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NEWSLETTER
Volume 6, Number 17 - 23 April 2007

Volume 6
Archive


Contents


Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid T.
CNS-PNET
CNS Tumors
Ependymoma
Gliomas

Glioblastoma

Malignant Lymphomas

Medulloblastoma

Meningioma

Metastatic Tumors
Neuroblastoma
Oligodendroglioma
Stem Cells

Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid T.


D'cunja J, Shalaby T, Rivera P, von Buren A, Patti R, Heppner FL, Arcaro A, Rorke-Adams LB, Phillips PC, Grotzer MA. 
Antisense treatment of IGF-IR induces apoptosis and enhances chemosensitivity in central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumours cells.
Eur J Cancer. 2007 Apr 17; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17446062 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

CNS-PNET


Dallas PB, Egli S, Terry PA, Kees UR. 
Aberrant over-expression of a forkhead family member, FOXO1A, in a brain tumor cell line.
BMC Cancer. 2007 Apr 19;7(1):67 [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17442120 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

CNS Tumors


Auer T, Schwarcz A, Janszky J, Horvath Z, Kosztolanyi P, Doczi T. 
[Application of functional MR-images acquired at low field in planning of neurosurgical operation close to an eloquent brain area]
Ideggyogy Sz. 2007 Jan 20;60(1-2):35-40. Hungarian.
PMID: 17432092 [PubMed - in process]

Kimura T, Ohkubo M, Igarashi H, Kwee IL, Nakada T. 
Increase in glutamate as a sensitive indicator of extracellular matrix integrity in peritumoral edema: a 3.0-tesla proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.
J Neurosurg. 2007 Apr;106(4):609-13.
PMID: 17432711 [PubMed - in process]

Kuhn MJ, Picozzi P, Maldjian JA, Schmalfuss IM, Maravilla KR, Bowen BC, Wippold FJ 2nd, Runge VM, Knopp MV, Wolansky LJ, Gustafsson L, Essig M, Anzalone N. 
Evaluation of intraaxial enhancing brain tumors on magnetic resonance imaging: intraindividual crossover comparison of gadobenate dimeglumine and gadopentetate dimeglumine for visualization and assessment, and implications for surgical intervention.
J Neurosurg. 2007 Apr;106(4):557-66.
PMID: 17432704 [PubMed - in process]

Talbot JN, Kerrou K, Montravers F, Nataf V, Chevalme Y. 
FDOPA PET has clinical utility in brain tumour imaging: a proposal for a revision of the recent EANM guidelines.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2007 Apr 17; [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
PMID: 17437107 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Daly BP, Brown RT. 
Scholarly Literature Review: Management of Neurocognitive Late Effects with Stimulant Medication.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2007 Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17442692 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Bai F, Minkin P, Fraga CH, O'shaughnessy MA, Gururangan S, Stewart CF. 
Determination of Cloretazinetrade mark (VNP40101M) and its active metabolite (VNP4090CE) in human plasma by liquid chromatography electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS).
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2007 Mar 24; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17446145 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Donald PJ. 
Skull base surgery for malignancy: when not to operate.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 Apr 17; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17437120 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Iseki H. 
[Intelligent operating theater]
Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2006 Nov;46(11):810-3. Japanese.
PMID: 17432186 [PubMed - in process]

Kato K, Fujimura M, Nakagawa A, Saito A, Ohki T, Takayama K, Tominaga T. 
Pressure-dependent effect of shock waves on rat brain: induction of neuronal apoptosis mediated by a caspase-dependent pathway.
J Neurosurg. 2007 Apr;106(4):667-76.
PMID: 17432720 [PubMed - in process]

Mikuni N, Okada T, Enatsu R, Miki Y, Hanakawa T, Urayama S, Kikuta K, Takahashi JA, Nozaki K, Fukuyama H, Hashimoto N. 
Clinical impact of integrated functional neuronavigation and subcortical electrical stimulation to preserve motor function during resection of brain tumors.
J Neurosurg. 2007 Apr;106(4):593-8.
PMID: 17432708 [PubMed - in process]

Pardridge WM. 
shRNA and siRNA delivery to the brain.
Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2007 Mar 16; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17434235 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Treat LH, McDannold N, Vykhodtseva N, Zhang Y, Tam K, Hynynen K. 
Targeted delivery of doxorubicin to the rat brain at therapeutic levels using MRI-guided focused ultrasound.
Int J Cancer. 2007 Apr 16; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17437269 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

van Breemen MS, Wilms EB, Vecht CJ. 
Epilepsy in patients with brain tumours: epidemiology, mechanisms, and management.
Lancet Neurol. 2007 May;6(5):421-30.
PMID: 17434097 [PubMed - in process]

