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Volume 7, Number 6 - 15 March 2008


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Diagnosis & Evaluation


Gupta R, Mohindra S, Gupta K
Demyelination or low-grade glioma? A diagnostic dilemma
Surg Neurol. 2008 Feb 22; [Epub ahead of print]
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Hunt JL
Molecular testing in solid tumors: an overview
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008 Feb;132(2):164-7
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Seute T, Leffers P, Ten Velde GP, Twijnstra A.
Detection of brain metastases from small cell lung cancer : consequences of changing imaging techniques (CT versus MRI)
Cancer. 2008 Feb 29; [Epub ahead of print]
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Taillibert S, Guillevin R, Menuel C, Sanson M, Hoang-Xuan K, Chiras J, Duffau H
Brain lymphoma: usefulness of the magnetic resonance spectroscopy
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jan;86(2):225-9. Epub 2007 Sep 4
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Epidemiology & Risk Factors


Bethke L, Murray A, Webb E, Schoemaker M, Muir K, McKinney P, Hepworth S, Dimitropoulou P, Lophatananon A, Feychting M, Lönn S, Ahlbom A, Malmer B, Henriksson R, Auvinen A, Kiuru A, Salminen T, Johansen C, Christensen HC, Kosteljanetz M, Swerdlow A, Houlston R
Comprehensive analysis of DNA repair gene variants and risk of meningioma
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Feb 20;100(4):270-6. Epub 2008 Feb 12
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Spix C, Eletr D, Blettner M, Kaatsch P
Temporal trends in the incidence rate of childhood cancer in Germany 1987-2004
Int J Cancer. 2008 Apr 15;122(8):1859-67. Published Online: 12 Dec 2007
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Etiology & Pathogenesis


Ketter R, Rahnenführer J, Henn W, Kim YJ, Feiden W, Steudel WI, Zang KD, Urbschat S
Correspondence of tumor localization with tumor recurrence and cytogenetic progression in meningiomas
Neurosurgery. 2008 Jan;62(1):61-9; discussion 69-70
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Le Mercier M, Lefranc F, Mijatovic T, Debeir O, Haibe-Kains B, Bontempi G, Decaestecker C, Kiss R, Mathieu V.
Evidence of galectin-1 involvement in glioma chemoresistance
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2008 Jan 29; [Epub ahead of print]
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Rossi A, Caracciolo V, Russo G, Reiss K, Giordano A
Medulloblastoma: From Molecular Pathology to Therapy
Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Feb 15;14(4):971-976
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Sontheimer H
A role for glutamate in growth and invasion of primary brain tumors
J Neurochem. 2008 Feb 14; [Epub ahead of print]
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Integrative Medicine


da Fonseca CO, Schwartsmann G, Fischer J, Nagel J, Futuro D, Quirico-Santos T, Gattass CR
Preliminary results from a phase I/II study of perillyl alcohol intranasal administration in adults with recurrent malignant gliomas
Surg Neurol. 2008 Mar 4; [Epub ahead of print]
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Sarfaraz S, Adhami VM, Syed DN, Afaq F, Mukhtar H
Cannabinoids for cancer treatment: progress and promise
Cancer Res. 2008 Jan 15;68(2):339-42
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van Ginkel PR, Yang W, Marcet MM, Chow CC, Kulkarni AD, Darjatmoko S, Lindstrom MJ, Lokken J, Bhattacharya S, Albert DM
1 alpha-Hydroxyvitamin D2 inhibits growth of human neuroblastoma
J Neurooncol. 2007 Dec;85(3):255-62. Epub 2007 Jun 30
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Overall Management


