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BRAINLIFE NEWSLETTER
Volume 5, Supplement 1 - 31 January 2006

Volume 5
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30 January 2006
Michelle Gailiun
Common Molecular ‘Signature' Identified In Solid Tumors
Ohio State University Research News, 30 January 2006
News

Scoperto da un italiano in Usa il fattore scatenante dei tumori
La Repubblica, 30 Gennaio 2006
News


Etiology and Pathogenesis > Tumorigenesis
Stefano Volinia, George A. Calin, Chang-Gong Liu, Stefan Ambs, Amelia Cimmino, Fabio Petrocca, Rosa Visone, Marilena Iorio, Claudia Roldo, Manuela Ferracin, Robyn L. Prueitt, Nozumu Yanaihara, Giovanni Lanza, Aldo Scarpa, Andrea Vecchione, Massimo Negrini, Curtis C. Harris, and Carlo M. Croce
A microRNA expression signature of human solid tumors defines cancer gene targets
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Published online before print February 3, 2006. (Laboratory Investigation, Abstract, News)
Abstract | BrainLife | News News


Megan Rauscher
Efaproxiral a promising adjunct to radiotherapy for brain metastases
OncoLink Cancer News, Posting Date: January 30, 2006
News 

Treatment > Radiation-Enhancing Agents
John H. Suh, Baldassarre Stea, Abdenour Nabid, John J. Kresl, André Fortin, Jean-Philippe Mercier, Neil Senzer, Eric L. Chang, Adam P. Boyd, Pablo J. Cagnoni, Edward 
Phase III Study of Efaproxiral As an Adjunct to Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 24, No 1 (January 1), 2006: pp. 106-114
Originally published as JCO Early Release 10.1200/JCO.2004.00.1768 on November 28 2005
Abstract | BrainLife | Full Text | Reprint | News 

Treatment > Radiation-Enhancing Agents
Penny K. Sneed
Efaproxiral: Should We Hold Our Breath?
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 1 (January 1), 2006: pp. 13-15
Originally published as JCO Early Release 10.1200/JCO.2005.03.8281 on November 28 2005
Full Text | Reprint


26 January 2006

Mount Sinai Press Office
Role of the nervous system in regulating stem cells discovered.
Study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine may provide new hope for cancer patients and others with compromised immune systems
EurekAlert! Public release date: 26-Jan-2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells
Yoshio Katayama, Michela Battista, Wei-Ming Kao, Andrés Hidalgo, Anna J. Peired, Steven A. Thomas and Paul S. Frenette
Signals from the Sympathetic Nervous System Regulate Hematopoietic Stem Cell Egress from Bone Marrow
Cell, Volume 124, Issue 2 , 27 January 2006, Pages 407-421
Abstract | BrainLife | News


25 January 2006

Laurie Barclay MD, Gary Vogin MD, Charles P Vega, MD
American Heart Association Does Not Recommend Isoflavone Supplements
Medscape Medical News, Release Date: January 25, 2006
News

Integrative Medicine > Soy
Frank M. Sacks MD, Alice Lichtenstein DSc, Linda Van Horn PhD, RD, William Harris PhD, Penny Kris-Etherton PhD, Mary Winston EdD, for the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee
Soy Protein, Isoflavones, and Cardiovascular Health. An American Heart Association Science Advisory for Professionals From the Nutrition Committee
Circulation 2006: published online before print January 17, 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | Full Text | Reprint | News


24 January 2006

Warren Robak
Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids unlikely to significantly reduce risk of cancer
EurekAlert! Public release date: 24-Jan-2006
News

Neil Osterweil, Zalman S. Agus, MD
Omega-3 Flounders as Cancer Protection
MedPage Today, Jan. 24, 2006
News

Epidemiology and Risk Factors | Integrative Medicine > Omega-3 Fats
Catherine H. MacLean, MD, PhD; Sydne J. Newberry, PhD; Walter A. Mojica, MD, MPH; Puja Khanna, MD; Amalia M. Issa, MPH, PhD; Marika J. Suttorp, MS; Yee-Wee Lim, MD, PhD; Shana B. Traina, MA; Lara Hilton, BA; Rena Garland, BA; Sally C. Morton, PhD
Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Cancer Risk. A Systematic Review
JAMA, Vol. 295 No. 4, Pages 403-415. January 25, 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | News News


23 January 2006

Richard McNally
Infections could contribute to adult brain tumours
EurekAlert!, 23 January 2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Infection