Ependymoma


Figarella-Branger D, Metellus P, Barrie M, Maues de Paula A, Fernandez C, Polivka M, Vital A, Labrousse F, Vignaud JM, Laquerriere A, Rousselet MC, Lacroix C, Saikali S, Chapon F, Gontier MF, Chretien F, Babin P, Rigau V, Vandenbos F, Peoc'h M, Kujas M, Chinot O, Gouvernet J, Giorgi R, Guyotat J, Jouvet A. 
[Intracranial ependymomas in adult patients. Diagnosis and histological prognostic factors.]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Apr 17; [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 17445840 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Glioblastoma


Roth P, Mittelbronn M, Wick W, Meyermann R, Tatagiba M, Weller M. 
Malignant Glioma Cells Counteract Antitumor Immune Responses through Expression of Lectin-Like Transcript-1.
Cancer Res. 2007 Apr 15;67(8):3540-4.
PMID: 17440061 [PubMed - in process]

Gliomas


Brown GG, Clark C, Liu TT. 
Measurement of cerebral perfusion with arterial spin labeling: Part 2. Applications.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2007 May;13(3):526-38.
PMID: 17445302 [PubMed - in process]

Kremer S, Pinel S, Vedrine PO, Bressenot A, Robert P, Bracard S, Plenat F. 
Ferumoxtran-10 enhancement in orthotopic xenograft models of human brain tumors: an indirect marker of tumor proliferation?
J Neurooncol. 2007 Apr 19; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17443290 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Bradley SV, Holland EC, Liu GY, Thomas D, Hyun TS, Ross TS. 
Huntingtin Interacting Protein 1 Is a Novel Brain Tumor Marker that Associates with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor.
Cancer Res. 2007 Apr 15;67(8):3609-15.
PMID: 17440072 [PubMed - in process]

Ngo TT, Peng T, Liang XJ, Akeju O, Pastorino S, Zhang W, Kotliarov Y, Zenklusen JC, Fine HA, Maric D, Wen PY, De Girolami U, Black PM, Wu WW, Shen RF, Jeffries NO, Kang DW, Park JK. 
The 1p-encoded protein stathmin and resistance of malignant gliomas to nitrosoureas.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Apr 18;99(8):639-52.
PMID: 17440165 [PubMed - in process]


Peria FM, Neder L, Marie SK, Rosemberg S, Oba-Shinjo SM, Colli BO, Gabbai AA, Malheiros SM, Zago MA, Panepucci RA, Moreira-Filho CA, Okamoto OK, Carlotti CG Jr. 
Pleiotrophin expression in astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors and it's correlation with histological diagnosis, microvascular density, cellular proliferation and overall survival.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Apr 19; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17443289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Romeike BF. 
[Classification and documentation of diffuse gliomas.]
Radiologe. 2007 Apr 20; [Epub ahead of print] German.
PMID: 17447046 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Smilowitz HM, Weissenberger J, Weis J, Brown JD, O'Neill RJ, Laissue JA. 
Orthotopic transplantation of v-src-expressing glioma cell lines into immunocompetent mice: establishment of a new transplantable in vivo model for malignant glioma.
J Neurosurg. 2007 Apr;106(4):652-9.
PMID: 17432718 [PubMed - in process]


Zhao JX, Yang LP, Wang YF, Qin LP, Liu DQ, Bai CX, Nan X, Shi SS, Pei XJ. 
Gelatinolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in rat brain after implantation of 9L rat glioma cells.
Eur J Neurol. 2007 May;14(5):510-6.
PMID: 17437609 [PubMed - in process]

Amano T, Kajiwara K, Yoshikawa K, Morioka J, Nomura S, Fujisawa H, Kato S, Fujii M, Fukui M, Hinoda Y, Suzuki M.
Antitumor effects of vaccination with dendritic cells transfected with modified receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility mRNA in a mouse glioma model.
J Neurosurg. 2007 Apr;106(4):638-45.
PMID: 17432716 [PubMed - in process]


Apparaju SK, Gudelsky GA, Desai PB. 
Pharmacokinetics of gemcitabine in tumor and non-tumor extracellular fluid of brain: an in vivo assessment in rats employing intracerebral microdialysis.
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007 Apr 19; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17443325 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Da Silva AN, Schiff D. 
Adrenal insufficiency secondary to glucocorticoid withdrawal in patients with brain tumor.
Surg Neurol. 2007 May;67(5):508-10.
PMID: 17445619 [PubMed - in process]

Haapasalo J, Nordfors K, Jarvela S, Bragge H, Rantala I, Parkkila AK, Haapasalo H, Parkkila S. 
Carbonic anhydrase II in the endothelium of glial tumors: A potential target for therapy.
Neuro-oncol. 2007 Apr 13; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17435181 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Maatta AM, Liimatainen T, Wahlfors T, Wirth T, Vaha-Koskela M, Jansson L, Valonen P, Hakkinen K, Rautsi O, Pellinen R, Makinen K, Hakumaki J, Hinkkanen A, Wahlfors J. 
Evaluation of cancer virotherapy with attenuated replicative Semliki forest virus in different rodent tumor models.
Int J Cancer. 2007 Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17443493 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Sampson JH, Raghavan R, Brady ML, Provenzale JM, Herndon JE 2nd, Croteau D, Friedman AH, Reardon DA, Coleman RE, Wong T, Bigner DD, Pastan I, Rodriguez-Ponce MI, Tanner P, Puri R, Pedain C. 
Clinical utility of a patient-specific algorithm for simulating intracerebral drug infusions.
Neuro-oncol. 2007 Apr 13; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17435179 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Smith JS, Parney IF, Lamborn KR, McDermott MW, Sneed PK, Chang SM. 
Treatment for posterior fossa dissemination of primary supratentorial glioma.
J Neurosurg. 2007 Apr;106(4):567-74.
PMID: 17432705 [PubMed - in process]