Baehring JM, Vives K, Ogle E, Bannykh S.
A cerebral teratoma in an unusual location
J Neurooncol. 2007 Nov;85(2):203-5. Epub 2007 Jul 19
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Baehring JM, Vives K, Bannykh S
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
J Neurooncol. 2007 Dec;85(3):289-90. Epub 2007 Jul 17
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Burkhardt K, Heuberger F, Delavelle J
Pilocytic astrocytoma in the elderly
Clin Neuropathol. 2007 Nov-Dec;26(6):306-10.
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Demirci S, Akalin T, Islekel S, Ertan Y, Anacak Y
Multiple spinal metastases of cranial gliosarcoma: a case report and review of the literature
J Neurooncol. 2008 Mar 4; [Epub ahead of print]
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Kalita O, Kala M, Svebisova H, Ehrmann J, Hlobilkova A, Trojanec R, Hajduch M, Houdek M.
Glioblastoma multiforme with an abscess: case report and literature review
J Neurooncol. 2008 Mar 4; [Epub ahead of print]
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Gelabert-González M, Seramito-García R, Bandín-Diéguez J, Allut AG
Bilateral thalamic tumours. Three case reports and a review of the literature
Rev Neurol. 2007 Nov 16-30;45(10):599-603
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Ohba S, Yoshida K, Hirose Y, Ikeda E, Kawase T
A supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor in an adult: a case report and review of the literature
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jan;86(2):217-24. Epub 2007 Aug 23
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Rushing EJ, Cooper PB, Quezado M, Begnami M, Crespo A, Smirniotopoulos JG, Ecklund J, Olsen C, Santi M
Subependymoma revisited: clinicopathological evaluation of 83 cases
J Neurooncol. 2007 Dec;85(3):297-305. Epub 2007 Jun 14
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Takei H, Yogeswaren ST, Wong KK, Mehta V, Chintagumpala M, Dauser RC, Lau CC, Adesina AM
Expression of oligodendroglial differentiation markers in pilocytic astrocytomas identifies two clinical subsets and shows a significant correlation with proliferation index and progression free survival
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jan;86(2):183-90. Epub 2007 Aug 10
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Torres G, Petit F, Vilchez V, Romero Z, Dorfman S, Cardozo D, Cardozo J
Primary cerebral fibrosarcoma in a child
Clin Neuropathol. 2007 Nov-Dec;26(6):284-7
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Prognosis & Outcome


Kaloshi G, Everhard S, Laigle-Donadey F, Marie Y, Navarro S, Mokhtari K, Idbaih A, Ducray F, Thillet J, Hoang-Xuan K, Delattre JY, Sanson M
Genetic markers predictive of chemosensitivity and outcome in gliomatosis cerebri
Neurology. 2008 Feb 19;70(8):590-5
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Lai R
Survival of patients with adult medulloblastoma: a population-based study
Cancer. 2008 Feb 15; [Epub ahead of print]
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Levy O, Deangelis LM, Filippa DA, Panageas KS, Abrey LE
Bcl-6 predicts improved prognosis in primary central nervous system lymphoma
Cancer. 2008 Jan 1;112(1):151-6. Published Online: 12 Nov 2007
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Pasquier D, Bijmolt S, Veninga T, Rezvoy N, Villa S, Krengli M, Weber DC, Baumert BG, Canyilmaz E, Yalman D, Szutowicz E, Tzuk-Shina T, Mirimanoff RO; Rare Cancer Network
Atypical and Malignant Meningioma: Outcome and Prognostic Factors in 119 Irradiated Patients. A Multicenter, Retrospective Study of the Rare Cancer Network
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Feb 22; [Epub ahead of print]
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Sathornsumetee S, Cao Y, Marcello JE, Herndon JE 2nd, McLendon RE, Desjardins A, Friedman HS, Dewhirst MW, Vredenburgh JJ, Rich JN
Tumor angiogenic and hypoxic profiles predict radiographic response and survival in malignant astrocytoma patients treated with bevacizumab and irinotecan
J Clin Oncol. 2008 Jan 10;26(2):271-8
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Smith JS, Chang EF, Lamborn KR, Chang SM, Prados MD, Cha S, Tihan T, Vandenberg S, McDermott MW, Berger MS
Role of extent of resection in the long-term outcome of low-grade hemispheric gliomas
J Clin Oncol. 2008 Mar 10;26(8):1338-45
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Psychosocial Aspects


Arnold SD, Forman LM, Brigidi BD, Carter KE, Schweitzer HA, Quinn HE, Guill AB, Herndon Ii JE, Raynor RH
Evaluation and characterization of generalized anxiety and depression in patients with primary brain tumors
Neuro Oncol. 2008 Feb 26; [Epub ahead of print]
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Olson RA, Chhanabhai T, McKenzie M
Feasibility study of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in patients with brain metastases
Support Care Cancer. 2008 Mar 12; [Epub ahead of print]
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Treatment


