop was sponsored by the Jumpstarting Brain Tumor Drug Development Coalition, consisting of the National Brain Tumor Society, the Society for Neuro-Oncology, the Musella ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Helfer JL,Wen PY,Blakeley J,Gilbert MR,Armstrong TS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a neurotrophin that regulates neuronal function and development, is implicated in several neurodegenerative conditions. Preliminary data suggest that a reduction of BDNF concentrations may lead to postchemotherapy cognitive impairment. We hypothesized that a single n...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Ng T,Teo SM,Yeo HL,Shwe M,Gan YX,Cheung YT,Foo KM,Cham MT,Lee JA,Tan YP,Fan G,Yong WS,Preetha M,Loh WJ,Koo SL,Jain A,Lee GE,Wong M,Dent R,Yap YS,Ng R,Khor CC,Ho HK,Chan A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of WHO grades II and III gliomas harbor a missense mutation in the metabolic gene isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) and accumulate the metabolite R-2-hydroxyglutarate (R-2HG). Prior studies showed that this metabolite can be detected in vivo using proton magnetic-resonance spectroscopy (MRS), but t...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： de la Fuente MI,Young RJ,Rubel J,Rosenblum M,Tisnado J,Briggs S,Arevalo-Perez J,Cross JR,Campos C,Straley K,Zhu D,Dong C,Thomas A,Omuro AA,Nolan CP,Pentsova E,Kaley TJ,Oh JH,Noeske R,Maher E,Choi C,Gutin PH,Ho

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiangiogenic therapy of vestibular schwannoma (VS) in type 2 neurofibromatosis can produce tumor shrinkage with response rates of 40%-60%. This study examines the predictive value of parameter-derived MRI in this setting. METHODS:Twelve patients with 20 VSs were recruited. Each had at least one rapidly gr...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Li KL,Djoukhadar I,Zhu X,Zhao S,Lloyd S,McCabe M,McBain C,Evans DG,Jackson A

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:We report a phase I study to examine the pharmacokinetics, safety, and recommended dosage of weekly intravenous bolus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in children and young adults with recurrent ependymoma. METHODS:Patients 22 years of age or less with recurrent ependymoma were treated with bolus dosage 5-FU weekly fo...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Wright KD,Daryani VM,Turner DC,Onar-Thomas A,Boulos N,Orr BA,Gilbertson RJ,Stewart CF,Gajjar A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Promoter methylation of O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is an important predictive biomarker in glioblastoma. The T variant of the MGMT promoter-enhancer single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; rs16906252) has been associated with the presence of MGMT promoter methylation in other cancers. We ex...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Rapkins RW,Wang F,Nguyen HN,Cloughesy TF,Lai A,Ha W,Nowak AK,Hitchins MP,McDonald KL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The standard of care for newly diagnosed glioblastoma is maximal safe surgical resection, followed by chemoradiation therapy. We assessed carmustine wafer implantation efficacy and safety when used in combination with standard care. METHODS:Included were adult patients with (n = 354, implantation group) and...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Pallud J,Audureau E,Noel G,Corns R,Lechapt-Zalcman E,Duntze J,Pavlov V,Guyotat J,Hieu PD,Le Reste PJ,Faillot T,Litre CF,Desse N,Petit A,Emery E,Voirin J,Peltier J,Caire F,Vignes JR,Barat JL,Langlois O,Dezamis E

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of epidemiologic and tumor genomic research has identified an important role for telomere maintenance in glioma susceptibility, initiation, and prognosis. Telomere length has long been investigated in relation to cancer, but whether longer or shorter telomere length might be associated with glioma risk ...

journal_title：Neuro-oncology

authors： Walsh KM,Wiencke JK,Lachance DH,Wiemels JL,Molinaro AM,Eckel-Passow JE,Jenkins RB,Wrensch MR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00