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Astrocytic Tumors


Arienti VM, Botturi A, Boiardi A, Broggi G, Collice M, Fariselli L, Zanni D, Botturi M
Adult brain low-grade astrocytomas: survival after surgery and radiotherapy
Neurol Sci 2001 Jun;22(3):233-8 
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D. C. Bowers, P. Kapur, N. J. Winick, L. R. Margraf
MIB-1 labeling index as a predictor of tumor progression in pilocytic astrocytomas in children and adolescents
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003.
Abstract No. 445  

Alba A. Brandes, Linda Nicolardi, Alicia Tosoni, Marina Gardiman, Paolo Iuzzolino, Claudio Ghimenton, Michele Reni, Antonino Rotilio, Guido Sotti and Mario Ermani
Survival following adjuvant PCV or temozolomide for anaplastic astrocytoma
Neuro-oncol 2006 Jul 1; 8(3):253-260; Epub 2006 May 24
Abstract

Daniel J. Brat, Wendy F. Seiferheld, Arie Perry, Elizabeth H. Hammond, Kevin J. M Urray, Alan R. Schulsinger, Minesh P. Mehta, Walter J. Curran
Analysis of 1p, 19q, 9p, and 10q as prognostic markers for high-grade astrocytomas using fluorescence in situ hybridization on tissue microarrays from Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trials
Neuro-Oncology, April 2004, Volume 6, Number 2, Pages 96 – 103.
 

Burkhard C, Di Patre PL, Schuler D, Schuler G, Yasargil MG, Yonekawa Y, Lutolf UM, Kleihues P, Ohgaki H
A population-based study of the incidence and survival rates in patients with pilocytic astrocytoma
J Neurosurg. 2003 Jun;98(6):1170-4

Basil F. El-Rayes, Camille S. Norton, Wael Sakr, Zosia Maciorowski, Daryn Smith, Haline Pietraszkiewicz, Maria Del Mar Alonso and John F. Ensley
Cellular DNA content parameters as prognostic indicators in human astrocytomas
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 71(2): 85-89, January 2005. (Abstract+)

Chaichana KL, Parker SL, Olivi A, Quiñones-Hinojosa A
Long-term seizure outcomes in adult patients undergoing primary resection of malignant brain astrocytomas
J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr 3;. [Epub ahead of print]
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Giannini C, Scheithauer BW, Burger PC, Brat DJ, Wollan PC, Lach B, O'Neill BP
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: what do we really know about it?
Cancer. 1999 May 1;85(9):2033-45.

Hanzely Z, Polgar C, Fodor J, Brucher JM, Vitanovics D, Mangel LC, Afra D
Role of early radiotherapy in the treatment of supratentorial WHO Grade II astrocytomas: long-term results of 97 patients
J Neurooncol. 2003 Jul;63(3):305-12 

Hwang SL, Yang YH, Lieu AS, Chuang MC, Chang SJ, Chang YY, Lin HJ, Howng SL
The conditional survival statistics for survivors with primary supratentorial astrocytic tumors
J Neurooncol. 2000 Dec;50(3):257-64.
 

Keles GE, Chang EF, Lamborn KR, Tihan T, Chang CJ, Chang SM, Berger MS.
Volumetric extent of resection and residual contrast enhancement on initial surgery as predictors of outcome in adult patients with hemispheric anaplastic astrocytoma.
J Neurosurg. 2006 Jul;105(1):34-40.
  Abstract | Reprint


Kirla RM, Haapasalo HK, Kalimo H, Salminen EK
Low expression of p27 indicates a poor prognosis in patients with high-grade astrocytomas
Cancer 2003 Feb 1;97(3):644-8 


Kostic A, Mihailovic D, Veselinovic S, Tasic G, Radulovic D, Stefanovic I.
Peritumoral edema and karyometric variables in astrocytoma of the brain.
J BUON. 2007 Apr-Jun;12(2):239-43.
PMID: 17600879 [PubMed - in process]

Lin CL, Lieu AS, Lee KS, Yang YH, Kuo TH, Hung MH, Loh JK, Yen CP, Chang CZ, Howng SL, Hwang SL
The conditional probabilities of survival in patients with anaplastic astrocytoma or glioblastoma multiforme
Surg Neurol. 2003 Nov;60(5):402-6

Matthew J. McGirt,MD; Frank Attenello,MS; Muraya Gathinji,MS; Khoi Than,MD; Kaisorn L. Chaichana,BS; Ghazala Datoo,BS; Alessandro Olivi,MD; Jon D. Weingart ,MD; Henry Brem, MD; Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa,MD
Association of preoperative depression and survival after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytoma
 Abstract |  News | Links | BL 7:10

McGirt MJ, Chaichana KL, Gathinji M, Attenello F, Than K, Ruiz AJ, Olivi A, Quiñones-Hinojosa A
Persistent outpatient hyperglycemia is independently associated with decreased survival after primary resection of malignant brain astrocytomas
Neurosurgery. 2008 Aug;63(2):286-91
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Minehan KJ, Brown PD, Scheithauer BW, Krauss WE, Wright MP
Prognosis and treatment of spinal cord astrocytoma
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Mar 1;73(3):727-33. Epub 2008 Aug 5
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Christian Plathow M.D., Daniela Schulz-Ertner M.D., Christoph Thilman M.D., Ivan Zuna Ph.D., Mathias Lichy M.D., Marc-André Weber M.D., Heinz-Peter Schlemmer M.D., Michael Wannenmacher M.D. and Jürgen Debus M.D., Ph.D.
Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in low-grade astrocytomas: Long-term outcome and prognostic factors
Int J of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Volume 57, Issue 4, 15 November 2003, Pages 996-1003 


Ravi D Rao, Bernd W Scheithauer, Caterina Giannini, Nancy L Iturria, Judith R O'Fallon, Paul L Schaefer, Jan C Buckner
Prognostic significance of histologic subtyping in high grade astrocytoma: North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) results
38th ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 18-21, 2002. 283

Stella M. Ranuncolo, Mirta Varela, Ana Morandi, José Lastiri, Silvia Christiansen, Elisa Bal de Kier Joffé, María G. Pallotta, Lydia Puricelli
Prognostic Value of Mdm2, p53 and p16 in Patients with Astrocytomas
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 68 (2): 113-121, June 2004. (Abstract+)

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
 Abstract |
Links | BL 7:6

Torp SH
Diagnostic and prognostic role of Ki67 immunostaining in human astrocytomas using four different antibodies
Clin Neuropathol 2002 Nov-Dec;21(6):252-7 


Wessels PH, Hopman AH, Kubat B, Kessels AG, Hoving EW, Ummelen MI, Ramaekers FC, Twijnstra A
Proliferation and aneusomy predict survival of young patients with astrocytoma grade II
Br J Cancer.
2003 Jul 7;89(1):128-34 

Zuzak TJ, Poretti A, Drexel B, Zehnder D, Boltshauser E, Grotzer MA
Outcome of children with low-grade cerebellar astrocytoma: long-term complications and quality of life
Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Dec;24(12):1447-55. Epub 2008 Aug 9
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Anaplastic Astrocytomas

Nagy M, Schulz-Ertner D, Bischof M, Welzel T, Hof H, Debus J, Combs SE
Long-term outcome of postoperative irradiation in patients with newly diagnosed WHO grade III anaplastic gliomas
Tumori. 2009 May-Jun;95(3):317-24
  Abstract | Links |   Issue

Sadones J, Michotte A, Veld P, Chaskis C, Sciot R, Menten J, Joossens EJ, Strauven T, D'Hondt LA, Sartenaer D, Califice SF, Bierau K, Svensson C, De Grève J, Neyns B.
MGMT promoter hypermethylation correlates with a survival benefit from temozolomide in patients with recurrent anaplastic astrocytoma but not glioblastoma
Eur J Cancer. 2008 Oct 20; [Epub ahead of print]
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Pilocytic astrocytoma

Daszkiewicz P, Maryniak A, Roszkowski M, Barszcz S
Long-term functional outcome of surgical treatment of juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebellum in children
Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Jul;25(7):855-60. Epub 2009 May 6
  Abstract | Links |   CNO 8(10)


Brain Tumors


Davis FG, McCarthy BJ, Freels S, Kupelian V, Bondy ML
The conditional probability of survival of patients with primary malignant brain tumors: surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) data
Cancer. 1999 Jan 15;85(2):485-91.