Costa DB, Kobayashi S
Response of intracranial metastases to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors: it may all depend on EGFR mutations
J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 1;26(4):686.
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Ducray F, Benouaich-Amiel A, Idbaih A, Rousseau A, Laigle-Donadey F, Delattre JY, Sanson M.
Complete response after one cycle of temozolomide in an elderly patient with glioblastoma and poor performance status
J Neurooncol. 2008 Mar 4; [Epub ahead of print]
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Ekenel M, Hormigo AM, Peak S, Deangelis LM, Abrey LE.
Capecitabine therapy of central nervous system metastases from breast cancer
J Neurooncol. 2007 Nov;85(2):223-7. Epub 2007 Jul 5
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Flannery TW, Suntharalingam M, Regine WF, Chin LS, Krasna MJ, Shehata MK, Edelman MJ, Kremer M, Patchell RA, Kwok Y
Long-Term Survival in Patients with Synchronous, Solitary Brain Metastasis from Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Radiosurgery
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Feb 15; [Epub ahead of print]
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Gajjar A
High-dose chemotherapy for recurrent medulloblastoma: time for a reappraisal
Cancer. 2008 Feb 27; [Epub ahead of print]
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Grizzi F, Weber C, Di Ieva A.
Anti-angiogenic strategies in medulloblastoma: reality or mystery?
Pediatr Res. 2008 Jan 24; [Epub ahead of print]
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Gururangan S, Turner CD, Stewart CF, O'Shaughnessy M, Kocak M, Poussaint TY, Phillips PC, Goldman S, Packer R, Pollack IF, Blaney SM, Karsten V, Gerson SL, Boyett JM, Friedman HS, Kun LE
Phase I Trial of VNP40101M (Cloretazine) in Children with Recurrent Brain Tumors: A Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Study
Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Feb 15;14(4):1124-30
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Henriksson R, Capala J, Michanek A, Lindahl SK, Salford LG, Franzén L, Blomquist E, Westlin JE, Bergenheim AT.
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for glioblastoma multiforme: A phase II study evaluating a prolonged high-dose of boronophenylalanine (BPA)
Radiother Oncol. 2008 Mar 12; [Epub ahead of print]
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Iwai Y, Yamanaka K, Yasui T
Boost radiosurgery for treatment of brain metastases after surgical resections
Surg Neurol. 2008 Feb;69(2):181-6
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Kased N, Huang K, Nakamura JL, Sahgal A, Larson DA, McDermott MW, Sneed PK
Gamma knife radiosurgery for brainstem metastases: the UCSF experience
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jan;86(2):195-205. Epub 2007 Jul 13
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Kim SH, Chao ST, Toms SA, Vogelbaum MA, Barnett GH, Suh JH, Weil RJ
Stereotactic radiosurgical treatment of parenchymal brain metastases from prostate adenocarcinoma
Surg Neurol. 2008 Feb 13; [Epub ahead of print]
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Kondziolka D, Mathieu D, Lunsford LD, Martin JJ, Madhok R, Niranjan A, Flickinger JC
Radiosurgery as definitive management of intracranial meningiomas
Neurosurgery. 2008 Jan;62(1):53-8; discussion 58-60
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MacDonald TJ, Stewart CF, Kocak M, Goldman S, Ellenbogen RG, Phillips P, Lafond D, Poussaint TY, Kieran MW, Boyett JM, Kun LE
Phase I clinical trial of cilengitide in children with refractory brain tumors: Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Study PBTC-012
J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 20;26(6):919-24
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Norden AD, Young GS, Setayesh K, Muzikansky A, Klufas R, Ross GL, Ciampa AS, Ebbeling LG, Levy B, Drappatz J, Kesari S, Wen PY
Bevacizumab for recurrent malignant gliomas: efficacy, toxicity, and patterns of recurrence
Neurology. 2008 Mar 4;70(10):779-87
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Price S, Harless W, Rikhye S, Altaha R
A fatal outcome in a patient with glioblastoma multiforme after receiving high-dose methotrexate
J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2008 Mar;14(1):57-60
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Puduvalli VK, Giglio P, Groves MD, Hess KR, Gilbert MR, Mahankali S, Jackson EF, Levin VA, Conrad CA, Hsu SH, Colman H, de Groot JF, Ritterhouse MG, Ictech SE, Yung WK
Phase II trial of irinotecan and thalidomide in adults with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme
Neuro Oncol. 2008 Feb 26; [Epub ahead of print]
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Sunyach MP, Jouvet A, Perol D, Jouanneau E, Guyotat J, Gignoux L, Carrie C, Frappaz D
Role of exclusive chemotherapy as first line treatment in oligodendroglioma
J Neurooncol. 2007 Dec;85(3):319-28. Epub 2007 Jun 14
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Terasaki M, Bouffet E, Katsuki H, Fukushima S, Shigemori M.
Pilot trial of the rate of response, safety, and tolerability of temozolomide and oral VP-16 in patients with recurrent or treatment-induced malignant central nervous system tumors
Surg Neurol. 2008 Jan;69(1):46-50
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Voloschin AD, Betensky R, Wen PY, Hochberg F, Batchelor T.
Topotecan as salvage therapy for relapsed or refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jan;86(2):211-5. Epub 2007 Sep 21
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von Hoff K, Kieffer V, Habrand JL, Kalifa C, Dellatolas G, Grill J
Impairment of intellectual functions after surgery and posterior fossa irradiation in children with ependymoma is related to age and neurologic complications
BMC Cancer. 2008 Jan 21;8:15
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Wrede B, Liu P, Wolff JE
Chemotherapy improves the survival of patients with choroid plexus carcinoma: a meta-analysis of individual cases with choroid plexus tumors
J Neurooncol. 2007 Dec;85(3):345-51. Epub 2007 Jun 19
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Yamamoto T, Nakai K, Matsumura A
Boron neutron capture therapy for glioblastoma
Cancer Lett. 2008 Feb 29; [Epub ahead of print]
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Library


