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Volume 9 Number 1, January 2010

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Diagnosis & Evaluation
Epidemiology & Risk Factors
Etiology & Pathogenesis
Overall Management & Case Reports
Prognosis & Outcome
Stem Cells
Treatment

Diagnosis & Evaluation

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Metastatic Tumors

Lee HY, Lee KS, Kim BT, Cho YS, Lee EJ, Yi CA, Chung MJ, Kim TS, Kwon OJ, Kim H.
Diagnostic efficacy of PET/CT plus brain MR imaging for detection of extrathoracic metastases in patients with lung adenocarcinoma
J Korean Med Sci. 2009 Dec;24(6):1132-8
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Recurrent Tumors


Prat R, Galeano I, Lucas A, Martínez JC, Martín M, Amador R, Reynés G.
Relative value of magnetic resonance spectroscopy, magnetic resonance perfusion, and 2-((18)F) fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography for detection of recurrence or grade increase in gliomas
J Clin Neurosci. 2009 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print]
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Epidemiology & Risk Factors

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Deltour I, Johansen C, Auvinen A, Feychting M, Klaeboe L, Schüz J
Time trends in brain tumor incidence rates in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, 1974-2003
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Dec 16;101(24):1721-4. Epub
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Etiology & Pathogenesis

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Carro MS, Lim WK, Alvarez MJ, Bollo RJ, Zhao X, Snyder EY, Sulman EP, Anne SL, Doetsch F, Colman H, Lasorella A, Aldape K, Califano A & Iavarone A
The transcriptional network for mesenchymal transformation of brain tumours
Nature advance online publication 23 December 2009
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Schunemann DP, Grivicich I, Regner A, Leal LF, de Araújo DR, Jotz GP, Fedrigo CA, Simon D, da Rocha AB.
Glutamate Promotes Cell Growth by EGFR Signaling on U-87MG Human Glioblastoma Cell Line
Pathol Oncol Res. 2009 Dec 8;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Waziri A
Glioblastoma-derived mechanisms of systemic immunosuppression
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2010 Jan;21(1):31-42
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Overall Mngt & Case Reports

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Ohba S, Yoshida K, Hirose Y, Ikeda E, Kawase T
Meningioma of the cerebellopontine angle in identical twins: a case report
J Neurooncol. Published online: 13 December 2009 [Epub ahead of print]
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Metastatic Tumors


Arai A, Taomoto K, Yokoyama M, Kudo H, Nishisaki H, Kajimoto K.
A case of CNS metastasis from gastric MALT lymphoma
No Shinkei Geka. 2009 Dec;37(12):1235-40
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Chang KH, Song CE, Seo JH, Yeo SW.
Solitary metastasis of bronchogenic adenocarcinoma to the internal auditory canal: a case report
J Korean Med Sci. 2009 Dec;24(6):1227-9
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Prognosis & Outcome

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Park CK, Lee SH, Han JH, Kim CY, Kim DW, Paek SH, Kim DG, Heo DS, Kim IH, Jung HW.
Recursive partitioning analysis of prognostic factors in WHO grade III glioma patients treated with radiotherapy or radiotherapy plus chemotherapy
BMC Cancer. 2009 Dec 18;9(1):450. [Epub ahead of print]
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Sperduto PW, Chao ST, Sneed PK, Luo X, Suh J, Roberge D, Bhatt A, Jensen AW, Brown PD, Shih H, Kirkpatrick J, Schwer A, Gaspar LE, Fiveash JB, Chiang V, Knisely J, Sperduto CM, Mehta M
Diagnosis-Specific Prognostic Factors, Indexes, and Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 4,259 Patients
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Nov 24. [Epub ahead of print]
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Stem Cells

