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GLIOBLASTOMA NEWSLETTER
Volume 2, Number 7 - 28 March 2003

Volume 2
Archive


Contents


Diagnosis & Evaluation
Epidemiology & Risk Factors
Etiology & Pathogenesis
Integrative Medicine
Prognosis & Outcome
Treatment

Diagnosis & Evaluation


Mardor Y, Pfeffer R, Spiegelmann R, Roth Y, Maier SE, Nissim O, Berger R, Glicksman A, Baram J, Orenstein A, Cohen JS, Tichler T [*]
Early Detection of Response to Radiation Therapy in Patients With Brain Malignancies Using Conventional and High b-Value Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
J Clin Oncol 2003 Mar 15;21(6):1094-100


Epidemiology & Risk Factors


O'Neill BP, Blondal H, Yang P, Olafsdottir GH, Sigvaldason H, Jenkins RB, Kimmel DW, Scheithauer BW, Rocca WA, Bjornsson J, Tulinius H
Risk of cancer among relatives of patients with glioma
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2002 Sep;11(9):921-4


Etiology & Pathogenesis


Bagga D, Wang L, Farias-Eisner R, Glaspy JA, Reddy ST
Differential effects of prostaglandin derived from omega -6 and omega -3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on COX-2 expression and IL-6 secretion
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 Feb 18;100(4):1751-6

Berry EM
Who's afraid of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids? Methodological considerations for assessing whether they are harmful
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2001 Jun;11(3):181-8


Integrative Medicine


Beuth J, Ost B, Pakdaman A, Rethfeldt E, Bock PR, Hanisch J, Schneider B
Impact of complementary oral enzyme application on the postoperative treatment results of breast cancer patients--results of an epidemiological multicentre retrolective cohort study
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2001 Jul;47 Suppl:S45-54

Desser L, Holomanova D, Zavadova E, Pavelka K, Mohr T, Herbacek I
Oral therapy with proteolytic enzymes decreases excessive TGF-beta levels in human blood
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2001 Jul;47 Suppl:S10-5


Ilc K, Ferrero JM, Fischel JL, Formento P, Bryce R, Etienne MC, Milano G [**]
Cytotoxic effects of two gamma linoleic salts (lithium gammalinolenate or meglumine gammalinolenate) alone or associated with a nitrosourea: an experimental study on human glioblastoma cell lines
Anticancer Drugs 1999 Apr;10(4):413-7

Vartak S, McCaw R, Davis CS, Robbins ME, Spector AA [**]
Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is cytotoxic to 36B10 malignant rat astrocytoma cells but not to 'normal' rat astrocytes
Br J Cancer 1998 May;77(10):1612-20

Pace A, Savarese A, Picardo M, Maresca V, Pacetti U, Del Monte G, Biroccio A, Leonetti C, Jandolo B, Cognetti F, Bove L
Neuroprotective effect of vitamin e supplementation in patients treated with Cisplatin chemotherapy
J Clin Oncol 2003 Mar 1;21(5):927-31


Prognosis & Outcome


Hakin-Smith V, Jellinek DA, Levy D, Carroll T, Teo M, Timperley WR, McKay MJ, Reddel RR, Royds JA
Alternative lengthening of telomeres and survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme
Lancet 2003 Mar 8;361(9360):836-8


Treatment


Fazeny-Dorner B, Veitl M, Wenzel C, Rossler K, Ungersbock K, Dieckmann K, Piribauer M, Hainfellner J, Marosi C
Survival with dacarbazine and fotemustine in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme
Br J Cancer 2003 Feb 24;88(4):496-501

Chamberlain MC, Kormanik PA
Salvage chemotherapy with tamoxifen for recurrent anaplastic astrocytomas
Arch Neurol 1999 Jun;56(6):703-8

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