Kristina M. Braaten, Rebecca A. Betensky, Laurence de Leval, Yoshifumi Okada, Fred H. Hochberg, David N. Louis, Nancy L. Harris and Tracy T. Batchelor
BCL-6 Expression Predicts Improved Survival in Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 9, 1063-1069,
1 March 2003
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Fekrazad MH, Ravindranathan M, Jones DV Jr.
Response of intracranial metastases to erlotinib therapy
J Clin Oncol. 2007 Nov 1;25(31):5024-6
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Fomchenko EI, Holland EC
Stem cells and brain cancer
Exp Cell Res. 2005 Jun 10;306(2):323-9. Epub 2005 Apr 14
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Hata N, Shono T, Mizoguchi M, Matsumoto K, Guan Y, Nagata S, Hayashi K, Iwaki T, Sasaki T
Loss of heterozygosity analysis in an anaplastic oligodendroglioma arising after radiation therapy
Neurol Res. 2007 Oct;29(7):723-6.
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Richard P. Hill, Roberto Perris
"Destemming" Cancer Stem Cells
JNCI 2007 99(19):1435-1440; doi:10.1093/jnci/djm136. Published online on September 25, 2007
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R. R. Langley and I. J. Fidler
Tumor Cell-Organ Microenvironment Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Cancer Metastasis
Endocr. Rev., May 1, 2007; 28(3): 297 - 321
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Linheng Li and William B. Neaves
Normal Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells: The Niche Matters
Cancer Research 66, 4553-4557, May 1, 2006
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M. Mimeault, R. Hauke, P. P. Mehta, S. K. Batra
Recent advances in cancer stem/progenitor cell research: therapeutic implications for overcoming resistance to the most aggressive cancers
J Cell Mol Med., Volume 11, Issue 5, Page 981-1011, Sep 2007, doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00088.x
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Massard C, Deutsch E, Soria JC
Tumour stem cell-targeted treatment: elimination or differentiation
Ann Oncol. 2006 Nov;17(11):1620-4. Epub 2006 May 3
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Nathan D. Price, Greg Foltz, Anup Madan, Leroy Hood and Qiang Tian
Systems Biology and Cancer Stem Cells
J Cell Mol Med., OnlineAccepted Articles, Accepted article online: 20-Nov-2007; doi: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00151.x
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Nicolis SK
Cancer stem cells and "stemness" genes in neuro-oncology
Neurobiol Dis. 2007 Feb;25(2):217-29. Epub 2006 Dec 1
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Omuro AM, Taillandier L, Chinot O, Carnin C, Barrie M, Hoang-Xuan K.
Temozolomide and methotrexate for primary central nervous system lymphoma in the elderly
J Neurooncol. 2007 Nov;85(2):207-11. Epub 2007 Sep 21
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Rathi KR, Radotra BD, Khosla VK
Proliferative index in astrocytic tumours
Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2007 Oct;50(4):754-8
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Ruggiero A, Buonuomo PS, Maurizi P, Cefalo MP, Corsello M, Riccardi R.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome in children receiving phenobarbital therapy and cranial radiotherapy
J Neurooncol. 2007 Nov;85(2):213-5. Epub 2007 Jun 23
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Singhal N, Selva-Nayagam S, Brown MP.
Prolonged and severe myelosuppression in two patients after low-dose temozolomide treatment- case study and review of literature
J Neurooncol. 2007 Nov;85(2):229-30. Epub 2007 May 26
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Keisuke Ueki
Oligodendroglioma: Impact of molecular biology on its definition, diagnosis and management
Neuropathology 25(3), 247–253; September 2005; doi:10.1111/j.1440-1789.2005.00637.x
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Patients & Caregivers


Kathy Oliver
Out of the shadows
The Parliament Magazine, February 2008
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Stem Cells


A. G. Gilg, S. L. Tye, L. B. Tolliver, W. G. Wheeler, R. P. Visconti, J. D. Duncan, F. V. Kostova, L. N. Bolds, B. P. Toole, and B. L. Maria
Targeting Hyaluronan Interactions in Malignant Gliomas and Their Drug-Resistant Multipotent Progenitors
Clin. Cancer Res., March 15, 2008; 14(6): 1804 - 1813
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Wu PS, Egger B, Brand AH.
Asymmetric stem cell division: Lessons from Drosophila
Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2008 Feb 2; [Epub ahead of print]
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