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Volume 6, Number 42 - 15 October 2007 |
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| Diagnosis & Evaluation | |
| Epidemiology & Risk Factors | |
| Etiology & Pathogenesis | |
| Overall Management | |
| Prognosis & Outcome | |
| Psychosocial Aspects | |
| Treatment | |
| Patients & Caregivers | |
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Berman
JI, Berger MS, Chung SW, Nagarajan SS, Henry RG.
Accuracy of diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging tractography assessed using intraoperative subcortical stimulation mapping and magnetic source imaging. J Neurosurg. 2007 Sep;107(3):488-94. PMID: 17886545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Dabasi
G, Hauser P, Kertesz GP, Balazs G, Karadi Z, Constantin T, Bognar L, Klekner
A, Schuler D, Garami M. [Imaging of pediatric brain tumors using somatostatin analogue 111Ih-DTPA-D-Phe1-octreotide.] Magy Onkol. 2007;51(3):229-34. Epub 2007 Oct 7. Hungarian. 
PMID: 17922063 [PubMed - in process] |
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Hammoud
DA, Hoffman JM, Pomper MG.
Molecular neuroimaging: from conventional to emerging techniques. Radiology. 2007 Oct;245(1):21-42. Review. PMID: 17885179 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Jain
KK, Mittal SK, Kumar S, Gupta RK. Imaging features of central nervous system fungal infections. Neurol India. 2007 Jul-Aug;55(3):241-50.
PMID: 17921653 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Naganawa
S, Satake H, Iwano S, Kawai H, Kubota S, Komada T, Kawamura M, Sakurai Y,
Fukatsu H.
Contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the brain using T1-weighted FLAIR with BLADE compared with a conventional spin-echo sequence. Eur Radiol. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17922279 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Salhotra
A, Lal B, Laterra J, Sun PZ, van Zijl PC, Zhou J.
Amide proton transfer imaging of 9L gliosarcoma and human glioblastoma xenografts. NMR Biomed. 2007 Oct 10; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17924591 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Seibyl
JP, Chen W, Silverman DH.
3,4-dihydroxy-6-[(18)f]-fluoro-L-phenylalanine positron emission tomography in patients with central motor disorders and in evaluation of brain and other tumors. Semin Nucl Med. 2007 Nov;37(6):440-50. PMID: 17920351 [PubMed - in process] |
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Whitmore
RG, Krejza J, Kapoor GS, Huse J, Woo JH, Bloom S, Lopinto J, Wolf RL, Judy
K, Rosenfeld MR, Biegel JA, Melhem ER, O'Rourke DM.
Prediction of oligodendroglial tumor subtype and grade using perfusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging. J Neurosurg. 2007 Sep;107(3):600-9. PMID: 17886561 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Hoffman
S, Schellinger KA, Propp JM, McCarthy BJ, Campbell RT, Davis FG. Seasonal Variation in Incidence of Pediatric Medulloblastoma in the United States, 1995-2001. Neuroepidemiology. 2007 Oct 8;29(1-2):89-95 [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17925600 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]: |
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Linos
E, Raine T, Alonso A, Michaud D.
Atopy and Risk of Brain Tumors: A Meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17925535 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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Ripert
M, Menegaux F, Perel Y, Mechinaud F, Plouvier E, Gandemer V, Lutz P, Vannier
JP, Lamagnere JP, Margueritte G, Boutard P, Robert A, Armari-Alla C, Munzer
M, Millot F, de Lumley L, Berthou C, Rialland X, Pautard B, Clavel J. Familial history of cancer and childhood acute leukemia: a French population-based case-control study. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2007 Oct;16(5):466-470. PMID: 17923819 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Castellino
RC, De Bortoli M, Lu X, Moon SH, Nguyen TA, Shepard MA, Rao PH, Donehower
LA, Kim JY.
