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Volume 6, Number 23 - 4 June 2007 |
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| Detection | |
| Diagnosis | |
| Epidemiology & Risk Factors | |
| Etiology & Pathogenesis | |
| Integrative Medicine | |
| Overall Management | |
| Prognosis | |
| Psychosocial Aspects | |
| Treatment | |
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Stippich
C, Rapps N, Dreyhaupt J, Durst A, Kress B, Nennig E, Tronnier VM, Sartor
K. Localizing and Lateralizing Language in Patients with Brain Tumors: Feasibility of Routine Preoperative Functional MR Imaging in 81 Consecutive Patients. Radiology. 2007 Jun;243(3):828-36. PMID: 17517936 [PubMed - in process] |
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Al-Okaili
RN, Krejza J, Woo JH, Wolf RL, O'Rourke DM, Judy KD, Poptani H, Melhem
ER. Intraaxial brain masses: MR imaging-based diagnostic strategy--initial experience. Radiology. 2007 May;243(2):539-50. PMID: 17456876 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Aoki
S, Masutani Y, Abe O. [Magnetic resonance diffusion tractography in the brain--its application and limitation] Brain Nerve. 2007 May;59(5):467-76. Japanese. PMID: 17533972 [PubMed - in process] |
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Sjobakk T, Johansen R, Bathen TF, Sonnewald U, Juul R, Torp SH, Lundgren S,
Gribbestad IS. Characterization of brain metastases using high-resolution magic angle spinning MRS. NMR Biomed. 2007 Jun 1; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17542042 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Kettunen
MI, Sierra A, Narvainen MJ, Valonen PK, Yla-Herttuala S, Kauppinen RA,
Grohn OH. Low Spin-Lock Field T1 Relaxation in the Rotating Frame as a Sensitive MR Imaging Marker for Gene Therapy Treatment Response in Rat Glioma. Radiology. 2007 Jun;243(3):796-803. PMID: 17517934 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Kim
S, Pickup S, Hsu O, Poptani H. Diffusion tensor MRI in rat models of invasive and well-demarcated brain tumors. NMR Biomed. 2007 May 25; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17530617 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Kummer
C, Winkeler A, Dittmar C, Bauer B, Rueger MA, Rueckriem B, Heneka MT,
Vollmar S, Wienhard K, Fraefel C, Heiss WD, Jacobs AH. Multitracer positron emission tomographic imaging of exogenous gene expression mediated by a universal herpes simplex virus 1 amplicon vector. Mol Imaging. 2007 Jul-Sep;6(3):181-92. PMID: 17532884 [PubMed - in process] |
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Matsusue
E, Ogawa T. [Clinical applications of 3.0 T magnetic resonance system in the neuroradiological field] Brain Nerve. 2007 May;59(5):479-85. Japanese. PMID: 17533973 [PubMed - in process] |
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Murakami
R, Sugahara T, Nakamura H, Hirai T, Kitajima M, Hayashida Y, Baba Y, Oya
N, Kuratsu J, Yamashita Y. Malignant supratentorial astrocytoma treated with postoperative radiation therapy: prognostic value of pretreatment quantitative diffusion-weighted MR imaging. Radiology. 2007 May;243(2):493-9. Epub 2007 Mar 13. PMID: 17356177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Papanagiotou
P, Backens M, Grunwald IQ, Farmakis G, Politi M, Roth C, Reith W. [MR Spectroscopy in brain tumors.] Radiologe. 2007 May 26; [Epub ahead of print] German. PMID: 17530212 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Provost
D, Gruber A, Pierre L, Jaffre A, Loyant V, Loiseau H, Vital A, Brochard P,
Baldi I. Brain tumors and exposure to pesticides: a case-control study in southwestern France. Occup Environ Med. 2007 May 30; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17537748 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Abdullah
JM, Ahmad F, Ahmad KA, Ghazali MM, Jaafar H, Ideris A, Ali AM, Omar AR,
Yusoff K, Lila MA, Othman F. Molecular genetic analysis of BAX and cyclin D1 genes in patients with malignant glioma. Neurol Res. 2007 Apr;29(3):239-42. PMID: 17509221 [PubMed - in process] |
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Adesina
AM, Nguyen Y, Mehta V, Takei H, Stangeby P, Crabtree S, Chintagumpala M,
Gumerlock MK. FOXG1 dysregulation is a frequent event in medulloblastoma. J Neurooncol. 2007 May 24; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17522785 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Anderson
RC, Anderson DE, Elder JB, Brown MD, Mandigo CE, Parsa AT, Goodman RR,
McKhann GM, Sisti MB, Bruce JN. Lack of B7 expression, not human leukocyte antigen expression, facilitates immune evasion by human malignant gliomas. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jun;60(6):1129-36; discussion 1136. PMID: 17538388 [PubMed - in process] |
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Arsic
D, Beasley SW, Sullivan MJ. Switched-on Sonic hedgehog: A gene whose activity extends beyond fetal development - to oncogenesis. J Paediatr Child Health. 2007 Jun;43(6):421-423. PMID: 17535169 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Cahill
DP, Levine KK, Betensky RA, Codd PJ, Romany CA, Reavie LB, Batchelor TT,
Futreal PA, Stratton MR, Curry WT, Iafrate AJ, Louis DN. Loss of the mismatch repair protein MSH6 in human glioblastomas is associated with tumor progression during temozolomide treatment. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Apr 1;13(7):2038-45. PMID: 17404084 [PubMed - in process] |
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Camacho-Vanegas
O, Narla G, Teixeira MS, Difeo A, Misra A, Singh G, Chan AM, Friedman
SL, Feuerstein BG, Martignetti JA. Functional inactivation of the KLF6 tumor suppressor gene by loss of heterozygosity and increased alternative splicing in glioblastoma. Int J Cancer. 2007 May 18; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17514651 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Collins
VP.
