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NEWSLETTER
Volume 6, Number 19 - 7 May 2007

Volume 6
Archive


Contents


Diagnosis
Epidemiology & Risk Factors
Etiology & Pathogenesis
Overall Management
Prognosis
Quality of Life
Treatment

Diagnosis


Glasker S, Lonser RR, Okamoto H, Li J, Jaffee H, Oldfield EH, Zhuang Z, Vortmeyer AO. 
Proteomic profiling: a novel method for differential diagnosis?
Cancer Biol Ther. 2007 Mar;6(3):343-5. Epub 2007 Mar 6.
PMID: 17471020 [PubMed - in process]

Luts J, Heerschap A, Suykens JA, Van Huffel S. 
A combined MRI and MRSI based multiclass system for brain tumour recognition using LS-SVMs with class probabilities and feature selection.
Artif Intell Med. 2007 Apr 25; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17466495 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Roccatagliata L, Rocca MA, Valsasina P, Bonzano L, Sormani MP, Saccardi R, Mancardi GL, Filippi M. 
The long-term effect of AHSCT on MRI measures of MS evolution: a five-year follow-up study.
Mult Scler. 2007 Apr 27; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17468445 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Epidemiology & Risk Factors


Johansen C, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Olsen JH, Schuez J. 
Risk For Leukaemia And Brain And Breast Cancer Among Danish Utility Workers - A Second Follow-Up.
Occup Environ Med. 2007 May 1; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17472977 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Etiology & Pathogenesis


Britto R, Umesh S, Hegde AS, Hegde S, Santosh V, Chandramouli BA, Somasundaram K. 
Shift in AP-2alpha Localization Characterizes Astrocytoma Progression.
Cancer Biol Ther. 2007 Mar;6(3):413-8. Epub 2007 Mar 28.
PMID: 17471019 [PubMed - in process]

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Eoli M, Menghi F, Bruzzone MG, De Simone T, Valletta L, Pollo B, Bissola L, Silvani A, Bianchessi D, D'Incerti L, Filippini G, Broggi G, Boiardi A, Finocchiaro G. 
Methylation of O6-Methylguanine DNA Methyltransferase and Loss of Heterozygosity on 19q and/or 17p Are Overlapping Features of Secondary Glioblastomas with Prolonged Survival.
Clin Cancer Res. 2007 May 1;13(9):2606-13.
PMID: 17473190 [PubMed - in process]
Frappart PO, Lee Y, Lamont J, McKinnon PJ. 
BRCA2 is required for neurogenesis and suppression of medulloblastoma.
EMBO J. 2007 May 3; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17476307 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Fukushima T, Tezuka T, Shimomura T, Nakano S, Kataoka H. 
Silencing of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) in human glioblastoma cells reduces both invasiveness and expression of progression-associated gene CD24.
J Biol Chem. 2007 May 1; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17475624 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Hsu YC, Lee DC, Chiu IM. 
Neural stem cells, neural progenitors, and neurotrophic factors.
Cell Transplant. 2007;16(2):133-50.
PMID: 17474295 [PubMed - in process]

Lo KC, Rossi MR, Eberhart CG, Cowell JK. 
Genome Wide Copy Number Abnormalities in Pediatric Medulloblastomas as Assessed by Array Comparative Genome Hybridization.
Brain Pathol. 2007 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17465989 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Perera TD, Coplan JD, Lisanby SH, Lipira CM, Arif M, Carpio C, Spitzer G, Santarelli L, Scharf B, Hen R, Rosoklija G, Sackeim HA, Dwork AJ. 
Antidepressant-induced neurogenesis in the hippocampus of adult nonhuman primates.
J Neurosci. 2007 May 2;27(18):4894-901.
PMID: 17475797 [PubMed - in process]

Raychaudhuri B, Han Y, Lu T, Vogelbaum MA.
Aberrant constitutive activation of nuclear factor kappaB in glioblastoma multiforme drives invasive phenotype.
J Neurooncol. 2007 May 4; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17479228 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Wu MH, Li XL, Huang C, Tang YL, Zhang ZP, Li GY. 
[Expression absence of LRRC4 gene in glioblastoma cell lines.]
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2007 Apr;32(2):231-4. Chinese.
PMID: 17478928 [PubMed - in process]


Overall Management


* Brat DJ, Shehata BM, Castellano-Sanchez AA, Hawkins C, Yost RB, Greco C, Mazewski C, Janss A, Ohgaki H, Perry A. 
Congenital Glioblastoma: A Clinicopathologic and Genetic Analysis.
Brain Pathol. 2007 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17465990 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
* Palmieri D, Smith QR, Lockman PR, Bronder J, Gril B, Chambers AF, Weil RJ, Steeg PS. 
Brain metastases of breast cancer.
Breast Dis. 2006-2007;26:139-47.
PMID: 17473372 [PubMed - in process]

