[Brainlife] Newsletter, Vol.3 No.1, 2 Jan 2004

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BRAINLIFE NEWSLETTER

Volume 3, Number 1 - 2 January 2004	Volume 3 Archive


Contents

	Diagnosis & Evaluation
	Etiology & Pathogenesis
	Integrative Medicine
	Overall Management
	Psychosocial Aspects
	Treatment


Diagnosis & Evaluation

	Kircher MF, Mahmood U, King RS, Weissleder R, Josephson L A multimodal nanoparticle for preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative optical brain tumor delineation Cancer Res. 2003 Dec 1;63(23):8122-5
	Takahashi Y, Imahori Y, Mineura K Prognostic and therapeutic indicator of fluoroboronophenylalanine positron emission tomography in patients with gliomas Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Dec 1;9(16):5888-95

Etiology & Pathogenesis

	Arrington AS, Moore MS, Butel JS SV40-positive brain tumor in scientist with risk of laboratory exposure to the virus Oncogene. 2003 Dec 15 [Epub ahead of print]
	Inoue R, Isono M, Abe M, Abe T, Kobayashi H A genotype of the polymorphic DNA repair gene MGMT is associated with de novo glioblastoma Neurol Res. 2003 Dec;25(8):875-9
	Leuraud P, Taillandier L, Aguirre-Cruz L, Medioni J, Criniere E, Marie Y, Dutrillaux AM, Kujas M, Duprez A, Delattre JY, Poupon MF, Sanson M Correlation between genetic alterations and growth of human malignant glioma xenografted in nude mice Br J Cancer. 2003 Dec 15;89(12):2327-32
	Carmen Pingoud-Meier, Doris Lang, Anna J. Janss, Lucy B. Rorke, Peter C. Phillips, Tarek Shalaby and Michael A. GrotzerLoss of Caspase-8 Protein Expression Correlates with Unfavorable Survival Outcome in Childhood Medulloblastoma Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 9, 6401-6409, December 15, 2003
	Shuangshoti S, Hjardermaal GM, Ahmad Y, Arden JL, Herman MM Concurrence of multiple sclerosis and intracranial glioma. Report of a case and review of the literature Clin Neuropathol. 2003 Nov-Dec;22(6):304-8

Integrative Medicine

	Pilorget A, Berthet V, Luis J, Moghrabi A, Annabi B, Beliveau R Medulloblastoma cell invasion is inhibited by green tea (-)epigallocatechin-3-gallate J Cell Biochem. 2003 Nov 1;90(4):745-55. (Cell Culture Study, Abstract)

Overall Management

	Elshihabi S, Husain M, Linskey M Lipomatous medulloblastoma: a rare adult tumor variant with a uniquely favorable prognosis Surg Neurol. 2003 Dec;60(6):566-70
	Jallo GI, Freed D, Epstein F Intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Sep;19(9):641-9. Epub 2003 Aug 08
	Ohta K, Kondoh T, Yasuo K, Kohsaka Y, Kohmura E Primary granulocytic sarcoma in the sphenoidal bone and orbit Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Sep;19(9):674-9. Epub 2003 Jul 31
	Tamburrini G, Gessi M, Colosimo C Jr, Lauriola L, Giangaspero F, Di Rocco C Infantile myofibromatosis of the central nervous system Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Sep;19(9):650-4. Epub 2003 Apr 29

Psychosocial Aspects

	Christina A. Meyers, Jennifer A. Smith, Andrea Bezjak, Minesh P. Mehta, James Liebmann, Tim Illidge, Ian Kunkler, Jean-Michel Caudrelier, Peter D. Eisenberg, Jacobus Meerwaldt, Ross Siemers, Christian Carrie, Laurie E. Gaspar, Walter Curran, See-Chun Phan, Richard A. Miller, Markus F. Renschler Neurocognitive Function and Progression in Patients With Brain Metastases Treated With Whole-Brain Radiation and Motexafin Gadolinium: Results of a Randomized Phase III Trial Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 1 (January 1), 2004: pp. 157-165

Treatment

	Broholm H, Rubin I, Kruse A, Braendstrup O, Schmidt K, Skriver EB, Lauritzen M Nitric oxide synthase expression and enzymatic activity in human brain tumors Clin Neuropathol. 2003 Nov-Dec;22(6):273-81
	Eduardo Bruera, J. Lynn Palmer, Snezana Bosnjak, Maria Antonieta Rico, Jairo Moyano, Catherine Sweeney, Florian Strasser, Jie Willey, Mariela Bertolino, Clarissa Mathias, Odette Spruyt, Michael J. Fisch Methadone Versus Morphine As a First-Line Strong Opioid for Cancer Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 1 (January 1), 2004: pp. 185-192
	Delmas C, End D, Rochaix P, Favre G, Toulas C, Cohen-Jonathan E The Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor R115777 Reduces Hypoxia and Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Expression in Human Glioma Xenograft Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Dec 1;9(16):6062-6068
	Hasegawa T, Kondziolka D, Flickinger JC, Lunsford LD Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases from gastrointestinal tract cancer Surg Neurol. 2003 Dec;60(6):506-14; discussion 514-5
	Prins RM, Odesa SK, Liau LM Immunotherapeutic Targeting of Shared Melanoma-Associated Antigens in a Murine Glioma Model Cancer Res. 2003 Dec 1;63(23):8487-8491
	Jeremy N. Rich, David A. Reardon, Terry Peery, Jeannette M. Dowell, Jennifer A. Quinn, Kara L. Penne, Carol J. Wikstrand, Lauren B. Van Duyn, Janet E. Dancey, Roger E. McLendon, James C. Kao, Timothy T. Stenzel, B.K. Ahmed Rasheed, Sandra E. Tourt-Uhlig, James E. Herndon, II, James J. Vredenburgh, John H. Sampson, Allan H. Friedman, Darell D. Bigner, Henry S. Friedman Phase II Trial of Gefitinib in Recurrent Glioblastoma Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 1 (January 1), 2004: pp. 133-142
	Udo Vanhoefer, Mitra Tewes, Federico Rojo, Olaf Dirsch, Norbert Schleucher, Oliver Rosen, Joachim Tillner, Andreas Kovar, Ada H. Braun, Tanja Trarbach, Siegfried Seeber, Andreas Harstrick, José Baselga Phase I Study of the Humanized Antiepidermal Growth Factor Receptor Monoclonal Antibody EMD72000 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors That Express the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 1 (January 1), 2004: pp. 175-184

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