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Gu C, Li S, Tokuyama T, Yokota N, Namba H.
Therapeutic effect of genetically engineered mesenchymal stem cells in rat experimental leptomeningeal glioma model
Cancer Lett. 2009 Nov 26;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Guessous F, Zhang Y, Dipierro C, Marcinkiewicz L, Sarkaria J, Schiff D, Buchanan S, Abounader R.
An Orally Bioavailable c-Met Kinase Inhibitor Potently Inhibits Brain Tumor Malignancy and Growth
Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2009 Dec 16;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Lu J, Zhuang Z, Song DK, Mehta GU, Ikejiri B, Mushlin H, Park DM, Lonser RR.
The effect of a PP2A inhibitor on the nuclear receptor corepressor pathway in glioma
J Neurosurg. 2009 Dec 11;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Mao XG, Zhang X, Xue XY, Guo G, Wang P, Zhang W, Fei Z, Zhen HN, You SW, Yang H
Brain Tumor Stem-Like Cells Identified by Neural Stem Cell Marker CD15
Transl Oncol. 2009 December 1; 2(4): 247–257
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Shi L, Zhang J, Pan T, Zhou J, Gong W, Liu N, Fu Z, You Y.
MiR-125b is critical for the suppression of human U251 glioma stem cell proliferation
Brain Res. 2009 Nov 27;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Zhao Y, Huang Q, Yang J, Lou M, Wang A, Dong J, Qin Z, Zhang T.
Autophagy impairment inhibits differentiation of glioma stem/progenitor cells
Brain Res. 2009 Dec 14;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Zhen Y, Zhao S, Li Q, Li Y, Kawamoto K.
Arsenic trioxide-mediated Notch pathway inhibition depletes the cancer stem-like cell population in gliomas
Cancer Lett. 2009 Dec 3;. [Epub ahead of print]
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LIBRARY


Doe CQ
Neural stem cells: balancing self-renewal with differentiation
Development. 2008 May;135(9):1575-87. Epub 2008 Mar 20
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Hermanson O, Jepsen K, Rosenfeld MG
N-CoR controls differentiation of neural stem cells into astrocytes
Nature. 2002 Oct 31;419(6910):934-9. Epub 2002 Oct 16
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Park DM, Li J, Okamoto H, Akeju O, Kim SH, Lubensky I, Vortmeyer A, Dambrosia J, Weil RJ, Oldfield EH, Park JK, Zhuang Z
N-CoR pathway targeting induces glioblastoma derived cancer stem cell differentiation
Cell Cycle. 2007 Feb 15;6(4):467-70. Epub 2007 Feb 12
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Treatment

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Merchant TE, Pollack IF, Loeffler JS.
Brain tumors across the age spectrum: biology, therapy, and late effects
Semin Radiat Oncol. 2010 Jan;20(1):58-66
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Brandes AA, Stupp R, Hau P, Lacombe D, Gorlia T, Tosoni A, Mirimanoff RO, Kros JM, van den Bent MJ
EORTC study 26041-22041: Phase I/II study on concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) and radiotherapy (RT) with PTK787/ZK222584 (PTK/ZK) in newly diagnosed glioblastoma
Eur J Cancer. 2009 Nov 27. [Epub ahead of print]
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Fu J, Shao C-J, Chen F-R, Ng H-K and Chen Z-P
Autophagy induced by valproic acid is associated with oxidative stress in glioma cell lines
Neuro-Oncology Advance Access published online on October 15, 2009
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Peereboom DM, Shepard DR, Ahluwalia MS, Brewer CJ, Agarwal N, Stevens GH, Suh JH, Toms SA, Vogelbaum MA, Weil RJ, Elson P, Barnett GH
Phase II trial of erlotinib with temozolomide and radiation in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
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Verhoeff JJ, van Tellingen O, Claes A, Stalpers LJ, van Linde ME, Richel DJ, Leenders WP, van Furth WR
Concerns about anti-angiogenic treatment in patients with glioblastoma multiforme
BMC Cancer. 2009 Dec 16;9(1):444. [Epub ahead of print]
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Weller M, Stupp R, Reifenberger G, Brandes AA, van den Bent MJ, Wick W, Hegi ME.
MGMT promoter methylation in malignant gliomas: ready for personalized medicine?
Nat Rev Neurol. 2009 Dec 8;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Pediatric Patients


Gilheeney SW, Khakoo Y, Souweidane M, Wolden S, Boulad F, Dunkel IJ.
Thiotepa/topotecan/carboplatin with autologous stem cell rescue in recurrent/refractory/poor prognosis pediatric malignancies of the central nervous system
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Dec 8;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Wolff JE, Driever PH, Erdlenbruch B, Kortmann RD, Rutkowski S, Pietsch T, Parker C, Metz MW, Gnekow A, Kramm CM
Intensive chemotherapy improves survival in pediatric high-grade glioma after gross total resection: results of the HIT-GBM-C protocol
Cancer. 2009 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print]
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Metastatic Tumors