* Rao RD, Brown PD, Buckner JC. 
Innovation in the management of brain metastases.
Oncology (Williston Park). 2007 Apr;21(4):473-81; discussion 482, 484, 489.
PMID: 17474347 [PubMed - in process]

Weil RJ. 
When guidelines are not enough.
J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 1;25(13):1807-9. No abstract available.
PMID: 17470875 [PubMed - in process]


Prognosis


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Ramnarayan R, Dodd S, Das K, Heidecke V, Rainov NG. 
Overall survival in patients with malignant glioma may be significantly longer with tumors located in deep grey matter.
J Neurol Sci. 2007 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17475281 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Quality of Life


Doyle M, Bradley NM, Li K, Sinclair E, Lam K, Chan G, Chow E, Barnes EA, Danjoux C, Tsao MN. 
Quality of life in patients with brain metastases treated with a palliative course of whole-brain radiotherapy.
J Palliat Med. 2007 Apr;10(2):367-74.
PMID: 17472508 [PubMed - in process]


Treatment


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Barani IJ, Cuttino LW, Benedict SH, Todor D, Bump EA, Wu Y, Chung TD, Broaddus WC, Lin PS. 
Neural stem cell-preserving external-beam radiotherapy of central nervous system malignancies.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Apr 27; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17467925 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Carlson ME, Conboy IM. 
Regulating the Notch pathway in embryonic, adult and old stem cells.
Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2007 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17475556 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Donawho CK, Luo Y, Luo Y, Penning TD, Bauch JL, Bouska JJ, Bontcheva-Diaz VD, Cox BF, Deweese TL, Dillehay LE, Ferguson DC, Ghoreishi-Haack NS, Grimm DR, Guan R, Han EK, Holley-Shanks RR, Hristov B, Idler KB, Jarvis K, Johnson EF, Kleinberg LR, Klinghofer V, Lasko LM, Liu X, Marsh KC, McGonigal TP, Meulbroek JA, Olson AM, Palma JP, Rodriguez LE, Shi Y, Stavropoulos JA, Tsurutani AC, Zhu GD, Rosenberg SH, Giranda VL, Frost DJ. 
ABT-888, an Orally Active Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitor that Potentiates DNA-Damaging Agents in Preclinical Tumor Models.
Clin Cancer Res. 2007 May 1;13(9):2728-37.
PMID: 17473206 [PubMed - in process]
Eroglu A, Ugurluoglu C. 
Fine-needle aspiration of bilateral breast metastases from malignant melanoma: a case report.
J BUON. 2003 Oct-Dec;8(4):385-7.
PMID: 17472282 [PubMed - in process]
Fahey JB, DiMaggio C. 
High-dose methotrexate and primary central nervous system lymphoma.
J Neurosci Nurs. 2007 Apr;39(2):83-8.
PMID: 17477222 [PubMed - in process]
Metro G, Pino S, Pellegrini D, Sacerdoti G, Fabi A. 
Brain radiotherapy during treatment with anticonvulsant therapy as a trigger for toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Anticancer Res. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):1167-9.
PMID: 17465258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Molinari A, Bombelli C, Mannino S, Stringaro A, Toccacieli L, Calcabrini A, Colone M, Mangiola A, Maira G, Luciani P, Mancini G, Arancia G. 
m-THPC-mediated photodynamic therapy of malignant gliomas: Assessment of a new transfection strategy.
Int J Cancer. 2007 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17471562 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Nabors LB, Mikkelsen T, Rosenfeld SS, Hochberg F, Akella NS, Fisher JD, Cloud GA, Zhang Y, Carson K, Wittemer SM, Colevas AD, Grossman SA. 
Phase I and correlative biology study of cilengitide in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.
J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 1;25(13):1651-7.
PMID: 17470857 [PubMed - in process]

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Riva M, Imbesi F, Beghi E, Galli C, Citterio A, Trapani P, Sterzi R, Collice M. 
Temozolomide and thalidomide in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme.
Anticancer Res. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):1067-71.
PMID: 17465245 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sadato A. 
[Intracerebral hemorrhage in connection with brain tumor]
Nippon Rinsho. 2006 Nov 28;64 Suppl 8:529-30. Japanese. No abstract available.
PMID: 17469604 [PubMed - in process]

Wei MX, Liu JM, Gadal F, Yi P, Liu J, Crepin M. 
Sodium phenylacetate (NaPa) improves the TAM effect on glioblastoma experimental tumors by inducing cell growth arrest and apoptosis.
Anticancer Res. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):953-8.
PMID: 17465226 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Yamanaka R, Itoh K. 
Peptide-based immunotherapeutic approaches to glioma: a review.
Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2007 May;7(5):645-9.
PMID: 17477802 [PubMed - in process]

Zustovich F, Cartei G, Ceravolo R, Zovato S, Della Puppa A, Pastorelli D, Mattiazzi M, Bertorelle R, Gardiman MP. 
A phase I study of cisplatin, temozolomide and thalidomide in patients with malignant brain tumors.
Anticancer Res. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):1019-24.
PMID: 17465237 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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