Malignant Lymphomas


Bessell EM, Hoang-Xuan K, Ferreri AJ, Reni M. 
Primary central nervous system lymphoma - Biological aspects and controversies in management.
Eur J Cancer. 2007 May;43(7):1141-52. Epub 2007 Apr 12.
PMID: 17433666 [PubMed - in process]


Soussain C, Muldoon LL, Varallyay C, Jahnke K, Depaula L, Neuwelt EA. 
Characterization and magnetic resonance imaging of a rat model of human B-cell central nervous system lymphoma.
Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Apr 15;13(8):2504-11.
PMID: 17438111 [PubMed - in process]

Medulloblastoma


Yuksel M, Lutterbey G, Biersack HJ, Elke U, Hasan C, Gao Z, Bode U, Ezziddin S. 
111In-pentetreotide scintigraphy in medulloblastoma: a comparison with magnetic resonance imaging.
Acta Oncol. 2007;46(1):111-7.
PMID: 17438713 [PubMed - in process]

Meningioma


Ahmed SN, Scozzafava J.
Images in clinical medicine. Meningioma.
N Engl J Med. 2007 Apr 19;356(16):e14. No abstract available.
PMID: 17442901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


Zhang J, Chi LY, Meng B, Li F, Zhu SG. 
Meningioma without dural attachment: case report, classification, and review of the literature.
Surg Neurol. 2007 May;67(5):535-9. Epub 2006 Nov 3.
PMID: 17445628 [PubMed - in process]

Metastatic Tumors


Kim TJ, Song S, Kim CK, Kim WY, Choi CH, Lee JH, Lee JW, Bae DS, Kim BG. 
Prognostic factors associated with brain metastases from epithelial ovarian carcinoma.
Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2007 Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17442021 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Ghia A, Tome WA, Thomas S, Cannon G, Khuntia D, Kuo JS, Mehta MP. 
Distribution of Brain Metastases in Relation to the Hippocampus: Implications for Neurocognitive Functional Preservation.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Apr 17; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17446005 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Huang YJ, Wu YL, Xie SX, Yang JJ, Huang YS, Liao RQ. 
Weekly gemcitabine as a radiosensitiser for the treatment of brain metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: phase I trial.
Chin Med J (Engl). 2007 Mar 20;120(6):458-62.
PMID: 17439736 [PubMed - in process]

Wu C, Li YL, Wang ZM, Li Z, Zhang TX, Wei Z. 
Gefitinib as palliative therapy for lung adenocarcinoma metastatic to the brain.
Lung Cancer. 2007 Apr 12; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17434236 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Wu YL, Yang JJ, Lin JY, Huang YJ, Liao RQ, Huang YS, Zhou Q, Xu CR, Wang Z. 
[Gefitinib target treatment in non-small cell lung cancer.]
Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi. 2007 Feb;30(2):98-102. Chinese.
PMID: 17445469 [PubMed - in process]

Neuroblastoma


Vanisree AJ, Ramanan R. 
In vitro assessment of curcumin against murine neuroblastoma cells.
Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2007 Apr 15;28(2) [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17435663 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Oligodendroglioma


Tchougounova E, Kastemar M, Brasater D, Holland EC, Westermark B, Uhrbom L. 
Loss of Arf causes tumor progression of PDGFB-induced oligodendroglioma.
Oncogene. 2007 Apr 16; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17438529 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Abrey LE, Louis DN, Paleologos N, Lassman AB, Raizer JJ, Mason W, Finlay J, Macdonald DR, Deangelis LM, Cairncross JG. 
Survey of treatment recommendations for anaplastic oligodendroglioma.
Neuro-oncol. 2007 Apr 13; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17435180 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Stem Cells


Nicoletti F, Arcella A, Iacovelli L, Battaglia G, Giangaspero F, Melchiorri D. 
Metabotropic glutamate receptors: new targets for the control of tumor growth?
Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2007 Apr 10; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17433452 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Folkins C, Man S, Xu P, Shaked Y, Hicklin DJ, Kerbel RS. 
Anticancer therapies combining antiangiogenic and tumor cell cytotoxic effects reduce the tumor stem-like cell fraction in glioma xenograft tumors.
Cancer Res. 2007 Apr 15;67(8):3560-4.
PMID: 17440065 [PubMed - in process]

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