Furneaux CE, Marshall ES, Yeoh K, Monteith SJ, Mews PJ, Sansur CA, Oskouian RJ, Sharples KJ, Baguley BC.
Cell cycle times of short-term cultures of brain cancers as predictors of survival
Br J Cancer. 2008 Oct 14; [Epub ahead of print]
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Lori A. Holmquist, Jim Scott
Treatment, Age, and Time-Related Predictors of Behavioral Outcome in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 9 (4): 315-321, December 2002 

T. B. Johannesen, F. Langmark and K. Lote
Cause of death and long-term survival in patients with neuro-epithelial brain tumours: a population-based study
European Journal of Cancer, Volume 39, Issue 16 , November 2003, Pages 2355-2363

B. E. Lally, J. Lacy, J. M. Piepmeier, J. M. Baehring, D. B. Fischer, J. P. S. Knisely
Survival analysis for patients with primary brain tumors treated with temozolomide
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003.
Abstract No. 453 

Yael Mardor, Roberto Spiegelmann, Yiftach Roth, Arie Orenstein, Stephan E. Maier, Ouzi Nissim, Zvi Ram, Jacob Baram, Thomas Tichler, Raphael Pfeffer
Pre-treatment prediction of brain tumor response to radiation therapy using high diffusion-weighted MRI
Proceedings of the AACR, Volume 44, 2nd ed., July 2003, Abstract No. 2547

Mardor Y, Pfeffer R, Spiegelmann R, Roth Y, Maier SE, Nissim O, Berger R, Glicksman A, Baram J, Orenstein A, Cohen JS, Tichler T
Early Detection of Response to Radiation Therapy in Patients With Brain Malignancies Using Conventional and High b-Value Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
J Clin Oncol 2003 Mar 15;21(6):1094-100

Helen McCarter, William Furlong, Anthony C. Whitton, David Feeny, Sonja DePauw, Andrew R. Willan, Ronald D. Barr
Health Status Measurements at Diagnosis As Predictors of Survival Among Adults With Brain Tumors
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 22 (August 1), 2006: pp. 3636-3643
, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.0137

Meyers CA, Hess KR
Multifaceted end points in brain tumor clinical trials: Cognitive deterioration precedes MRI progression
Neuro-oncol 2003 Apr;5(2):89-95


Pang J, Banerjee A, Tihan T.
The value of tandem CSF/MRI evaluation for predicting disseminated disease in childhood central nervous system neoplasms.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Nov 7; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract

Rachet B, Mitry E, Quinn MJ, Cooper N, Coleman MP.
Survival from brain tumours in England and Wales up to 2001
Br J Cancer. 2008 Sep 23;99 Suppl 1:S98-101
 Reference |  Full Text |  Reprint | Links |  BL 7:20

Schmidt LS, Nielsen H, Schmiedel S, Johansen C.
Social inequality and incidence of and survival from tumours of the central nervous system in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003
Eur J Cancer. 2008 Sep;44(14):2050-7. Epub 2008 Jul 28
 Abstract | Links |   Issue

A A. Tzika, Loukas G. Astrakas, David Zurakowski, Maria K. Zarifi, Tina P. Young, Liliana Goumnerova, Douglas C. Anthony, Mark Kieran, Nancy J. Tarbell, Peter M. Black
Predicting progression in children with pediatric brain tumors using magnetic resonance neuroimaging
Proceedings of the AACR, Volume 44, 1st ed., March 2003, Abstract No. 3411


Brainstem Gliomas


Panigrahy A, Nelson Jr MD, Finlay JL, Sposto R, Krieger MD, Gilles FH, Blüml S.
Metabolism of diffuse intrinsic brainstem gliomas in children.
Neuro Oncol. 2007 Nov 14; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract | Links


Central Neurocytoma


Rades D, Schild SE, Fehlauer F
Prognostic value of the MIB-1 labeling index for central neurocytomas
Neurology. 2004 Mar 23;62(6):987-9


Choriocarcinoma


Shinoda J, Sakai N, Yano H, Hattori T, Ohkuma A, Sakaguchi H
Prognostic factors and therapeutic problems of primary intracranial choriocarcinoma/germ-cell tumors with high levels of HCG
J Neurooncol. 2004 Jan;66(1-2):225-40


Craniopharyngioma


Losa M, Vimercati A, Acerno S, Barzaghi RL, Mortini P, Mangili F, Terreni MR, Santambrogio G, Giovanelli M
Correlation between clinical characteristics and proliferative activity in patients with craniopharyngioma
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Jun;75(6):889-92


Ependymal Tumors


Altura RA, Olshefski RS, Jiang Y, Boue DR
Nuclear expression of Survivin in paediatric ependymomas and choroid plexus tumours correlates with morphologic tumour grade
Br J Cancer. 2003 Nov 3;89(9):1743-9

D. R. Gomez, B. T. Missett, W. M. Wara, D. A. Larson, P. K. Sneed, M. D. Prados, S. M. Chang, M. S. Berger, N. Gupta, D. A. Haas-Kogan;
High failure rate in spinal ependymomas with long-term follow-up
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1528

Tang-Her Jaing, Huei-Shyong Wang, Pei-Kwei Tsay, Chen-Kan Tseng, Shih-Ming Jung, Kuang-Lin Lin, Tai-Ngar Lui
Multivariate Analysis of Clinical Prognostic Factors in Children with Intracranial Ependymomas
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 68 (3): 255-261, July 2004. (Abstract+)

Kano H, Niranjan A, Kondziolka D, Flickinger JC, Lunsford LD
Outcome predictors for intracranial ependymoma radiosurgery
Neurosurgery. 2009 Feb;64(2):279-87;
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Bong-Soo Kim, Chanland Roonprapunt, Victoria LaMarca, Karl F Kothbauer, George I Jallo
The current management of intracranial ependymomas in children
Annals of Neurosurgery 2002; 2(3), July 2002

Korshunov A, Golanov A, Sycheva R, Timirgaz V
The histologic grade is a main prognostic factor for patients with intracranial ependymomas treated in the microneurosurgical era: an analysis of 258 patients
Cancer. 2004 Mar 15;100(6):1230-7

Metellus P, Figarella-Branger D, Guyotat J, Barrie M, Giorgi R, Jouvet A, Chinot O; Club de Neuro-Oncologie de la Société Française de Neurochirurgie and the Association des Neuro-Oncologues d'Expression Française.
Supratentorial ependymomas: prognostic factors and outcome analysis in a retrospective series of 46 adult patients
Cancer. 2008 May 9;113(1):175-85
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:15

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
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:9

Reni M, Brandes AA, Vavassori V, Cavallo G, Casagrande F, Vastola F, Magli A, Franzin A, Basso U, Villa E
A multicenter study of the prognosis and treatment of adult brain ependymal tumors
Cancer. 2004 Mar 15;100(6):1221-9

Tabori U, Wong V, Ma J, Shago M, Alon N, Rutka J, Bouffet E, Bartels U, Malkin D, Hawkins CTabori U, Wong V, Ma J, Shago M, Alon N, Rutka J, Bouffet E, Bartels U, Malkin D, Hawkins C
Telomere maintenance and dysfunction predict recurrence in paediatric ependymoma
Br J Cancer. 2008 Oct 7;99(7):1129-35. Epub 2008 Sep 16
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Uri Tabori, Jing Ma, Michael Carter, Maria Zielenska, James Rutka, Eric Bouffet, Ute Bartels, David Malkin, Cynthia Hawkins
Human Telomere Reverse Transcriptase Expression Predicts Progression and Survival in Pediatric Intracranial Ependymoma
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 10 (April 1), 2006: pp. 1522-1528; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.04.2127
Abstract |
News


Epilepsy


Maschio M, Dinapoli L, Zarabla A, Pompili A, Carapella CM, Pace A, Giannarelli D, Occhipinti E, Jandolo B.
Outcome and tolerability of topiramate in brain tumor associated epilepsy.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Jun 28; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17598071 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Germinoma


Kawabata Y, Takahashi JA, Arakawa Y, Shirahata M, Hashimoto N.
Long term outcomes in patients with intracranial germinomas: a single institution experience of irradiation with or without chemotherapy
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jun;88(2):161-7. Epub 2008 Feb 20
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Ogawa K, Yoshii Y, Shikama N, Nakamura K, Uno T, Onishi H, Itami J, Shioyama Y, Iraha S, Hyodo A, Toita T, Kakinohana Y, Tamaki W, Ito H, Murayama S
Spinal recurrence from intracranial germinoma: risk factors and treatment outcome for spinal recurrence
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Dec 1;72(5):1347-54. Epub 2008 May 29
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Alyssa T. Reddy, John C. Wellons III, Jeffrey C. Allen, John B. Fiveash, Hussein Abdullatif, Karen W. Braune, Paul A. Grabb
Refining the staging evaluation of pineal region germinoma using neuroendoscopy and the presence of preoperative diabetes insipidus
Neuro-OncologyVolume 6, Number 2, Pages 127 – 133


Glioblastoma


Affronti ML, Heery CR, Herndon JE 2nd, Rich JN, Reardon DA, Desjardins A, Vredenburgh JJ, Friedman AH, Bigner DD, Friedman HS
Overall survival of newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients receiving carmustine wafers followed by radiation and concurrent temozolomide plus rotational multiagent chemotherapy
Cancer. 2009 Jun 9. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Aoki H, Yokoyama T, Fujiwara K, Tari AM, Sawaya R, Suki D, Hess KR, Aldape KD, Kondo S, Kumar R, Kondo Y.
Phosphorylated Pak1 Level in the Cytoplasm Correlates with Shorter Survival Time in Patients with Glioblastoma.
Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Nov 15;13(22):6603-6609.
Abstract | Links

