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BRAINLIFE NEWSLETTER
Volume 5, Supplement 9bis - 30 September 2006

Volume 5
Archive


Basic Science

Christine Leon
Two-faced protein can stop metastasis or promote it, researchers say
EurekAlert!, 18 September 2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Metastasis Biology
Masahiro Yanagisawa and Panos Z. Anastasiadis
p120 catenin is essential for mesenchymal cadherin–mediated regulation of cell motility and invasiveness
J Cell Biol. 2006 Sep 25;174(7):1087-96. Epub 2006 Sep 18.
Abstract | News


Rebecca Levine
Newly discovered behavior in cancer cells signals dangerous metastasis
EurekAlert!, 15 September 2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Metastasis Biology
Sebastian Oltean, Brian S. Sorg, Todd Albrecht, Vivian I. Bonano, Robert M. Brazas, Mark W. Dewhirst, and Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco
Alternative inclusion of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 exon IIIc in Dunning prostate tumors reveals unexpected epithelial mesenchymal plasticity
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Sep 19;103(38):14116-21. Epub 2006 Sep 8.
Abstract | Full Text | Reprint |Supplemental Data |
News


Warren Froelich
Potential diagnostic marker indicates effectiveness of anti-angiogenic drugs
EurekAlert!, 15 September 2006
News
Results were presented at the first international meeting on Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development, organized by the American Association for Cancer Research


Heidi Hardman
Over the edge: New therapeutic strategy takes advantage of stressed cancer cells
EurekAlert!, 11 September 2006
News

Integrative MedicineCruciferous Vegetables | Etiology and Pathogenesis > ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species)
Dunyaporn Trachootham, Yan Zhou, Hui Zhang, Yusuke Demizu, Zhao Chen, Helene Pelicano, Paul J. Chiao, Geetha Achanta, Ralph B. Arlinghaus, Jinsong Liu and Peng Huang
Selective killing of oncogenically transformed cells through a ROS-mediated mechanism by β-phenylethyl isothiocyanate
Cancer Cell, Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages 241-252. Available online 11 September 2006.
Abstract | News


Mary Parlange
Who gives stem cells their marching orders?
EurekAlert!, 5 September 2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells
Nadav Ben-Haim, Cindy Lu, Marcela Guzman-Ayala, Luca Pescatore, Daniel Mesnard, Mirko Bischofberger, Felix Naef, Elizabeth J. Robertson and Daniel B. Constam
The Nodal Precursor Acting via Activin Receptors Induces Mesoderm by Maintaining a Source of Its Convertases and BMP4
Developmental Cell, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages 313-323, doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2006.07.005, Available online 5 Sept 2006
Abstract / BrainLife | News


Cody Mooneyhan
Harvard scientists identify compounds that stimulate stem cell growth in the brain
EurekAlert!, 1 September 2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells
Koichiro Wada, Makoto Arita, Atsushi Nakajima, Kazufumi Katayama, Chiho Kudo, Yoshinori Kamisaki and Charles N. Serhan
Leukotriene B4 and lipoxin A4 are regulatory signals for neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation
The FASEB Journal., Vol. 20, Num. 11, September 2006, Pages 1785-1792.
Abstract | News


Brain Tumors

Modafinil Ups Cognitive Function in Brain Tumor Patients
Oncology News International, September 2006, Volume 15 Number 9
News

Quality of Life and Psychosocial Effects
T. A. Kaleita, D. K. Wellisch, C. A. Graham, B. Steh, P. Nghiemphu, J. M. Ford, A. Lai, S. Peak, T. F. Cloughesy
Pilot study of modafinil for treatment of neurobehavioral dysfunction and fatigue in adult patients with brain tumors
Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings Part I. Vol 24, No. 18S (June 20 Supplement), 2006: 1503
Abstract | News


Gliomas

Sandra Van
Combined therapies may boost immune response and long-term protection against brain tumors
EurekAlert!, 1 September 2006
News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells | Immunotherapy