Mechanisms of disease: genetic predictors of response
to treatment in brain tumors. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007 Jun;4(6):362-74. PMID: 17534392 [PubMed - in process] |
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Gaedcke
J, Traub F, Milde S, Wilkens L, Stan A, Ostertag H, Christgen M, von
Wasielewski R, Kreipe HH. Predominance of the basal type and HER-2/neu type in brain metastasis from breast cancer. Mod Pathol. 2007 Jun 1; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17541441 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Ghods
AJ, Irvin D, Liu G, Yuan X, Abdulkadir IR, Tunici P, Konda B,
Wachsmann-Hogiu S, Black KL, Yu JS. Spheres Isolated from 9L Gliosarcoma Rat Cell Line Possess Chemoresistant and Aggressive Cancer Stem-Like Cells. Stem Cells. 2007 May 3; [Epub ahead of print] 
PMID: 17412894 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Jackson
EM, Shaikh TH, Gururangan S, Jones MC, Malkin D, Nikkel SM, Zuppan CW,
Wainwright LM, Zhang F, Biegel JA.
High-density single nucleotide polymorphism array analysis in patients with germline deletions of 22q11.2 and malignant rhabdoid tumor. Hum Genet. 2007 May 31; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17541642 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Mehling
M, Simon P, Mittelbronn M, Meyermann R, Ferrone S, Weller M, Wiendl H.
WHO grade associated downregulation of MHC class I antigen-processing machinery components in human astrocytomas: does it reflect a potential immune escape mechanism? Acta Neuropathol (Berl). 2007 May 31; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17541610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Quinones-Hinojosa
A, Chaichana K.
The human subventricular zone: A source of new cells and a
potential source of brain tumors. Exp Neurol. 2007 Jun;205(2):313-24. Epub 2007 Mar 23. PMID: 17459377 [PubMed - in process] |
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Schrot
RJ, Ma JH, Greco CM, Arias AD, Angelastro JM. Organotypic distribution of stem cell markers in formalin-fixed brain harboring glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurooncol. 2007 May 22; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17516028 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Smith
ER, Manfredi M, Scott RM, Black PM, Moses MA. A recurrent craniopharyngioma illustrates the potential usefulness of urinary matrix metalloproteinases as noninvasive biomarkers: case report. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jun;60(6):E1148-9; discussion E1149. PMID: 17538362 [PubMed - in process] |
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Stark
AM, Hugo HH, Tscheslog H, Maximilian H. p53, BCL-2 and BAX in non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases: a comparison of real-time RT-PCR, ELISA and immunohistochemical techniques. Neurol Res. 2006 Dec 5; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17535549 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Strojnik
T, Rosland GV, Sakariassen PO, Kavalar R, Lah T. Neural stem cell markers, nestin, and musashi proteins in the progression of human glioma: correlation of nestin with prognosis of patient survival. Surg Neurol. 2007 May 28; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17537489 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Flora
SJ. Role of free radicals and antioxidants in health and disease. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2007 Apr 15;53(1):1-2. PMID: 17535753 [PubMed - in process] |
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Zafra-Stone
S, Yasmin T, Bagchi M, Chatterjee A, Vinson JA, Bagchi D. Berry anthocyanins as novel antioxidants in human health and disease prevention. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2007 May 29;51(6):675-683 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17533652 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Jaggi
GP, Mironov A, Huber AR, Killer HE. Optic nerve compartment syndrome in a patient with optic nerve sheath meningioma. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2007 May-Jun;17(3):454-8. PMID: 17534836 [PubMed - in process] |
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Miller
CR, Perry A. Glioblastoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2007 Mar;131(3):397-406.