Medulloblastomas overexpress the p53-inactivating oncogene WIP1/PPM1D. J Neurooncol. 2007 Oct 12; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17932621 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Chu
L, Huang Q, Zhai DZ, Zhu Q, Huo HM, Dong J, Qian ZY, Wang AD, Lan Q, Gao YL. [Expression and Significance of ABCG2 in Human Malignant Glioma.] Ai Zheng. 2007 Oct;26(10):1090-4. Chinese. PMID: 17927879 [PubMed - in process] |
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Hoelzinger
DB, Nakada M, Demuth T, Rosensteel T, Reavie LB, Berens ME.
Autotaxin: a secreted autocrine/paracrine factor that promotes glioma invasion. J Neurooncol. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17928955 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Laczko
R, Szauter KM, Jansen MK, Hollosi P, Muranyi M, Molnar J, Fong KS, Hinek A,
Csiszar K.
Active lysyl oxidase (LOX) correlates with focal adhesion kinase (FAK)/paxillin activation and migration in invasive astrocytes. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17931358 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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McLendon
RE, Turner K, Perkinson K, Rich J. Second messenger systems in human gliomas. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2007 Oct;131(10):1585-90.
PMID: 17922598 [PubMed - in process] |
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Mobasheri
MB, Jahanzad I, Mohagheghi MA, Aarabi M, Farzan S, Modarressi MH.
Expression of two testis-specific genes, TSGA10 and SYCP3, in different cancers regarding to their pathological features. Cancer Detect Prev. 2007 Oct 4; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17920210 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Ortiz-Plata
A, Tena Suck ML, Lopez-Gomez M, Heras A, Sanchez Garcia A.
Study of the telomerase hTERT fraction, PCNA and CD34 expression on pituitary adenomas. Association with clinical and demographic characteristics. J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep;84(2):159-66. Epub 2007 Mar 15. PMID: 17361328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Takeuchi
H, Matsuda K, Kitai R, Sato K, Kubota T.
Angiogenesis in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep;84(2):141-5. Epub 2007 Apr 4. PMID: 17406788 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Zajdel
A, Wilczok A, Slowinski J, Orchel J, Mazurek U.
Aldehydic lipid peroxidation products in human brain astrocytomas. J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep;84(2):167-73. Epub 2007 May 9. PMID: 17487452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Al-Agha
OM. A 15-year-old girl with a cystic brain tumor. Brain Pathol. 2007 Oct;17(4):468-9. No abstract available. PMID: 17919134 [PubMed - in process] |
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Al-Khawaja
D, Murali R, Sindler P.
Primary calvarial meningioma. J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17931869 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Al
Mestady RM, Alorainy IA, El Watidy SM, Arafah MM.
Intracranial Extraosseous Chondroblastoma Simulating Meningioma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Oct 5; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17921231 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Avci
E, Ozturk A, Baba F, Karabag H, Cakir A.
Huge cavernoma with massive intracerebral hemorrhage in a child. Turk Neurosurg. 2007;17(1):23-6. PMID: 17918674 [PubMed - in process] |
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Chacko
G, Chacko AG, Dunham CP, Judkins AR, Biegel JA, Perry A.
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor arising in the setting of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma. J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep;84(2):217-22. Epub 2007 Apr 13. PMID: 17431546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Ferrier
CH, Aronica E, Leijten FS, Spliet WG, Boer K, van Rijen PC, van Huffelen AC.
Electrocorticography discharge patterns in patients with a cavernous hemangioma and pharmacoresistent epilepsy. J Neurosurg. 2007 Sep;107(3):495-503. PMID: 17886546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Guillen-Quesada
A, Costa-Clara JM.
[Mediastinal lipoblastoma with intramedullary extension] Rev Neurol. 2007 Jun 16-30;44(12):745-6. Spanish. PMID: 17583868 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Habek
M, Brinar VV, Mubrin Z, Barun B, Zarkovic K.
Bilateral thalamic astrocytoma. J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep;84(2):175-7. Epub 2007 May 24. PMID: 17522784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Laningham
FH, Kun LE, Reddick WE, Ogg RJ, Morris EB, Pui CH.