Featured Article

Jinwei Hu, Xiangpeng Yuan, Maria L. Belladonna, John M. Ong, Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu, Daniel L. Farkas, Keith L. Black and John S. Yu
Induction of Potent Antitumor Immunity by Intratumoral Injection of Interleukin 23–Transduced Dendritic Cells
Cancer Research 66, 8887-8896, September 1, 2006
Abstract | News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells | Immunotherapy
Xiangpeng Yuan, Jinwei Hu, Maria L. Belladonna, Keith L. Black and John S. Yu
Interleukin-23–Expressing Bone Marrow–Derived Neural Stem-Like Cells Exhibit Antitumor Activity against Intracranial Glioma
Cancer Research 66, 2630-2638, March 1, 2006
Abstract | BrainLife | News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells
Peter Kabos, Moneeb Ehtesham, Andrea Kabosova, Keith L. Black and John S. Yu
Generation of Neural Progenitor Cells from Whole Adult Bone Marrow
Exp Neurol. 2002 Dec 20;178(2):288-93.
Abstract | News

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells | Immunotherapy
Gentao Liu, Keith L Black and John S Yu
Sensitization of malignant glioma to chemotherapy through dendritic cell vaccination
Expert Review of Vaccines, Apr 2006, Vol. 5, No. 2, Pages 233-247
Abstract

Etiology and Pathogenesis > Stem Cells | Immunotherapy
Christopher J. Wheeler, Asha Das, Gentao Liu, John S. Yu and Keith L. Black
Clinical Responsiveness of Glioblastoma Multiforme to Chemotherapy after Vaccination
Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 10, 5316-5326, August 15, 2004
Abstract | Full Text | Reprint


Gliomatosis Cerebri

Overall Management > Glial Tumors of Uncertain Origin
Stefan Braeuninger, Regine Schneider-Stock, Elmar Kirches, James M. Powers, David N. Korones and Christian Mawrin
Evaluation of molecular genetic alterations associated with tumor progression in a case of gliomatosis cerebri
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9245-7, Published online: 6 September 2006
Abstract / BrainLife


Medulloblastoma

John Ascenzi
Prenatal vitamins may reduce risk of brain tumors in children
EurekAlert!, 20 September 2006
News

Epidemiology and Risk Factors
Greta R. Bunin, Paul R. Gallagher, Lucy B. Rorke-Adams, Leslie L. Robison and Avital Cnaan
Maternal Supplement, Micronutrient, and Cured Meat Intake during Pregnancy and Risk of Medulloblastoma during Childhood: A Children's Oncology Group Study
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Sep 1;15(9):1660-7
Abstract | News


Bonnie Kourvelas
Improved treatment raises medulloblastoma survival rate
EurekAlert!, 7 September 2006
News

Joe Santangelo
New strategy improves outcome for children with most common type of brain tumor
EurekAlert!, 6 September 2006
News

Treatment > Cyclophosphamide / Radiotherapy
Dr, Prof Amar Gajjar MD, Murali Chintagumpala MD, David Ashley MBBS, Stewart Kellie MBBS, Prof Larry E Kun MD, Prof Thomas  E Merchant DO, Shaio Woo MD, Greg Wheeler MBBS, Valerie Ahern MBBS, Matthew J Krasin MD, Maryam Fouladi MD, Alberto Broniscer MD, Prof Robert Krance MD, Gregory A Hale MD, Clinton F Stewart PharmD, Robert Dauser MD, Prof Robert A Sanford MD, Christine Fuller MD, Ching Lau MD, Prof James M Boyett PhD, Dana Wallace MS and Richard J Gilbertson MD
Risk-adapted craniospinal radiotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and stem-cell rescue in children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma (St Jude Medulloblastoma-96): long-term results from a prospective, multicentre trial
Lancet Oncology Early Online Publication, 7 September 2006, DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(06)70867-1
Abstract / BrainLife |
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