PMID: 17516742 [PubMed - in process] |
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Oka
F, Yamashita Y, Kumabe T, Tominaga T. Total resection of a hemorrhagic tectal pilocytic astrocytoma. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2007 May;47(5):219-21.
PMID: 17527049 [PubMed - in process] |
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Sheng
WS, Hu S, Herr G, Ni HT, Rock RB, Gekker G, Lokensgard JR, Peterson PK. Human Neural Precursor Cells Express Functional Kappa Opioid Receptors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2007 May 30; [Epub ahead of print] |
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Westhout
FD, Mathews M, Pare LS, Armstrong WB, Tully P, Linskey ME. Recognizing Schwannomatosis and Distinguishing it From Neurofibromatosis Type 1 or 2. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2007 Jun;20(4):329-332. PMID: 17538359 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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[No
authors listed] [The leptomeningeal form of primary neuroectodermal tumor] Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko. 2007 Jan-Mar;(1):45-8; discussion 48. Russian. PMID: 17526253 [PubMed - in process] |
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Bhatnagar
AK, Kondziolka D, Lunsford LD, Flickinger JC. Recursive partitioning analysis of prognostic factors for patients with four or more intracranial metastases treated with radiosurgery. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2007 Jun;6(3):153-60. PMID: 17535022 [PubMed - in process] |
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Goldacre
MJ, Wotton CJ, Yeates D, Seagroatt V, Flint J. Cancer in people with depression or anxiety: record-linkage study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2007 May 24; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17530150 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Goncalves
MI, Radzinsky TC, da Silva NS, Chiari BM, Consonni D. Speech-language and hearing complaints of children and adolescents with brain tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 May 29; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17534932 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Ampil
F, Burton GV, Gonzalez-Toledo E, Nanda A. Do we need whole brain irradiation in multifocal or multicentric high-grade cerebral gliomas? Review of cases and the literature. J Neurooncol. 2007 May 30; [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 17534578 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Brewer
GJ, Leroux PD. Human primary brain tumor cell growth inhibition in serum-free medium optimized for neuron survival. Brain Res. 2007 Apr 30; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17537410 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Brioschi
A, Zenga F, Zara GP, Gasco MR, Ducati A, Mauro A. Solid lipid nanoparticles: could they help to improve the efficacy of pharmacologic treatments for brain tumors? Neurol Res. 2007 Apr;29(3):324-30. PMID: 17509234 [PubMed - in process] |
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Chen
AM, Chang S, Pouliot J, Sneed PK, Prados MD, Lamborn KR, Malec MK,
McDermott MW, Berger MS, Larson DA. Phase I Trial of Gross Total Resection, Permanent Iodine-125 Brachytherapy, and Hyperfractionated Radiotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 May 16; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17512132 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Cheng
SM, Xing B, Li JC, Cheung BK, Lau AS. Interferon-gamma regulation of TNFalpha-induced matrix metalloproteinase 3 expression and migration of human glioma T98G cells. Int J Cancer. 2007 May 22; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17520672 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Chi
AS, Wen PY. Inhibiting kinases in malignant gliomas. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2007 Apr;11(4):473-96. Review. PMID: 17373878 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Coras
R, Holsken A, Seufert S, Hauke J, Eyupoglu IY, Reichel M, Trankle C,
Siebzehnrubl FA, Buslei R, Blumcke I, Hahnen E. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-{gamma} agonist troglitazone inhibits transforming growth factor-{beta}-mediated glioma cell migration and brain invasion. Mol Cancer Ther. 2007 May 31; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17541035 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Fuss
M, Salter BJ. Intensity-modulated radiosurgery: improving dose gradients and maximum dose using post inverse-optimization interactive dose shaping. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2007 Jun;6(3):197-204. PMID: 17535028 [PubMed - in process] |
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Gal
H, Makovitzki A, Amariglio N, Rechavi G, Ram Z, Givol D. A rapid assay for drug sensitivity of glioblastoma stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Jul 6;358(3):908-913. Epub 2007 May 11. PMID: 17512905 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Gerstner
ER, Fine RL. Increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier to chemotherapy in metastatic brain tumors: establishing a treatment paradigm. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jun 1;25(16):2306-12. PMID: 17538177 [PubMed - in process] |
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Giller
CA, Berger BD, Fink K, Bastian E. A volumetric study of CyberKnife hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy as salvage for progressive malignant brain tumors: initial experience. Neurol Res. 2007 Feb 5; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17535568 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Julow