Bähr O, Herrlinger U, Weller M, Steinbach JP.
Very late relapses in glioblastoma long-term survivors
J Neurol. 2009 May 12;. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

G. L. Banna, R. Pallini, L. Ricci-Vitiani, M. Signore, D. Lombardi, M. Martini, G. Maira, D. Giuffrida, L. M. Larocca, and R. De Maria
High prognostic potential of glioblastoma stem cell analysis
ASCO Meeting Abstracts, Jun 2007; 25: 10580
Abstract | Links | BL 7:2

Barker FG 2nd, Prados MD, Chang SM, Gutin PH, Lamborn KR, Larson DA, Malec MK, McDermott MW, Sneed PK, Wara WM, Wilson CB.
Radiation response and survival time in patients with glioblastoma multiforme
J Neurosurg 1996 Mar;84(3):442-8 

Barker FG 2nd, Chang SM, Gutin PH, Malec MK, McDermott MW, Prados MD, Wilson CB
Survival and functional status after resection of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme
Neurosurgery. 1998 Apr;42(4):709-20


J.L. Blanc, M. Wager, J. Guilhot, S. Kusy, B. Bataille, T. Chantereau, F. Lapierre, C.J. Larsen, L. Karayan-Tapon
Correlation of Clinical Features and Methylation Status of MGMT Gene Promoter in Glioblastomas
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 68 (3): 275-283, July 2004. (Abstract+)

Blumenthal DT, Won M, Mehta MP, Curran WJ, Souhami L, Michalski JM, Rogers CL, Corn BW.
Short Delay in Initiation of Radiotherapy May Not Affect Outcome of Patients With Glioblastoma: A Secondary Analysis From the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Database
J Clin Oncol. 2008 Dec 29; [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Brandes AA, Franceschi E, Tosoni A, Blatt V, Pession A, Tallini G, Bertorelle R, Bartolini S, Calbucci F, Andreoli A, Frezza G, Leonardi M, Spagnolli F, Ermani M.
MGMT promoter methylation status can predict the incidence and outcome of pseudoprogression after concomitant radiochemotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients
J Clin Oncol. 2008 May 1;26(13):2192-7
 Abstract |  Full Text |  Reprint |
Links |   BL 7:10

L. Butttolo, F. Giunta, V. D. Ferrari, G. Marini
Temozolomide in glioblastoma: 4 years' experience with monthly or fortnigthly schedule
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003. Abstract No. 437

Chaichana KL, McGirt MJ, Frazier J, Attenello F, Guerrero-Cazares H, Quinones-Hinojosa A.
Relationship of glioblastoma multiforme to the lateral ventricles predicts survival following tumor resection
J Neurooncol. 2008 May 6. [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:10

Chinnaiyan P, Wang M, Rojiani AM, Tofilon PJ, Chakravarti A, Ang KK, Zhang HZ, Hammond E, Curran W Jr, Mehta MP.
The prognostic value of nestin expression in newly diagnosed glioblastoma: report from the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Radiat Oncol. 2008 Sep 25;3:32
 Abstract |  Full Text |  Reprint |
Links |  BL 7:20

A. K. Choucair, W. Seiferheld, C. Ford, J. Hansen, B. Dabbas, C. Schultz, A. Schulsinger, M. Mehta, W. Curran
Long term survivors with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treated on RTOG protocols with irradiation and nitrosurea have higher initial expression of Ki-67
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.9661

Crawford FW, Khayal IS, McGue C, Saraswathy S, Pirzkall A, Cha S, Lamborn KR, Chang SM, Berger MS, Nelson SJ.
Relationship of pre-surgery metabolic and physiological MR imaging parameters to survival for patients with untreated GBM
J Neurooncol. 2008 Nov 15; [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

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
 Abstract |  Full Text |  Reprint | Links | BL 7:16

Erpolat OP, Akmansu M, Goksel F, Bora H, Yaman E, Büyükberber S
Outcome of newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients treated by radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide: a long-term analysis
Tumori. 2009 Mar-Apr;95(2):191-7
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Filippini G, Falcone C, Boiardi A, Broggi G, Bruzzone MG, Caldiroli D, Farina R, Farinotti M, Fariselli L, Finocchiaro G, Giombini S, Pollo B, Savoiardo M, Solero CL, Valsecchi MG.
Prognostic factors for survival in 676 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed primary glioblastoma.
Neuro Oncol. 2007 Nov 9;. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract

Fischer Jde S, Carvalho PC, Neves-Ferreira AG, da Fonseca CO, Perales J, Carvalho Mda G, Domont GB.
Anti-thrombin as a prognostic biomarker candidate for patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiform under treatment with perillyl alcohol
J Exp Ther Oncol. 2008;7(4):285-90
  Abstract |  Links |   Issue

C. Ford, W. Seiferheld, A. K. Choucair, J. Hansen, B. Dabbas, C. Schultz, A. Schulsinger, M. Mehta, W. Curran
Evaluation of expression of DNA repair molecules as a prognostic factor for long-term survivors with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treated on RTOG protocols with irradiation and nitrosoureas
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1509

Gamburg ES, Regine WF, Patchell RA, Strottmann JM, Mohiuddin M, Young AB.
The prognostic significance of midline shift at presentation on survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2000 Dec 1;48(5):1359-62


Gorlia T, van den Bent MJ, Hegi ME, Mirimanoff RO, Weller M, Cairncross JG, Eisenhauer E, Belanger K, Brandes AA, Allgeier A, Lacombe D, Stupp R
Nomograms for predicting survival of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma: prognostic factor analysis of EORTC and NCIC trial 26981-22981/CE.3
Lancet Oncol. 2007 Dec 12; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract | Links | BL 7:1

T. Gorlia, R. Stupp, E. A. Eisenhauer, R. O. Mirimanoff, M. J. Van Den Bent, K. Belanger, D. Lacombe, A. Allgeier, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Brain And Radiotherapy Groups, National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) Clinical Trials Group
Clinical prognostic factors affecting survival in patients with newly diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.9599

Hakin-Smith V, Jellinek DA, Levy D, Carroll T, Teo M, Timperley WR, McKay MJ, Reddel RR, Royds JA
Alternative lengthening of telomeres and survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme
Lancet 2003 Mar 8;361(9360):836-8

Hottinger AF, Yoon H, Deangelis LM, Abrey LE
Neurological outcome of long-term glioblastoma survivors
J Neurooncol. 2009 Jun 26. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Hutterer M
Elderly Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme - An Underestimated Subpopulation?
Neuroepidemiology. 2009 Mar 27;33(1):23-24. [Epub ahead of print]°
  Abstract |   Reprint |   Links |   Issue

Kawabata S, Miyatake SI, Nonoguchi N, Hiramatsu R, Iida K, Miyata S, Yokoyama K, Doi A, Kuroda Y, Kuroiwa T, Michiue H, Kumada H, Kirihata M, Imahori Y, Maruhashi A, Sakurai Y, Suzuki M, Masunaga SI, Ono K
Survival benefit from boron neutron capture therapy for the newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients
Appl Radiat Isot. 2009 Mar 25;. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Kita D, Ciernik IF, Vaccarella S, Franceschi S, Kleihues P, Lütolf UM, Ohgaki H.
Age as a Predictive Factor in Glioblastomas: Population-Based Study
Neuroepidemiology. 2009 Mar 27;33(1):17-22. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Kong DS, Song SY, Kim DH, Joo KM, Yoo JS, Koh JS, Dong SM, Suh YL, Lee JI, Park K, Kim JH, Nam DH
Prognostic significance of c-Met expression in glioblastomas
Cancer. 2008 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Krex D, Klink B, Hartmann C, von Deimling A, Pietsch T, Simon M, Sabel M, Steinbach JP, Heese O, Reifenberger G, Weller M, Schackert G; German Glioma Network
Long-term survival with glioblastoma multiforme
Brain. 2007 Oct;130(Pt 10):2596-606. Epub 2007 Sep 4
  Abstract |   Full Text |   Reprint | Links | BL 7:16