Ammirati M, Cobbs CS, Linskey ME, Paleologos NA, Ryken TC, Burri SH, Asher AL, Loeffler JS, Robinson PD, Andrews DW, Gaspar LE, Kondziolka D, McDermott M, Mehta MP, Mikkelsen T, Olson JJ, Patchell RA, Kalkanis SN
The role of retreatment in the management of recurrent/progressive brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
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Blanchard P, Le Péchoux C.
Prophylactic cranial irradiation in lung cancer
Curr Opin Oncol. 2009 Nov 25;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Chen JC, Bugoci DM, Girvigian MR, Miller MJ, Arellano A, Rahimian J
Control of brain metastases using frameless image-guided radiosurgery
Neurosurg Focus. 2009 Dec;27(6):E6
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Gaspar LE, Mehta MP, Patchell RA, Burri SH, Robinson PD, Morris RE, Ammirati M, Andrews DW, Asher AL, Cobbs CS, Kondziolka D, Linskey ME, Loeffler JS, McDermott M, Mikkelsen T, Olson JJ, Paleologos NA, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN
The role of whole brain radiation therapy in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
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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
The role of surgical resection in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
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Kalkanis SN, Linskey ME
Evidence-based clinical practice parameter guidelines for the treatment of patients with metastatic brain tumors: introduction
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
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Linskey ME, Andrews DW, Asher AL, Burri SH, Kondziolka D, Robinson PD, Ammirati M, Cobbs CS, Gaspar LE, Loeffler JS, McDermott M, Mehta MP, Mikkelsen T, Olson JJ, Paleologos NA, Patchell RA, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN.
The role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
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Mehta MP, Paleologos NA, Mikkelsen T, Robinson PD, Ammirati M, Andrews DW, Asher AL, Burri SH, Cobbs CS, Gaspar LE, Kondziolka D, Linskey ME, Loeffler JS, McDermott M, Olson JJ, Patchell RA, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN
The role of chemotherapy in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
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Mikkelsen T, Paleologos NA, Robinson PD, Ammirati M, Andrews DW, Asher AL, Burri SH, Cobbs CS, Gaspar LE, Kondziolka D, Linskey ME, Loeffler JS, McDermott M, Mehta MP, Olson JJ, Patchell RA, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN
The role of prophylactic anticonvulsants in the management of brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
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Olson JJ, Paleologos NA, Gaspar LE, Robinson PD, Morris RE, Ammirati M, Andrews DW, Asher AL, Burri SH, Cobbs CS, Kondziolka D, Linskey ME, Loeffler JS, McDermott M, Mehta MP, Mikkelsen T, Patchell RA, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN
The role of emerging and investigational therapies for metastatic brain tumors: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline of selected topics
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
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Robinson PD, Kalkanis SN, Linskey ME, Santaguida PL
Methodology used to develop the AANS/CNS management of brain metastases evidence-based clinical practice parameter guidelines
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
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Ryken TC, McDermott M, Robinson PD, Ammirati M, Andrews DW, Asher AL, Burri SH, Cobbs CS, Gaspar LE, Kondziolka D, Linskey ME, Loeffler JS, Mehta MP, Mikkelsen T, Olson JJ, Paleologos NA, Patchell RA, Kalkanis SN
The role of steroids in the management of brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
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Tomisaki S, Takenaka T, Morizono G, Tanaka T, Momosaki N, Inoue F.
Successful gefitinib every other day administration in an advanced lung cancer patient with brain metastasis after gamma knife radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2009 Dec;36(13):2607-10
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Recurrent Tumors


Askoxylakis V, Zabel-du Bois A, Schlegel W, Debus J, Huber P, Milker-Zabel S
Patterns of failure after stereotactic radiotherapy of intracranial meningioma
J Neurooncol. Published online: 13 December 2009 [Epub ahead of print]
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Niranjan A, Kano H, Mathieu D, Kondziolka D, Flickinger JC, Lunsford LD
Radiosurgery for Craniopharyngioma
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Available online 16 December 2009 [Epub ahead of print]
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Romanelli P, Conti A, Pontoriero A, Ricciardi GK, Tomasello F, De Renzis C, Innocenzi G, Esposito V, Cantore G.
Role of stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme
Neurosurg Focus. 2009 Dec;27(6):E8
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