Childhood central nervous system leukemia: historical perspectives, current therapy, and acute neurological sequelae. Neuroradiology. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17924103 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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Li
RJ, Diao Y, Huang Q, Shen JK, Lan Q.
[Transplantation and magnetic resonance imaging of transplantable human glioma tissue in the brain of nude mice.] Ai Zheng. 2007 Sep;26(9):937-41. Chinese. PMID: 17927848 [PubMed - in process] |
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Liu
JK, Sayama C, Chin SS, Couldwell WT.
Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma presenting as a pituitary mass. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2007 Sep;107(3):660-5. Review. PMID: 17886569 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Munoz-Munoz
MJ, Lopez-Laso E, Camino-Leon R, Mateos-Gonzalez ME, Ortega-Salas R,
Perez-Fernandez F, Hinojosa Mena-Bernal J, Collantes-Herrera AM, Rumbao-Aguirre
J.
[Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors in children] Rev Neurol. 2007 Jul 1-15;45(1):58-60. Spanish. No abstract available.
PMID: 17620267 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Ozer
E, Kalemci O, Acar UD, Canda S.
Pin site metastasis of meningioma. Br J Neurosurg. 2007 Oct;21(5):524-7. PMID: 17922325 [PubMed - in process] |
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Park
KY, Ahn JY, Cho JH, Choi YC, Lee KS.
Neuromyelitis optica with brainstem lesion mistaken for brainstem glioma. Case report. J Neurosurg. 2007 Sep;107(3 Suppl):251-4. PMID: 17918537 [PubMed - in process] |
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Pectasides
D, Halikia A, Visvikis A, Bountouroglou N, Tzikas I, Iakovidou I,
Athanassiou AE.Successful management of extracranial metastases from
cerebral high-grade oligodendroglioma; report of a case with literature
review. J BUON. 2002 Jul-Sep;7(3):273-6. PMID: 17918800 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Ferreri
AJ, Reni M, Zucca E, Cavalli F.
Primary CNS lymphomas prognosis. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Sep 20;25(27):4322-4; author reply 4324-5. No abstract available.
PMID: 17878489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]:
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Shono
T, Natori Y, Morioka T, Torisu R, Mizoguchi M, Nagata S, Suzuki SO, Iwaki T,
Inamura T, Fukui M, Oka K, Sasaki T. |
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Sperduto
PW, Berkey B, Gaspar LE, Mehta M, Curran W.
A New Prognostic Index and Comparison to Three other Indices for Patients with Brain Metastases: An Analysis of 1,960 Patients in the RTOG Database. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17931798 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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Albritton
KH, Wiggins CH, Nelson HE, Weeks JC.
Site of oncologic specialty care for older adolescents in Utah. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Oct 10;25(29):4616-21. PMID: 17925557 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Correa
DD, Shi W, Thaler HT, Cheung AM, Deangelis LM, Abrey LE.
Longitudinal cognitive follow-up in low grade gliomas. J Neurooncol. 2007 Oct 10; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17926007 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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Kieffer
V, Oppenheim D, Laroussinie F, Gadalou G, Coutinho V, Ribaille C, Raquin MA,
Doz F, Hartmann O, Kalifa C, Laurent-Vannier A, Grill J. [A multidisciplinary consultation for children with brain tumors.] Arch Pediatr. 2007 Oct 5; [Epub ahead of print] French. PMID: 17920823 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Stat bite: School performance in brain cancer patients. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Oct 3;99(19):1431. Epub 2007 Sep 25. No abstract available. PMID: 17895476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Chakrabarti
A.
Epidemiology of central nervous system mycoses. Neurol India. 2007 Jul-Aug;55(3):191-7.
PMID: 17921647 [PubMed - in process];
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Chan
DY, Chen GG, Poon WS, Liu PC.
Lovastatin sensitized human glioblastoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. J Neurooncol. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17928957 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Cohen
KJ.
Autologous stem cell rescue in children with brain tumors: The questions mount. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 17924551 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Conill
C, Berenguer J, Vargas M, Lopez-Soriano A, Valduvieco I, Marruecos J,
Vilella R.
