Volume 2
Archive

Contents

Diagnosis & Evaluation

Samira Guccione, Yishan Yang, Ron Homer, Steven Chang, Griff Harsh, Scott Atlas, Mark Bednarski
The use of MRI in patients with glioblastoma multiforme to identify regions of vascular permeability for genomic analysis
Proceedings of the AACR, Volume 44, 2nd ed., July 2003, Abstract No. 2958

Etiology & Pathogenesis

Antionetta Arcella, Mara D’Onofrio, Valeria Bruno, Richard T. Ngomba, Giuseppe Battaglia, Felice Giangaspero, and Ferdinando Nicoletti
Pharmacological Blockage of Mglu2/3 Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Reduces Cell Proliferation of Human Glioma Cells in Vitro and in Vivo
15th International Conference on Brain Tumor Research and Therapy. Sorrento, Italy. May 24–27, 2003. Abstract No. 4
Neuro-Oncology, Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2003 

Daniel J. Brat, Amilcar Castellano-Sanchez, Stephen B. Hunter, Marcia Pecot, Cynthia Cohen, Elizabeth H. Hammond, Balveen Kaur, and Erwin G. Van Meir
Pseudopalisading Cells In Glioblastoma Are Hypoxic And Could Represent A Rapidly Migrating Population
Society for Neuro-Oncology Eighth Annual Meeting. Keystone, Colorado. November 13–16, 2003. Abstract No. AN-03.
Neuro-Oncology, Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2003  

Marc A. Brockmann, Ulrike Ulbricht, Regina Fillbrandt, Manfred Westphal, and Katrin Lamszus
Stimulation Of Glioblastoma And Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cell Migration By Tumor-Associated Growth Factors
Society for Neuro-Oncology Eighth Annual Meeting. Keystone, Colorado. November 13–16, 2003. Abstract No. AN-04.
Neuro-Oncology, Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2003 

T. Burton, P. Baijal, E. Henson, S. Zhang, S.B. Gibson, and D.D. Eisenstat
The Hypoxia-Inducible Cell Death Gene BNIP3 In Malignant Gliomas
Society for Neuro-Oncology Eighth Annual Meeting. Keystone, Colorado. November 13–16, 2003. Abstract No. AN-05.
Neuro-Oncology, Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2003 

Caspani E, Marthyn P, Ceruti S, Pollo B, Abbracchio MP and Navone F
Expression of neural specific kinesins in neuronal and glial tumours
Proc. Int. Symp. "New Treatments for Brain Tumors: Gene Therapy and Neural Stem Cells", Parma, Italy, October 17-20, 2001, Abstract No. O-2 

M.W. Pedersen, V. Tkach, N. Pedersen, V. Berezin, H.S. Poulsen
A naturally occurring constitutively active variant of the epidermal growth factor receptor increases cell motility
ECCO 12 - the European Cancer Conference Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-25 September 2003. Abstract No. 625
European Journal of Cancer Supplements; Vol. 1, No. 5, September 2003, page S188 

Overall Management

P.G. Casali, L. Ciccolallo, R. Capocaccia, P. Bruzzi, L. Licitra, F. Grosso, F. Berrino, G. Gatta
A definition of what a rare tumor is
ECCO 12 - the European Cancer Conference Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-25 September 2003. Abstract No. 1046
European Journal of Cancer Supplements; Vol. 1, No. 5, September 2003, page S312 

Treatment

Francis Ali-Osman, Olanike Akande, Gamil Antoun, and Henry Friedman
Transcriptional activitation of the GSTP1 gene by wind-type p53 results in a DNA-mismatch-repair–dependent NER: a novel p53-GSTP1 mediated mechanism of alkylator resistance in human gliomas
15th International Conference on Brain Tumor Research and Therapy. Sorrento, Italy. May 24–27, 2003. Abstract No. 2
Neuro-Oncology, Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2003 

Tomokazu Aoki, Tetsuya Ueba, Jun Takahashi, Natstuo Ooya, Masahiro Hiraoka, Masatsune Ishikwa, and Nobuo Hashimoto
Vincristine, ACNU, Carboplatin and Interferon Beta with Radiation (VAC-FERON-R) for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme
15th International Conference on Brain Tumor Research and Therapy. Sorrento, Italy. May 24–27, 2003. Abstract No. 3
Neuro-Oncology, Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2003 

Gary Archer, Darell Bigner, Allan Friedman, Henry Friedman, Amy Heimberger, and John Sampson
Induction of CD4 And CD8 T Cells to the Tumor-Specific Antigen EGFRvIII
15th International Conference on Brain Tumor Research and Therapy. Sorrento, Italy. May 24–27, 2003. Abstract No. 5
Neuro-Oncology, Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2003 

Cattaneo E
Shc signalling in neural stem cells
Proc. Int. Symp. “New Treatments for Brain Tumors: Gene Therapy and Neural Stem Cells”. Parma, Italy, October 17-20, 2001. Abstract No. IS-2 

Ciafré SA, Wannenes F and Farace MG
New ribozymes targeting vegf production to inhibit neoangiogenic potential of brain tumor cell lines
Proc. Int. Symp. "New Treatments for Brain Tumors: Gene Therapy and Neural Stem Cells". Parma, Italy, October 17-20, 2001. Abstract No. P-2 

Brian G. Gentry, Paul D. Boucher, Randall J. Ruch, Donna S. Shewach
Low level GAP junction intercellular communication results in bystander cytotoxicity and increased survival of HSV-TK-expressing cells
Proceedings of the AACR, Volume 44, 2nd ed., July 2003, Abstract No. 728

Heather L. Glanzberg, Kerri Kislin, Chad Stadheim, Aaron A. Ambrad, Ryan R. Falsey, Baldassarre Stea, Jesse D. Martinez, D. L. Kirpatrick, Garth Powis, Emmanuelle J. Meuillet
The anti-tumor compound D-3-deoxy-phosphatidyl-myo-inositol radiosensitizes glioblastoma cells by inhibition of the Akt survival signaling pathway
Proceedings of the AACR, Volume 44, 2nd ed., July 2003, Abstract No. 678 

Jing Han, Raj K. Puri
Gene expression profiles of human glioblastoma cells after treatment with IL-13 cytotoxin invitro by cDNA microarray analysis
Proceedings of the AACR, Volume 44, 2nd ed., July 2003, Abstract No. R1040 

R. Stupp
Current status of malignant glioma chemotherapy - hype or hope?
ECCO 12 - the European Cancer Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-25 September 2003. Abstract No. 82
European Journal of Cancer Supplements; Vol. 1, No. 5, September 2003, page S28