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Li S, Jiang T, Li G, Wang Z
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Neurol Res. 2008 Jul;30(6):567-70
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Matsuda M, Yamamoto T, Kumada H, Nakai K, Shirakawa M, Tsurubuchi T, Matsumura A
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McLendon RE, Halperin EC
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Cancer. 2003 Oct 15;98(8):1745-8. Published Online: 26 Aug 2003
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Mellai M, Caldera V, Annovazzi L, Chiò A, Lanotte M, Cassoni P, Finocchiaro G, Schiffer D
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Monika E. Hegi, Ph.D., Annie-Claire Diserens, M.Sc., Thierry Gorlia, M.Sc., Marie-France Hamou, Nicolas de Tribolet, M.D., Michael Weller, M.D., Johan M. Kros, M.D., Johannes A. Hainfellner, M.D., Warren Mason, M.D., Luigi Mariani, M.D., Jacoline E.C. Bromberg, M.D., Peter Hau, M.D., René O. Mirimanoff, M.D., J. Gregory Cairncross, M.D., Robert C. Janzer, M.D., and Roger Stupp, M.D.
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Monika E. Hegi, Annie-Claire Diserens, Sophie Godard, Pierre-Yves Dietrich, Luca Regli, Sandrine Ostermann, Philippe Otten, Guy Van Melle, Nicolas de Tribolet and Roger Stupp
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H. Kobayashi, N. Ishii, J. Ikeda, Y. Sawamura, Y. Iwasaki
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Leif G. Salford, Erik Nordenström, Gunnar Skagerberg, Torgil Möller, Bengt Widegren, and Roland Perfekt 
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J Neurosurg 1986 Dec;65(6):799-806

Satoshi Nakasu, Tadateru Fukami, Kazumi Baba, Masayuki Matsuda
Immunohistochemical study for O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase in the non-neoplastic and neoplastic components of gliomas
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 70(3): 333-340, December 2004. (Abstract+)

Nieder C, Grosu AL, Molls M
A comparison of treatment results for recurrent malignant gliomas
Cancer Treat Rev. 2000 Dec; 26(6): 397-409

M.V. Padma, S. Said, M. Jacobs, D.R. Hwang, K. Dunigan, M. Satter, B. Christian, J. Ruppert, T. Bernstein, G. Kraus, J.C. Mantil
Prediction of Pathology and Survival by FDG PET in Gliomas
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 64 (3): 227-237, September 2003

Ian F. Pollack, Ronald L. Hamilton, Robert W. Sobol, Judith Burnham, Allan J. Yates, Emiko J. Holmes, Tianni Zhou, Jonathan L. Finlay
O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase Expression Strongly Correlates With Outcome in Childhood Malignant Gliomas: Results From the CCG-945 Cohort
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 21 (July 20), 2006: pp. 3431-3437
; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.05.7265

R. D. Rao, R. Jenkins, B. W. Scheithauer, J. R. O'Fallon, A. Furth, A. Furth, N. Iturria, P. Schaefer, J. C. Buckner
Correlations between cytological subtypes and cytogenetic aberrations in high grade gliomas
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003.
Abstract No. 422

S. N. Raval, B. Gu, J. J. Raizer, M. K. Rosenblum, D. Banerjee, J. R. Bertino, L. M. DeAngelis
Methylation of MGMT promotor, the DNA repair gene as an independent prognostic factor for malignant glioma
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003. Abstract No. 452


Russell SM, Elliott R, Forshaw D, Golfinos JG, Nelson PK, Kelly PJ
Glioma vascularity correlates with reduced patient survival and increased malignancy
Surg Neurol. 2009 Mar 27. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |    Links |   Issue

Andrea Salmaggi, Marica Eoli, Simona Frigerio, Antonio Silvani, Maurizio Gelati, Elena Corsini, Giovanni Broggi, Amerigo Boiardi
Intracavitary VEGF, bFGF, IL-8, IL-12 levels in primary and recurrent malignant glioma
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
, 62 (3): 297-303, May 2003

Shono T, Tofilon PJ, Bruner JM, Owolabi O, Lang FF
Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human gliomas: prognostic significance and molecular correlations
Cancer Res 2001 Jun 1;61(11):4375-81

Sanai N, Berger MS.
Glioma extent of resection and its impact on patient outcome
Neurosurgery. 2008 Apr;62(4):753-64
 Abstract | Full Text | Reprint |
Links | BL 7:11

Stewart LA
Chemotherapy in adult high-grade glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from 12 randomised trials
Lancet. 2002 Mar 23;359(9311):1011-8

Stupp R, Janzer RC, Hegi ME, Villemure JG, Mirimanoff RO
Prognostic factors for low-grade gliomas
Semin Oncol. 2003 Dec;30(6 Suppl 19):23-8

Takahashi Y, Imahori Y, Mineura K
Prognostic and therapeutic indicator of fluoroboronophenylalanine positron emission tomography in patients with gliomas
Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Dec 1;9(16):5888-95

Avelina Tortosa, Nuria Vinolas, Salvador Villa, Eugenia Verger, Juan M Gil, Marta Brell, Lluis Caral, Teresa Pujol, Juan Jose Acebes, Teresa Ribalta, Isidre Ferrer, Francesc Graus
Prognostic implication of clinical, radiological, and pathological features in patients with anaplastic glioma
38th ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 18-21, 2002. 304

Vuorinen V, Hinkka S, Farkkila M, Jaaskelainen J
Debulking or biopsy of malignant glioma in elderly people - a randomised study
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2003 Jan;145(1):5-10

J. H. Wisoff, A. Sanford, E. Holmes, R. Sposto, L. Kun, L. Heier, P. Burger, A. Yates
Impact of surgical resection on low grade gliomas of childhood: A report from the CCG9891/POG9130 low grade astrocytoma study
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003. Abstract No. 401


Wong ET, Hess KR, Gleason MJ, Jaeckle KA, Kyritsis AP, Prados MD, Levin VA, Yung WK
Outcomes and prognostic factors in recurrent glioma patients enrolled onto phase II clinical trials
J Clin Oncol. 1999 Aug;17(8):2572

Zeppernick F, Ahmadi R, Campos B, Dictus C, Helmke BM, Becker N, Lichter P, Unterberg A, Radlwimmer B, Herold-Mende CC
Stem Cell Marker CD133 Affects Clinical Outcome in Glioma Patients
Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Jan 1;14(1):123-9
Abstract |
Links | BL 7:2

Yi-Hong Zhou, Kenneth R. Hess, W. K. Alfred Yung
Prognostic model for glioma patients
Proceedings of the AACR, Volume 45, March 2004, Abstract Number: 1078

Yi-Hong Zhou, Fang Tan, Kenneth R. Hess and W. K. Alfred Yung
The Expression of PAX6, PTEN, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Gliomas. Relationship to Tumor Grade and Survival
Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 9, 3369-3375, August 2003

Brainstem Gliomas

Kesari S, Kim RS, Markos V, Drappatz J, Wen PY, Pruitt AA
Prognostic factors in adult brainstem gliomas: a multicenter, retrospective analysis of 101 cases
J Neurooncol. 2008 Mar 26; [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:8

Primary Spinal Gliomas

Jen-Ho Tseng, Ming-Yuan Tseng
Survival Analysis of 81 Children with Primary Spinal Gliomas: A Population-Based Study
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2006 Oct;42(6):347-53.
Abstract


Gliomas (High Grade)


Fadime Akman, Rachel A. Cooper, Mehmet Şen, Yildiray Tanriver, Süleyman Kentli
Validation of the Medical Research Council and A Newly Developed Prognostic Index in Patients with Malignant Glioma: 
How useful are Prognostic Indices in Routine Clinical Practice?
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 59 (1): 39-47, August 2002
 Abstract |  Reprint |  Links | BL 1:3

Arifin MT, Hama S, Kajiwara Y, Sugiyama K, Saito T, Matsuura S, Yamasaki F, Arita K, Kurisu K.
Cytoplasmic, but not nuclear, p16 expression may signal poor prognosis in high-grade astrocytomas.
J Neurooncol. 2006 May;77(3):273-7. Epub 2006 Apr 14.
Abstract

Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Williams VL, Maldonado JL, Shahani D, Stockwell HG, Chamberlain M, Sloan AE
Patterns of care and outcomes among elderly individuals with primary malignant astrocytoma
J Neurosurg. 2008 Apr;108(4):642-648
 Abstract |  Full Text |  Reprint |
Links | BL 7:8

Paul D. Brown, Ashley W. Jensen, Sara J. Felten, Karla V. Ballman, Paul L. Schaefer, Kurt A. Jaeckle, Jane H. Cerhan, Jan C. Buckner
Detrimental Effects of Tumor Progression on Cognitive Function of Patients With High-Grade Glioma
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 34 (December 1), 2006: pp. 5427-5433
. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.5605

Burnet NG, Lynch AG, Jefferies SJ, Price SJ, Jones PH, Antoun NM, Xuereb JH, Pohl U.
High grade glioma: Imaging combined with pathological grade defines management and predicts prognosis
Radiother Oncol. 2007 Nov 26; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract | Links

Dehais C, Laigle-Donadey F, Marie Y, Kujas M, Lejeune J, Benouaich-Amiel A, Pedretti M, Polivka M, Xuan KH, Thillet J, Delattre JY, Sanson M.
Prognostic stratification of patients with anaplastic gliomas according to genetic profile.
Cancer. 2006 Sep 19; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract

Antje Ernst-Stecken, Oliver Ganslandt, Ulrike Lambrecht, Rolf Sauer and Gerhard Grabenbauer
Survival and quality of life after hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for recurrent malignant glioma
J Neurooncol. 2006 Sep 20; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract

Adília Hormigo, Bin Gu, Sasan Karimi, Elyn Riedel, Katherine S. Panageas, Mark A. Edgar, Meena K. Tanwar, Jasti S. Rao, Martin Fleisher, Lisa M. DeAngelis and Eric C. Holland
YKL-40 and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 as Potential Serum Biomarkers for Patients with High-Grade Gliomas
Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Oct 1;12(19):5698-704.