M.P.W.A. Houben, J.W.W. Coebergh, J.M. Birch, C.C. Tijssen, C.M. van Duijn, R.J.Q. McNally
Space–time clustering patterns of gliomas in the Netherlands suggest an infectious aetiology
European Journal of Cancer,  Volume 41, Issue 18, Pages 2917-2923. December 2005
Abstract | BrainLife | News


20 January 2006

Michael Smith, Rubeen K. Israni, M.D.
Glioma and Cell Phones -- Again No Link
MedPage Today, Jan. 19, 2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Cellular Telephones
Sarah J Hepworth, Minouk J Schoemaker, Kenneth R Muir, Anthony J Swerdlow, Martie J A van Tongeren, Patricia A McKinney
Mobile phone use and risk of glioma in adults: case-control study
BMJ, doi:10.1136/bmj.38720.687975.55 (published 20 January 2006)
Abstract | BrainLife | Full Text | Reprint | News


18 January 2006

Reuters Health
Immunotherapy may prevent neuroblastoma relapse
OncoLink, 18 January 2006
News 

TreatmentImmunotherapy
Mario Otto, Raymond C. Barfield, William J. Martin, Rekha Iyengar, Wing Leung, Thasia Leimig, Stanley Chaleff, Stephen D. Gillies and Rupert Handgretinger
Combination Immunotherapy with Clinical-Scale Enriched Human γδ T cells, hu14.18 Antibody, and the Immunocytokine Fc-IL7 in Disseminated Neuroblastoma
Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 11, 8486-8491, December 1, 2005
 Abstract | BrainLife | News


15 January 2006

Toni Heinzl
Researchers identify target for therapeutic drugs to fight most common adult brain cancer

EurekAlert!, 15 January 2006
News

Etiology and PathogenesisEpidermal Growth Factor
Deepti B. Ramnarain, Seongmi Park, Diana Y. Lee, Kimmo J. Hatanpaa, Shane O. Scoggin, Hasan Otu, Towia A. Libermann, Jack M. Raisanen, Raheela Ashfaq, Eric T. Wong, Julian Wu, Robert Elliott and Amyn A. Habib
Differential Gene Expression Analysis Reveals Generation of an Autocrine Loop by a Mutant Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Glioma Cells
Cancer Research, 66, 867-874, January 15, 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | News


12 January 2006

Will Boggs, MD
Long-term survival possible after radiosurgery for brain metastases
OncoLink Cancer News, Posting Date: January 12, 2006
News

Staging and Prognosis | Treatment > Radiosurgery
Douglas Kondziolka, M.D., M.Sc., Juan J. Martin, M.D., John C. Flickinger, M.D., David M. Friedland, M.D., Adam M. Brufsky, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph Baar, M.D., Sanjiv Agarwala, M.D., John M. Kirkwood, M.D., L. Dade Lunsford, M.D.
Long-term survivors after gamma knife radiosurgery for brain metastases
Cancer, Volume 104, Issue 12 , Pages 2784 - 2791 (15 December 2005). Published Online: 15 Nov 2005
Abstract | BrainLife | News


10 January 2006

Heather L. Hall
Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center uncover clue to explain invasive brain tumors
Vanderbilt University News Service, 10 January 2006
News

Etiology and PathogenesisInvasion

M Ehtesham, J A Winston, P Kabos and R C Thompson
CXCR4 expression mediates glioma cell invasiveness
Oncogene, Advance online publication 9 January 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | News


Robin Mackar
Component in Soy Products Causes Reproductive Problems in Laboratory Mice
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 10 January 2006
News

Integrative MedicineSoy

Jefferson W, Newbold R, Padilla-Banks E, Pepling M
Neonatal genistein treatment alters ovarian differentiation in the mouse: inhibition of oocyte nest breakdown and increased oocyte survival
Biol Reprod. 2006 Jan;74(1):161-8. Epub 2005 Sep 28
Abstract | BrainLife | News


5 January 2006

Kelly Pery
Loss of caspase-8 makes neuroblastoma more aggressive
EurekAlert!, 5 January 2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Metastasis Biology
Dwayne G. Stupack, Tal Teitz, Matthew D. Potter, David Mikolon, Peter J. Houghton, Vincent J. Kidd, Jill M. Lahti and David A. Cheresh
Potentiation of neuroblastoma metastasis by loss of caspase-8
Nature 439, 95-99 (5 January 2006)
Abstract | BrainLife | News