Incidence of radiation-induced leukoencephalopathy after whole brain radiotherapy in patients with brain metastases. Clin Transl Oncol. 2007 Sep;9(9):590-5. PMID: 17921107 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Eljamel
MS, Goodman C, Moseley H.
ALA and Photofrin(R) Fluorescence-guided resection and repetitive PDT in glioblastoma multiforme: a single centre Phase III randomised controlled trial. Lasers Med Sci. 2007 Oct 10; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17926079 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Fisher
T, Galanti G, Lavie G, Jacob-Hirsch J, Kventsel I, Zeligson S, Winkler R,
Simon AJ, Amariglio N, Rechavi G, Toren A. Mechanisms Operative in the Antitumor Activity of Temozolomide in Glioblastoma Multiforme. Cancer J. 2007 September/October;13(5):335-344. PMID: 17921733 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]: |
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Fouladi
M, Nicholson HS, Zhou T, Laningham F, Helton KJ, Holmes E, Cohen K, Speights
RA, Wright J, Pollack IF.
A phase II study of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor, tipifarnib, in children with recurrent or progressive high-grade glioma, medulloblastoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor, or brainstem glioma: A children's oncology group study. Cancer. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17932894 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Hetschko
H, Voss V, Horn S, Seifert V, Prehn JH, Kogel D.
Pharmacological inhibition of Bcl-2 family members reactivates TRAIL-induced apoptosis in malignant glioma. J Neurooncol. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17924059 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Hottinger
AF, DeAngelis LM, Yahalom J, Abrey LE.
Salvage whole brain radiotherapy for recurrent or refractory primary CNS lymphoma. Neurology. 2007 Sep 11;69(11):1178-82. PMID: 17846417 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Iwamoto
FM, Schwartz J, Pandit-Taskar N, Peak S, Divgi CR, Zelenetz AD, Humm J,
Abrey LE.
Study of radiolabeled indium-111 and yttrium-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan in primary central nervous system lymphoma. Cancer. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17932895 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Kim
CY, Paek SH, Jeong SS, Chung HT, Han JH, Park CK, Jung HW, Kim DG.
Gamma knife radiosurgery for central neurocytoma: primary and secondary treatment. Cancer. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17926332 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Pai
Panandiker A, Ning H, Likhacheva A, Ullman K, Arora B, Ondos J, Karimpour S,
Packer R, Miller R, Citrin D.
Craniospinal irradiation with spinal IMRT to improve target homogeneity. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Aug 1;68(5):1402-9. Epub 2007 Apr 30. PMID: 17467921 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Panageas
KS, Elkin EB, Ben-Porat L, Deangelis LM, Abrey LE.
Patterns of treatment in older adults with primary central nervous system lymphoma. Cancer. 2007 Sep 15;110(6):1338-44. PMID: 17647247 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Rades
D, Pluemer A, Veninga T, Hanssens P, Dunst J, Schild SE.
Whole-brain radiotherapy versus stereotactic radiosurgery for patients in recursive partitioning analysis classes 1 and 2 with 1 to 3 brain metastases. Cancer. 2007 Oct 5; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17922523 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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Shankar
SM, Nania JJ.
Management of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in Children Receiving Chemotherapy. Paediatr Drugs. 2007;9(5):301-9. PMID: 17927302 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Selkirk
SM, Morrow J, Barone TA, Hoffer A, Lock J, Dechant A, Mangla S, Plunkett RJ,
Miller RH. Elevation of osteopontin levels in brain tumor cells reduces burden and promotes survival through the inhibition of cell dispersal. J Neurooncol. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17928956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Xia
CF, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Boado RJ, Pardridge WM. Intravenous siRNA of Brain Cancer with Receptor Targeting and Avidin-Biotin Technology. Pharm Res. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17926121 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Zhang
T, Guan M, Xu C, Chen Y, Lu Y. Pigment epithelium-derived factor inhibits glioma cell growth in vitro and in vivo. Life Sci. 2007 Sep 1; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17919663 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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