Laks DR, Masterman-Smith M, Visnyei K, Angenieux B, Orozco NM, Foran I, Yong WH, Vinters HV, Liau LM, Lazareff JA, Mischel PS, Cloughesy TF, Horvath S, Kornblum HI
Neurosphere formation is an independent predictor of clinical outcome in malignant glioma
Stem Cells. 2009 Apr;27(4):980-7
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Lin Y, Jiang T, Zhou K, Xu L, Chen B, Li G, Qiu X, Jiang T, Zhang W, Song SW
Plasma IGFBP-2 levels predict clinical outcomes of patients with high-grade gliomas
Neuro Oncol. 2009 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

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]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:9

Martinez R, Janka M, Soldner F, Behr R.
Gross-total Resection of Malignant Gliomas in Elderly Patients: Implications in Survival.
Zentralbl Neurochir. 2007 Oct 26; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract

McGirt MJ, Chaichana KL, Gathinji M, Attenello FJ, Than K, Olivi A, Weingart JD, Brem H, Quiñones-Hinojosa A
Independent association of extent of resection with survival in patients with malignant brain astrocytoma
J Neurosurg. 2008 Oct 10; [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |
Links |   Issue

Park CK, Lee SH, Han JH, Kim CY, Kim DW, Paek SH, Kim DG, Heo DS, Kim IH, Jung HW.
Recursive partitioning analysis of prognostic factors in WHO grade III glioma patients treated with radiotherapy or radiotherapy plus chemotherapy
BMC Cancer. 2009 Dec 18;9(1):450. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Reprint |   Links |   CNO 9(1)

Ritz R, Müller M, Dietz K, Duffner F, Bornemann A, Roser F, Tatagiba M
Hypericin uptake: A prognostic marker for survival in high-grade glioma
J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Apr 3;. [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:8

Zhu YJ, Zhu XD, Wang SH, Shen F, Shen H, Liu WG.
A multivariate analysis of the prognostic factors of grade III gliomas
Chin Med J (Engl). 2008 Jun 20;121(12):1072-5
 Abstract |  Full Text |  Reprint | Links |  BL 7:17


Gliomas (Low Grade)


Bauman G, Fisher B, Watling C, Cairncross JG, Macdonald D
Adult Supratentorial Low-Grade Glioma: Long-Term Experience at a Single Institution
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Apr 21. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

J. C. Buckner, K. V. Ballman, B. W. Scheithauer, R. M. Arusell, H. E. Blair, S. M. Passe, P. D. Brown, K. A. Jaeckle, E. G. Shaw, R. B. Jenkins
NCCTG 94-72-53: Diagnostic and prognostic significance of 1p and 19q deletions in patients (pts) with low-grade oligodendroglioma and astrocytoma
2005 ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 13-17. Abstract No. 1502
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 23, No 16S (June 1 Supplement), 2005: 1502

Chaichana KL, McGirt MJ, Woodworth GF, Datoo G, Tamargo RJ, Weingart J, Olivi A, Brem H, Quinones-Hinojosa A
Persistent outpatient hyperglycemia is independently associated with survival, recurrence and malignant degeneration following surgery for hemispheric low grade gliomas
Neurol Res. 2009 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Chaichana KL, McGirt MJ, Laterra J, Olivi A, Quiñones-Hinojosa A
Recurrence and malignant degeneration after resection of adult hemispheric low-grade gliomas
J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr 10. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Chaichana KL, McGirt MJ, Niranjan A, Olivi A, Burger PC, Quinones-Hinojosa A
Prognostic significance of contrast-enhancing low-grade gliomas in adults and a review of the literature
Neurol Res. 2009 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Chang EF, Clark A, Jensen RL, Bernstein M, Guha A, Carrabba G, Mukhopadhyay D, Kim W, Liau LM, Chang SM, Smith JS, Berger MS, McDermott MW
Multiinstitutional validation of the University of California at San Francisco Low-Grade Glioma Prognostic Scoring System
J Neurosurg. 2009 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Chang EF, Smith JS, Chang SM, Lamborn KR, Prados MD, Butowski N, Barbaro NM, Parsa AT, Berger MS, McDermott MM
Preoperative prognostic classification system for hemispheric low-grade gliomas in adults
J Neurosurg. 2008 Nov;109(5):817-24
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

EJ Dropcho and SJ Soong
The prognostic impact of prior low grade histology in patients with anaplastic gliomas: a case-control study
Neurology, Vol 47, Issue 3 684-690, September 1 1996

Hattingen E, Raab P, Franz K, Lanfermann H, Setzer M, Gerlach R, Zanella FE, Pilatus U
Prognostic value of choline and creatine in WHO grade II gliomas
Neuroradiology. 2008 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract |  Full Text |  Reprint | Links | BL 7:12

Karim AB, Afra D, Cornu P, Bleehan N, Schraub S, De Witte O, Darcel F, Stenning S, Pierart M, Van Glabbeke M
Randomized trial on the efficacy of radiotherapy for cerebral low-grade glioma in the adult: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Study 22845 with the Medical Research Council study BRO4: an interim analysis

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Feb 1;52(2):316-24

Karim AB, Maat B, Hatlevoll R, Menten J, Rutten EH, Thomas DG, Mascarenhas F, Horiot JC, Parvinen LM, van Reijn M, Jager JJ, Fabrini MG, van Alphen AM, Hamers HP, Gaspar L, Noordman E, Pierart M, van Glabbeke M
A randomized trial on dose-response in radiation therapy of low-grade cerebral glioma: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Study 22844

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1996 Oct 1;36(3):549-56

Kujas M, Lejeune J, Benouaich-Amiel A, Criniere E, Laigle-Donadey F, Marie Y, Mokhtari K, Polivka M, Bernier M, Chretien F, Couvelard A, Capelle L, Duffau H, Cornu P, Broet P, Thillet J, Carpentier AF, Sanson M, Hoang-Xuan K, Delattre JY.
Chromosome 1p loss: A favorable prognostic factor in low-grade gliomas
Ann Neurol. 2005 Jul 27;58(2):322-326 [Epub ahead of print].

C. Lebrun, MD, D. Fontaine, MD, A. Ramaioli, PhD, F. Vandenbos, MD, S. Chanalet, MD, M. Lonjon, MD PhD, J. F. Michiels, MD PhD, V. Bourg, MD, P. Paquis, MD PhD, M. Chatel, MD, M. Frenay, MD and The Nice Brain Tumor Study Group
Long-term outcome of oligodendrogliomas
Neurology, 62:1783-1787; 25 May 2004

Mariani L, Deiana G, Vassella E, Fathi AR, Murtin C, Arnold M, Vajtai I, Weis J, Siegenthaler P, Schobesberger M, Reinert MM.
Loss of Heterozygosity 1p36 and 19q13 Is a Prognostic Factor for Overall Survival in Patients With Diffuse WHO Grade 2 Gliomas Treated Without Chemotherapy.
J Clin Oncol. 2006 Sep 11; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract

Law, Meng M.D.; Oh, Sarah M.D.; Johnson, Glyn Ph.D.; Babb, James S. Ph.D.; Zagzag, David M.D., Ph.D.; Golfinos, John M.D.; Kelly, Patrick J. M.D.
Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predicts Patient Outcome as an Adjunct to Histopathology: A Second Reference Standard in the Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Low-grade Gliomas
Neurosurgery. 58(6):1099-1107, June 2006
Abstract | Full Text | Reprint

Nakasu S, Fukami T, Jito J, Matsuda M
Prognostic significance of loss of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase expression in supratentorial diffuse low-grade astrocytoma
Surg Neurol. 2007 Dec;68(6):603-8; discussion 608-9. Epub 2007 Sep 10
 Abstract |  Links | BL 7:4

Nuutinen J, Sonninen P, Lehikoinen P, Sutinen E, Valavaara R, Eronen E, Norrgard S, Kulmala J, Teras M, Minn H
Radiotherapy treatment planning and long-term follow-up with [(11)C]methionine PET in patients with low-grade astrocytoma

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2000 Aug 1;48(1):43-52

Jon D. Olson, MD, Elyn Riedel, MA and Lisa M. DeAngelis, MD
Long-term outcome of low-grade oligodendroglioma and mixed glioma
Neurology 54:1442-1448; 11 April 2000. (Abstract+)