3 January 2006

Edward R. Winstead
Mice Show What Happens Before Tumors Spread
NCI Cancer Bulletin, 3 January 2006, Volume 3, Number 1
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Metastasis Biology
Kaplan RN, Riba RD, Zacharoulis S, Bramley AH, Vincent L, Costa C, MacDonald DD, Jin DK, Shido K, Kerns SA, Zhu Z, Hicklin D, Wu Y, Port JL, Altorki N, Port ER, Ruggero D, Shmelkov SV, Jensen KK, Rafii S, Lyden D
VEGFR1-positive haematopoietic bone marrow progenitors initiate the pre-metastatic niche
Nature. 2005 Dec 8;438(7069):820-7
Abstract | BrainLife | Full Text | Reprint | News


Ariel Whitworth
Virus-Drug Combination May Have Synergistic Effect Against Glioblastoma
EurekAlert!, 3 January 2006
News

TreatmentImmunotherapy - Temozolomide Investigations
Manish Aghi, Samuel Rabkin, Robert L. Martuza
Effect of Chemotherapy-Induced DNA Repair on Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Viral Replication
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 98, No. 1, 38-50, January 4, 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | News


January 2006

Nature Reviews / Cancer
Research Highlights, Volume 6, No.1, January 2006
Reprint


Familial Neurological Disorders
Neurosurgical Focus, January 2006, Volume 20, Issue 1
Contents


Treatment > Stem Cells
Moneeb Ehtesham, M.D., Charles B. Stevenson, M.D., And Reid C. Thompson, M.D.
Stem cell therapies for malignant glioma
Neurosurgical Focus,  Volume 19, September 2005
BrainLife | Reprint


Treatment > Radiosurgery
Fuentes, Stephane M.D.; Delsanti, Christine M.D.; Metellus, Philippe M.D.; Peragut, Jean Claude M.D.; Grisoli, Francois M.D.; Regis, Jean M.D.
Brainstem Metastases: Management Using Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Neurosurgery. 58(1):37-42, January 2006
Abstract


Diagnosis and Evaluation | TreatmentImmunotherapy
Prins, Robert M. Ph.D.; Bruhn, Kevin W. Ph.D.; Craft, Noah M.D., Ph.D.; Lin, Jia Wei M.D.; Kim, Choong-Hyun M.D., Ph.D.; Odesa, Sylvia K. B.S.; Miller, Jeff F. Ph.D.; Liau, Linda M. M.D., Ph.D.
Central Nervous System Tumor Immunity Generated by a Recombinant Listeria monocytogenes Vaccine Targeting Tyrosinase Related Protein-2 and Real-Time Imaging of Intracranial Tumor Burden
Neurosurgery. 58(1):169-178, January 2006
Abstract


Etiology and Pathogenesis > Correlation
Sarah J. Hepworth, Richard G. Feltbower and Patricia A. McKinney
Childhood leukaemias and CNS tumours: Correlation of international incidence rates
European Journal of Cancer, Vol 42, Issue 4, March 2006, Pages 509-513; Available online 10 Jan 2006; DOI:10.1016/j.ejca.2005.07.036 
Abstract


Etiology and Pathogenesis Molecular Oncology
M. Uno, S.M. Oba-Shinjo, A. Wakamatsu, N. Huang, V. Avancini Ferreira Alves, S. Rosemberg, P.H. Pires de Aguiar, C. Leite, F. Miura, R. Marino J., M. Scaff, S.K. Nagahashi-Marie
Association of TP53 mutation, p53 overexpression, and p53 codon 72 polymorphism with susceptibility to apoptosis in adult patients with diffuse astrocytomas
Int J Biol Markers 2006; 21: 50 - 57 Volume 21 Number 1 (January - March 2006)
Abstract


Treatment > Carboplatin - Lobradimil
K. Warren, R. Jakacki, B. Widemann, A. Aikin, M. Libucha, R. Packer, G. Vezina, G. Reaman, D. Shaw, M. Krailo, C. Osborne, J. Cehelsky, D. Caldwell, J. Stanwood, S. M. Steinberg and F. M. Balis 
Phase II trial of intravenous lobradimil and carboplatin in childhood brain tumors: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Vol. 58, No. 3, Sept 2006; DOI: 10.1007/s00280-005-0172-7; Pub. Online: 12 January 2006
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