J, Szeifert GT, Balint K, Nyary I, Nemes Z. The role of microglia/macrophage system in the tissue response to I-125 interstitial brachytherapy of cerebral gliomas. Neurol Res. 2007 Apr;29(3):233-8. PMID: 17509220 [PubMed - in process] |
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Kaloshi
G, Benouaich-Amiel A, Diakite F, Taillibert S, Lejeune J, Laigle-Donadey
F, Renard MA, Iraqi W, Idbaih A, Paris S, Capelle L, Duffau H, Cornu P,
Simon JM, Mokhtari K, Polivka M, Omuro A, Carpentier A, Sanson M,
Delattre JY, Hoang-Xuan K. Temozolomide for low-grade gliomas: predictive impact of 1p/19q loss on response and outcome. Neurology. 2007 May 22;68(21):1831-6. PMID: 17515545 [PubMed - in process] |
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Kesari
S, Schiff D, Doherty L, Gigas DC, Batchelor TT, Muzikansky A, O'neill A,
Drappatz J, Chen-Plotkin AS, Ramakrishna N, Weiss SE, Levy B, Bradshaw J,
Kracher J, Laforme A, Black PM, Folkman J, Kieran M, Wen PY. Phase II study of metronomic chemotherapy for recurrent malignant gliomas in adults. Neuro-oncol. 2007 Apr 23; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17452651 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Marissa
Green Innovative device to treat brain cancer shows promise in early studies Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  EurekAlert, Public
Release: 29-May-2007 |
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Martin
R, Carvalho J, Ibeas E, Hernandez M, Ruiz-Gutierrez V, Nieto ML. Acidic triterpenes compromise growth and survival of astrocytoma cell lines by regulating reactive oxygen species accumulation. Cancer Res. 2007 Apr 15;67(8):3741-51. PMID: 17440087 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Muldoon
LL, Soussain C, Jahnke K, Johanson C, Siegal T, Smith QR, Hall WA, Hynynen
K, Senter PD, Peereboom DM, Neuwelt EA. Chemotherapy delivery issues in central nervous system malignancy: a reality check. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Jun 1;25(16):2295-305. PMID: 17538176 [PubMed - in process] |
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Murphy
S, Davey RA, Gu XQ, Haywood MC, McCann LA, Mather LE, Boyle FM. Enhancement of cisplatin efficacy by thalidomide in a 9L rat gliosarcoma model. J Neurooncol. 2007 May 30; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17534579 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Olstorn
H, Moe MC, Roste GK, Bueters T, Langmoen IA. Transplantation of stem cells from the adult human brain to the adult rat brain. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jun;60(6):1089-98; discussion 1098-9. PMID: 17538384 [PubMed - in process] |
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Park
I, Tamai G, Lee MC, Chuang CF, Chang SM, Berger MS, Nelson SJ, Pirzkall
A. Patterns of recurrence analysis in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme after three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy with respect to pre-radiation therapy magnetic resonance spectroscopic findings. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 May 18; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17513061 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Rao
JS, Bhoopathi P, Chetty C, Gujrati M, Lakka SS. MMP-9 Short Interfering RNA Induced Senescence Resulting in Inhibition of Medulloblastoma Growth via p16INK4a and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway. Cancer Res. 2007 May 15;67(10):4956-64. PMID: 17510426 [PubMed - in process] |
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Ribot
E, Bouzier-Sore AK, Bouchaud V, Miraux S, Delville MH, Franconi JM, Voisin
P. Microglia used as vehicles for both inducible thymidine kinase gene therapy and MRI contrast agents for glioma therapy. Cancer Gene Ther. 2007 Jun 1; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17541423 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Sandilos
P, Tatsis E, Vlachos L, Karaiskos P, Georgiou E, Kipouros P, Torrens M,
Angelopoulos A. Mechanical and dose delivery accuracy evaluation in radiosurgery using polymer gels. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2006 Nov 28;7(4):13-21. PMID: 17533353 [PubMed - in process] |
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Sathornsumetee
S, Reardon DA, Desjardins A, Quinn JA, Vredenburgh JJ, Rich JN. Molecularly targeted therapy for malignant glioma. Cancer. 2007 May 22; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17520692 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Schmidt
K, Schulz AS, Debatin KM, Friedrich W, Classen CF. CNS complications in children receiving chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Retrospective analysis and clinical study of survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Apr 23; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17455315 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Tsurushima
H, Yuan X, Dillehay LE, Leong KW. Radioresponsive tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) gene therapy for malignant brain tumors. Cancer Gene Ther. 2007 Jun 1; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17541421 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Wang
SJ, Choi M, Fuller CD, Salter BJ, Fuss M. Intensity-modulated radiosurgery for patients with brain metastases: a mature outcomes analysis. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2007 Jun;6(3):161-8. PMID: 17535023 [PubMed - in process] |
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Wen
PY, DeAngelis LM. Chemotherapy for low-grade gliomas: emerging consensus on its benefits. Neurology. 2007 May 22;68(21):1762-3. No abstract available. PMID: 17515537 [PubMed - in process] |