Pallud J, Mandonnet E, Duffau H, Kujas M, Guillevin R, Galanaud D, Taillandier L, Capelle L.
Prognostic value of initial magnetic resonance imaging growth rates for World Health Organization grade II gliomas.
Ann Neurol. 2006 Sep 18;60(3):380-383 [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract

Francesco Pignatti, Martin van den Bent, Desmond Curran, Channa Debruyne, Richard Sylvester, Patrick Therasse, Denes Áfra, Philippe Cornu, Michel Bolla, Charles Vecht, Abul B.M.F. Karim for the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Brain Tumor Cooperative Group and Radiotherapy Cooperative Group
Prognostic Factors for Survival in Adult Patients With Cerebral Low-Grade Glioma
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 20, Issue 8 (April), 2002: 2076-2084. (Abstract+)

Ribom D, Engler H, Blomquist E, Smits A
Potential significance of (11)C-methionine PET as a marker for the radiosensitivity of low-grade gliomas
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2002 May;29(5):632-40. Epub 2002 Mar 5

Ribom D, Eriksson A, Hartman M, Engler H, Nilsson A, Langstrom B, Bolander H, Bergstrom M, Smits A
Positron emission tomography (11)C-methionine and survival in patients with low-grade gliomas
Cancer. 2001 Sep 15;92(6):1541-9

Ribom D, Adner J, Eriksson A, Persson L, Smits A
Low malignancy grade glioma in the Uppsala++/Orebro region. Prognostic factors and survival among 119 patients
Lakartidningen. 2000 Sep 6;97(36):3880-4


Koh-ichi Sakata, Masato Hareyama, Takashi Komae, Hiroki Shirato, Osamu Watanabe, Jiroh Watarai, Kenji Takai, Shogo Yamada, Emiko Tsuchida and Kunio Sakai
Supratentorial Astrocytomas and Oligodendrogliomas Treated in the MRI Era
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, June 2001, 31:240-245

Schomas DA, Laack NN, Brown PD
Low-grade gliomas in older patients: long-Term Follow-Up From Mayo Clinic
Cancer. 2009 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Shaw EG, Berkey B, Coons SW, Bullard D, Brachman D, Buckner JC, Stelzer KJ, Barger GR, Brown PD, Gilbert MR, Mehta M.
Recurrence following neurosurgeon-determined gross-total resection of adult supratentorial low-grade glioma: results of a prospective clinical trial
J Neurosurg. 2008 Nov;109(5):835-841
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

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
 Abstract |
Links | BL 7:6

M L C van Veelen, C J J Avezaat, J M Kros, W van Putten, Ch Vecht
Supratentorial low grade astrocytoma: prognostic factors, dedifferentiation, and the issue of early versus late surgery
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, May 1998; 64:581-587

S-A Yeh, MD, J-T Ho, MD, C-C Lui, MD, Y-J Huang, MD, C-Y Hsiung, MD and E-Y Huang, MD
Treatment outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with supratentorial low-grade gliomas
British Journal of Radiology, 2005; 78, 230-235

M Wager, J Guilhot, J-L Blanc, S Ferrand, S Milin, B Bataille, F Lapierre, S Denis, T Chantereau, C-J Larsen and L Karayan-Tapon
Prognostic value of increase in transcript levels of Tp73 ΔEx2-3 isoforms in low-grade glioma patients
Br J Cancer. 2006 Oct 23;95(8):1062-9.



Gliomatosis Cerebri


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
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:6


Gliosarcoma


Han SJ, Yang I, Ahn BJ, Otero JJ, Tihan T, McDermott MW, Berger MS, Prados MD, Parsa AT.
Clinical characteristics and outcomes for a modern series of primary gliosarcoma patients
Cancer. 2010 Jan 5;. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   CNO 9(2)


Hemangioblastoma


Tago M, Terahara A, Shin M, Maruyama K, Kurita H, Nakagawa K, Ohtomo K
Gamma knife surgery for hemangioblastomas
J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:171-4

Wang EM, Pan L, Wang BJ, Zhang N, Zhou LF, Dong YF, Dai JZ, Cai PW, Chen H
The long-term results of gamma knife radiosurgery for hemangioblastomas of the brain
J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:225-9


Hemangioma


Kim MS, Pyo SY, Jeong YG, Lee SI, Jung YT, Sim JH
Gamma knife surgery for intracranial cavernous hemangioma
J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:102-6

Liscak R, Vladyka V, Simonova G, Vymazal J, Novotny J Jr
Gamma knife surgery of brain cavernous hemangiomas
J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:207-13)


PCNS Lymphoma


Lauren E. Abrey, Leah Ben-Porat, Katherine S. Panageas, Joachim Yahalom, Brian Berkey, Walter Curran, Christopher Schultz, Steven Leibel, Diana Nelson, Minesh Mehta, Lisa M. DeAngelis
Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Prognostic Model
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 36 (December 20), 2006: pp. 5711-5715
; Epub November 20 2006

L. E. Abrey, D. A. Filippa, L. M. DeAngelis
Clinical correlation of histologic and genetic features in primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL)
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003. Abstract No. 417

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
 Abstract |  Full Text |  Reprint | Links | BL 7:6

Cady FM, O'Neill BP, Law ME, Decker PA, Kurtz DM, Giannini C, Porter AB, Kurtin PJ, Johnston PB, Dogan A, Remstein ED
Del(6)(q22) and BCL6 rearrangements in primary CNS lymphoma are indicators of an aggressive clinical course
J Clin Oncol. 2008 Oct 10;26(29):4814-9. Epub 2008 Jul 21
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Haldorsen IS, Krossnes BK, Aarseth JH, Scheie D, Johannesen TB, Mella O, Espeland A.
Increasing incidence and continued dismal outcome of primary central nervous system lymphoma in Norway 1989-2003 : time trends in a 15-year national survey.
Cancer. 2007 Oct 15;110(8):1803-14
Abstract | Links

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
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:6

Beela S Mathew, Kathryn A Carson, Stuart A Grossman, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Initial response to glucocorticoids: an important prognostic factor in patients with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL)
38th ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 18-21, 2002. 300


Leptomeningeal Diseases


Bruna J, González L, Miró J, Velasco R, Gil M, Tortosa A; Neuro-Oncology Unit of the Institute of Biomedical Investigation of Bellvitge
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: prognostic implications of clinical and cerebrospinal fluid features
Cancer. 2009 Jan 15;115(2):381-9.
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue


Medulloblastoma


Chen SH, Liu LY, Jaing TH, Tseng CK, Lin KL, Lui TN.
Multivariate survival analysis of children with medulloblastoma--a single-center experience
Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008 Sep;25(7):647-54
  Abstract | Links |   Issue

Curran EK, Le GM, Sainani KL, Propp JM, Fisher PG
Do children and adults differ in survival from medulloblastoma? A study from the SEER registry
J Neurooncol. 2009 Apr 25. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

De Bortoli M, Castellino RC, Lu XY, Deyo J, Sturla LM, Adesina AM, Perlaky L, Pomeroy SL, Lau CC, Man TK, Rao PH, Kim JY.
Medulloblastoma outcome is adversely associated with overexpression of EEF1D, RPL30, and RPS20 on the long arm of chromosome 8.
BMC Cancer. 2006 Sep 12;6(1):223 [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract |
Reprint

Fernandez-Teijeiro A, Betensky RA, Sturla LM, Kim JY, Tamayo P, Pomeroy SL
Combining Gene Expression Profiles and Clinical Parameters for Risk Stratification in Medulloblastomas
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 6 (March 15), 2004: pp. 994-998

Paul Graham Fisher, Peter C. Burger, Charles G. Eberhart
Biologic Risk Stratification of Medulloblastoma: The Real Time Is Now 
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 6 (March 15), 2004: pp. 971-974

Amar Gajjar, Roberto Hernan, Mehmet Kocak, Christine Fuller, Youngsoo Lee, Peter J. McKinnon, Dana Wallace, Ching Lau, Murali Chintagumpala, David M. Ashley, Stewart J. Kellie, Larry Kun, Richard J. Gilbertson 
Clinical, Histopathologic, and Molecular Markers of Prognosis: Toward a New Disease Risk Stratification System for Medulloblastoma 
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 22, No 6 (March 15), 2004: pp. 984-993

A. J. Gajjar, R. Hernan, C. Fuller, Y. Lee, M. Kocak, C. Lau, M. Chintagumpala, D. Ashley, S. Kellie, R. Gilbertson
Molecular markers predictive of disease outcome in medulloblastoma
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003.
Abstract No. 420

C. Haberler, I. Slavc, T. Czech, E. Gelpi, H. Heinzl, H. Budka, C. Urban, M. Scarpatetti, G. Ebetsberger-Dachs, C. Schindler, N. Jones, A. Klein-Franke, H. Maier, B. Jauk, A. Kiefer and J.A. Hainfellner
Histopathological prognostic factors in medulloblastoma: High expression of survivin is related to unfavourable outcome
Eur J Cancer. 2006 Sep 25; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract

Hoff KV, Hinkes B, Gerber NU, Deinlein F, Mittler U, Urban C, Benesch M, Warmuth-Metz M, Soerensen N, Zwiener I, Goette H, Schlegel PG, Pietsch T, Kortmann RD, Kuehl J, Rutkowski S
Long-term outcome and clinical prognostic factors in children with medulloblastoma treated in the prospective randomised multicentre trial HIT'91
Eur J Cancer. 2009 Feb 26. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Lai R
Survival of patients with adult medulloblastoma: a population-based study
Cancer. 2008 Feb 15; [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:6

Lo KC, Ma C, Bundy BN, Pomeroy SL, Eberhart CG, Cowell JK
Gain of 1q is a potential univariate negative prognostic marker for survival in medulloblastoma
Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Dec 1;13(23):7022-8
Abstract | Links

Packer RJ, Vezina G
Management of and prognosis with medulloblastoma: therapy at a crossroads
Arch Neurol. 2008 Nov;65(11):1419-24
  Abstract |
  Links |   Issue

Pfister S, Remke M, Benner A, Mendrzyk F, Toedt G, Felsberg J, Wittmann A, Devens F, Gerber NU, Joos S, Kulozik A, Reifenberger G, Rutkowski S, Wiestler OD, Radlwimmer B, Scheurlen W, Lichter P, Korshunov A.
Outcome prediction in pediatric medulloblastoma based on DNA copy-number aberrations of chromosomes 6q and 17q and the MYC and MYCN loci
J Clin Oncol. 2009 Apr 1;27(10):1627-36. Epub 2009 Mar 2
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Pfister S, Rea S, Taipale M, Mendrzyk F, Straub B, Ittrich C, Thuerigen O, Sinn HP, Akhtar A, Lichter P
The histone acetyltransferase hMOF is frequently downregulated in primary breast carcinoma and medulloblastoma and constitutes a biomarker for clinical outcome in medulloblastoma
Int J Cancer. 2007 Nov 30; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract | Links

Pomeroy SL, Tamayo P, Gaasenbeek M, Sturla LM, Angelo M, McLaughlin ME, Kim JY, Goumnerova LC, Black PM, Lau C, Allen JC, Zagzag D, Olson JM, Curran T, Wetmore C, Biegel JA, Poggio T, Mukherjee S, Rifkin R, Califano A, Stolovitzky G, Louis DN, Mesirov JP, Lander ES, Golub TR
Prediction of central nervous system embryonal tumour outcome based on gene expression
Nature. 2002 Jan 24;415(6870):436-42


Riffaud L, Saikali S, Leray E, Hamlat A, Haegelen C, Vauleon E, Lesimple T
Survival and prognostic factors in a series of adults with medulloblastomas
J Neurosurg. 2009 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Sanders RP, Onar A, Boyett JM, Broniscer A, Morris EB, Qaddoumi I, Armstrong GT, Boop FA, Sanford RA, Kun LE, Merchant TE, Gajjar A.
M1 Medulloblastoma: high risk at any age
J Neurooncol. 2008 Aug 15. [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract | Links |   BL 7:17

F. Spreafico, M. Massimino, L. Gandola, S. Siena, G. Cefalo, E. Mazza, P. Versari, G. Landonio, P. Pedrazzoli, F. Fossati-Bellani
Survival results in adults treated for medulloblastoma
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003. Abstract No. 479

Verma S, Tavare C, Gilles F
Histologic Features and Prognosis in Pediatric Medulloblastoma
Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2008 Jan 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract | Links | BL 7:3

Paul M. Zeltzer, James M. Boyett, Jonathan L. Finlay, A. Lel Albright, Lucy B. Rorke, Jerrold M. Milstein, Jeffrey C. Allen, Kenneth R. Stevens, Philip Stanley, Hao Li, Jeffrey H. Wisoff, J. Russell Geyer, Patsy McGuire-Cullen, James A. Stehbens, Susan B. Shurin, Roger J. Packer
Metastasis Stage, Adjuvant Treatment, and Residual Tumor Are Prognostic Factors for Medulloblastoma in Children: Conclusions From the Children's Cancer Group 921 Randomized Phase III Study
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 17, Issue 3 (March), 1999: 832


Meningioma


Aghi MK, Carter BS, Cosgrove GR, Ojemann RG, Amin-Hanjani S, Martuza RL, Curry WT Jr, Barker FG 2nd
Long-term recurrence rates of atypical meningiomas after gross total resection with or without postoperative adjuvant radiation
Neurosurgery. 2009 Jan;64(1):56-60
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Boviatsis EJ, Bouras TI, Kouyialis AT, Themistocleous MS, Sakas DE.
Impact of age on complications and outcome in meningioma surgery.
Surg Neurol. 2007 Jun 20; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17586023 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Durand A, Labrousse F, Jouvet A, Bauchet L, Kalamaridès M, Menei P, Deruty R, Moreau JJ, Fèvre-Montange M, Guyotat J
WHO grade II and III meningiomas: a study of prognostic factors
J Neurooncol. 2009 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Gabeau-Lacet D, Aghi M, Betensky RA, Barker FG, Loeffler JS, Louis DN
Bone involvement predicts poor outcome in atypical meningioma
J Neurosurg. 2009 Mar 6. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Han JH, Kim DG, Chung HT, Park CK, Paek SH, Kim CY, Jung HW
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Skull Base Meningiomas: Long-Term Radiologic and Clinical Outcome
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract | Links |   Issue

Ildan F, Erman T, Gocer AI, Tuna M, Bagdatoglu H, Cetinalp E, Burgut R.
Predicting the probability of meningioma recurrence in the preoperative and early postoperative period: a multivariate analysis in the midterm follow-up.
Skull Base. 2007 May;17(3):157-71.
Full Text | Reprint

Kim TW, Jung S, Jung TY, Kim IY, Kang SS, Kim SH.
Prognostic factors of postoperative visual outcomes in tuberculum sellae meningioma
Br J Neurosurg. 2008 Apr;22(2):231-4
 Abstract |
Links | BL 7:7

Angel Maíllo, Alberto Orfao, José María Sayagués, Pedro Díaz, Juan Antonio Gómez-Moreta, Marcelino Caballero, David Santamarta, Angel Santos-Briz, Francisco Morales, María Dolores Tabernero
New Classification Scheme for the Prognostic Stratification of Meningioma on the Basis of Chromosome 14 Abnormalities, Patient Age, and Tumor Histopathology
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 21, Issue 17 (September 1), 2003: 3285-3295

Maiuri F, Donzelli R, Mariniello G, Del Basso De Caro ML, Colella A, Peca C, Vergara P, Pettinato G
Local versus diffuse recurrences of meningiomas: factors correlated to the extent of the recurrence
Clin Neuropathol. 2008 Jan-Feb;27(1):29-36
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:4

Nakasu S, Fukami T, Nakajima M, Watanabe K, Ichikawa M, Matsuda M
Growth pattern changes of meningiomas: long-term analysis
Neurosurgery. 2005 May;56(5):946-55

Okada M, Miyake K, Matsumoto Y, Kawai N, Kunishio K, Nagao S
Matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 expressions correlate with the recurrence of intracranial meningiomas
J Neurooncol. 2004 Jan;66(1-2):29-37. (Abstract+)

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]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:6

Sindou M, Wydh E, Jouanneau E, Nebbal M, Lieutaud T.
Long-term follow-up of meningiomas of the cavernous sinus after surgical treatment alone.
J Neurosurg. 2007 Nov;107(5):937-44.
Abstract

S. Soyuer, E. L. Chang, U. Selek, M. H. Maor, F. Demonte
Operable benign meningioma patients appear to have expected survival that is equivalent to a normal United States population
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1543

Strassner C, Buhl R, Mehdorn HM
Recurrence of intracranial meningiomas: did better methods of diagnosis and surgical treatment change the outcome in the last 30 years?
Neurol Res. 2009 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Tyagi A, Chakrabarty A, Franks A
MIB1 proliferation index in meningiomas: does it predict recurrence? A clinicopathological study
Br J Neurosurg. 2004 Aug;18(4):357-61


Metastatic Tumors


H. Aoyama, H. Shirato, K. Nakagawa, M. Tago
Interim report of the JROSG99-1 multi-institutional randomized trial, comparing radiosurgery alone vs. radiosurgery plus whole brain irradiation for 1-4 brain metastases
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1506

Barnes EA, Chow E, Tsao MN, Bradley NM, Doyle M, Li K, Lam K, Danjoux C
Physician Expectations of Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Brain Metastases Referred for Whole Brain Radiotherapy
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Apr 20. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Chang EL, Selek U, Hassenbusch SJ 3rd, Maor MH, Allen PK, Mahajan A, Sawaya R, Woo SY
Outcome variation among "radioresistant" brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery
Neurosurgery. 2005 May;56(5):936-45

