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Volume 7, Number 9 - 1 May 2008


Contents



Diagnosis & Evaluation


Hourani R, Brant LJ, Rizk T, Weingart JD, Barker PB, Horská A.
Can proton MR spectroscopic and perfusion imaging differentiate between neoplastic and nonneoplastic brain lesions in adults?
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2008 Feb;29(2):366-72. Epub 2007 Nov 30
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Terakawa Y, Tsuyuguchi N, Iwai Y, Yamanaka K, Higashiyama S, Takami T, Ohata K
Diagnostic Accuracy of 11C-Methionine PET for Differentiation of Recurrent Brain Tumors from Radiation Necrosis After Radiotherapy
J Nucl Med. 2008 Apr 15; [Epub ahead of print]
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Integrative Medicine


Pouliquen D, Olivier C, Hervouet E, Pedelaborde F, Debien E, Le Cabellec MT, Gratas C, Homma T, Meflah K, Vallette FM, Menanteau J
Dietary prevention of malignant glioma aggressiveness, implications in oxidant stress and apoptosis
Int J Cancer. 2008 Apr 15; [Epub ahead of print]
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Soletti RC, de Faria GP, Vernal J, Terenzi H, Anderluh G, Borges HL, Moura-Neto V, Gabilan NH
Potentiation of anticancer-drug cytotoxicity by sea anemone pore-forming proteins in human glioblastoma cells
Anticancer Drugs. 2008 Jun;19(5):517-525
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Overall Mngt & Case Reports


Templeton A, Hofer S, Topfer M, Sommacal A, Fretz C, Cerny T, Gillessen S
Extraneural Spread of Glioblastoma - Report of Two Cases
Onkologie. 2008 Mar 20;31(4):192-194. [Epub ahead of print]
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Prognosis & Outcome


Lorenzoni J, Torrico A, Villanueva P, Gederlini A, Torrealba G
Surgery for high-grade gliomas in a developing country: survival estimation using a simple stratification system
Surg Neurol. 2008 Apr 25; [Epub ahead of print]
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Monoranu CM, Huang B, Zangen IL, Rutkowski S, Vince GH, Gerber NU, Puppe B, Roggendorf W
Correlation between 6q25.3 deletion status and survival in pediatric intracranial ependymomas
Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2008 Apr 1;182(1):18-26; Epub 2008 Mar 6
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Treatment


Debinski W
Drug cocktails for effective treatment of glioblastoma multiforme
Expert Rev Neurother. 2008 Apr;8(4):515-7
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Tosoni A, Franceschi E, Ermani M, Bertorelle R, Bonaldi L, Blatt V, Brandes AA
Temozolomide three weeks on and one week off as first line therapy for patients with recurrent or progressive low grade gliomas
J Neurooncol. 2008 Apr 23; [Epub ahead of print]
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Tremont-Lukats IW, Ratilal B, Armstrong T, Gilbert M
Antiepileptic drugs for preventing seizures in people with brain tumors
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Apr 16;(2):CD004424
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Children's Corner


Elisabetta Mancini Camporeale
Alberi in fuga
(Trees on the run) 
English translation by
Jane Wilson & Jaqueline Hargrave
BrainLife, 22 April 2008
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Stem Cells


Boockvar JA, Howard BM
Brain tumor stem cells: will understanding a new paradigm lead to improved therapies?
Expert Rev Neurother. 2008 Apr;8(4):511-4
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Lorico A, Mercapide J, Soloduschko V, Alexeyev M, Fodstad O, Rappa G.
Primary neural stem/progenitor cells expressing endostatin or cytochrome P450 for gene therapy of glioblastoma
Cancer Gene Ther. 2008 Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print]
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Mimeault M, Batra SK
Targeting of cancer stem/progenitor cells plus stem cell-based therapies: the ultimate hope for treating and curing aggressive and recurrent cancers
Panminerva Med. 2008 Mar;50(1):3-18
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Moon JH, Yoon BS, Kim B, Park G, Jung HY, Maeng I, Jun EK, Yoo SJ, Kim A, Oh S, Whang KY, Kim H, Kim DW, Kim KD, You S
Induction of neural stem cell-like cells (NSCLCs) from mouse astrocytes by Bmi1
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Apr 24; [Epub ahead of print]
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Rappa G, Mercapide J, Anzanello F, Prasmickaite L, Xi Y, Ju J, Fodstad O, Lorico A
Growth of cancer cell lines under stem cell-like conditions has the potential to unveil therapeutic targets
Exp Cell Res. 2008 Mar 20; [Epub ahead of print]
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Veeravagu A, Bababeygy SR, Kalani MS, Hou L, Tse V
The Cancer Stem Cell-Vascular Niche Complex in Brain Tumor Formation
Stem Cells Dev. 2008 Apr 22;. [Epub ahead of print]
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