Datta R, Jawahar A, Ampil FL, Shi R, Nanda A, D'Agostino H
Survival in relation to radiotherapeutic modality for brain metastasis: whole brain irradiation vs. gamma knife radiosurgery
Am J Clin Oncol. 2004 Aug;27(4):420-4

Hofmann MA, Coll SH, Kuchler I, Kiecker F, Wurm R, Sterry W, Trefzer U.
Prognostic factors and impact of treatment in melanoma brain metastases: better prognosis for women?
Dermatology. 2007;215(1):10-6.
PMID: 17587834 [PubMed - in process]

Jawahar A, Ampil F, Wielbaecher C, Hartman GH, Zhang JH, Nanda A
Management strategies for patients with brain metastases: has radiosurgery made a difference?
South Med J. 2004 Mar;97(3):254-8

Douglas Kondziolka, M.D., M.Sc., Juan J. Martin, M.D., John C. Flickinger, M.D., David M. Friedland, M.D., Adam M. Brufsky, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph Baar, M.D., Sanjiv Agarwala, M.D., John M. Kirkwood, M.D., L. Dade Lunsford, M.D.
Long-term survivors after gamma knife radiosurgery for brain metastases
Cancer, Volume 104, Issue 12 , Pages 2784 - 2791 (15 December 2005). Published Online: 15 Nov 2005
Abstract | BrainLife | News

Molenaar R, Wiggenraad R, Verbeek-de Kanter A, Walchenbach R, Vecht C
Relationship between volume, dose and local control in stereotactic radiosurgery of brain metastasis
Br J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr;23(2):170-8
  Abstract |    Links |   Issue

Patil CG, Lad SP, Santarelli J, Boakye M
National inpatient complications and outcomes after surgery for spinal metastasis from 1993-2002
Cancer. 2007 Aug 1;110(3):625-30. Epub 2007 Jun 18
Abstract | Links

Park BB, Uhm JE, Cho EY, Choi YL, Ji SH, Nam DH, Il Lee J, Park W, Huh SJ, Park YH, Ahn JS, Im YH
Prognostic factor analysis in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer: how can we improve the treatment outcomes?
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2008 Jun 14; [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:13

P Rodrigus, M P Mehta, C Terhaard, A Rao, J Suh, W Roa, L Souhami, A Bezjak, M Leibenhaut, R Komaki, C Schultz, R Timmerman, T Illidge, C Meyers, W J Curran, SC Phan, J Smith, MF Renschler
Impaired neurocognitive function (NCF) in brain metastasis (BM) patients (pts) is strongly correlated with MRI tumor volume and tumor histology: baseline results from the phase III trial of motexafin gadolinium (MGd)
38th ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 18-21, 2002. 292

Rahul D. Tendulkar M.D., Stephanie W. Liu B.A., Gene H. Barnett M.D., Michael A. Vogelbaum M.D., Ph.D., Steven A. Toms M.D., M.P.H., Tao Jin M.S. and John H. Suh M.D.
RPA classification has prognostic significance for surgically resected single brain metastasis
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Nov 1;66(3):810-7. Available online 28 September 2006.
Abstract

Sperduto PW, Chao ST, Sneed PK, Luo X, Suh J, Roberge D, Bhatt A, Jensen AW, Brown PD, Shih H, Kirkpatrick J, Schwer A, Gaspar LE, Fiveash JB, Chiang V, Knisely J, Sperduto CM, Mehta M
Diagnosis-Specific Prognostic Factors, Indexes, and Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 4,259 Patients
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Nov 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   CNO 9(1)

Sperduto CM, Watanabe Y, Mullan J, Hood T, Dyste G, Watts C, Bender GP, Sperduto P
A validation study of a new prognostic index for patients with brain metastases: the Graded Prognostic Assessment
J Neurosurg. 2008 Dec;109 Suppl:87-9
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Waki F, Ando M, Takashima A, Yonemori K, Nokihara H, Miyake M, Tateishi U, Tsuta K, Shimada Y, Fujiwara Y, Tamura T
Prognostic factors and clinical outcomes in patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumors
J Neurooncol. 2009 Jun;93(2):205-12. Epub 2008 Nov 29
  Abstract |   Full Text |   Reprint |   Links |   CNO 8(11)

Metastasis to the Brain stem

Lorenzoni JG, Devriendt D, Massager N, Desmedt F, Simon S, Van Houtte P, Brotchi J, Levivier M
Brain stem metastases treated with radiosurgery: prognostic factors of survival and life expectancy estimation
Surg Neurol. 2009 Feb;71(2):188-95; discussion 195, 195-6. Epub 2008 Apr 24
  Abstract |    Links |   Issue

Metastasis to the Cerebellum

Pompili A, Carapella CM, Cattani F, Fabi A, Giannarelli D, Giovannetti M, Mirri A, Occhipinti E, Telera S, Vidiri A, Pace A.
Metastases to the cerebellum. Results and prognostic factors in a consecutive series of 44 operated patients
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jul;88(3):331-7. Epub 2008 Apr 8
 Abstract |
Links |  BL 7:18

Metastasis of Breast Cancer

Altundag K, Bondy ML, Mirza NQ, Kau SW, Broglio K, Hortobagyi GN, Rivera E
Clinicopathologic characteristics and prognostic factors in 420 metastatic breast cancer patients with central nervous system metastasis
Cancer. 2007 Dec 15;110(12):2640-7; Published Online: 25 Oct 2007
 Abstract |  Links | BL 7:4

Eichler AF, Kuter I, Ryan P, Schapira L, Younger J, Henson JW
Survival in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer: the importance of HER-2 status
Cancer. 2008 Mar 24; [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:8

Muacevic A, Kreth FW, Tonn JC, Wowra B
Stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases from breast carcinoma
Cancer. 2004 Apr 15;100(8):1705-11

Nieder C, Marienhagen K, Astner ST, Molls M
Prognostic scores in brain metastases from breast cancer
BMC Cancer. 2009 Apr 7;9(1):105. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Full Text |   Reprint |   Links |   Issue

Mets of Carcinoid Tumors

Maiuri F, Cappabianca P, Del Basso De Caro M, Esposito F
Single brain metastases of carcinoid tumors
J Neurooncol. 2004 Feb;66(3):327-32

Mets of Colorectal Cancer

C. Garufi, B. Vanni, C. Francesca, C. Campanella, A. M. Aschelter, E. Bria, C. Nisticò, F. Cuppone, I. Sperduti, E. Terzoli
Evidence for an aggressive biological behaviour of brain metastases in advanced colorectal cancer patients
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1579

Mets of Gynecological Canc.

Cohen ZR, Suki D, Weinberg JS, Marmor E, Lang FF, Gershenson DM, Sawaya R
Brain metastases in patients with ovarian carcinoma: prognostic factors and outcome
J Neurooncol. 2004 Feb;66(3):313-25. (Abstract+)

Kim TJ, Song S, Kim CK, Kim WY, Choi CH, Lee JH, Lee JW, Bae DS, Kim BG. 
Prognostic factors associated with brain metastases from epithelial ovarian carcinoma.
Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2007 Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17442021 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Ogawa K, Yoshii Y, Aoki Y, Nagai Y, Tsuchida Y, Toita T, Kakinohana Y, Tamaki W, Iraha S, Adachi G, Hirakawa M, Kamiyama K, Inamine M, Hyodo A, Murayama S
Treatment and prognosis of brain metastases from gynecological cancers
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2008 Feb;48(2):57-63
 Abstract |  Reprint |
Links | BL 7:5

Metastasis of Lung Cancer

Chee R, Bydder S, Cameron F.
Prolonged survival after resection and radiotherapy for solitary brain metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer.
Australas Radiol. 2007 Apr;51(2):186-9.
PMID: 17419869 [PubMed - in process]

Gaspar LE, Chansky K, Albain KS, Vallieres E, Rusch V, Crowley JJ, Livingston RB, Gandara DR
Time From Treatment to Subsequent Diagnosis of Brain Metastases in Stage III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Review by the Southwest Oncology Group
J Clin Oncol. 2005 May 1;23(13):2955-61

Jawahar A, Matthew RE, Minagar A, Shukla D, Zhang JH, Willis BK, Ampil F, Nanda A
Gamma knife surgery in the management of brain metastases from lung carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of survival, local tumor control, and freedom from new brain metastasis
J Neurosurg. 2004 May;100(5):842-7

Sheehan J, Kondziolka D, Flickinger J, Lunsford LD
Radiosurgery for patients with recurrent small cell lung carcinoma metastatic to the brain: outcomes and prognostic factors
J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:247-54

Videtic GM, Reddy CA, Chao ST, Rice TW, Adelstein DJ, Barnett GH, Mekhail TM, Vogelbaum MA, Suh JH.
Gender, Race, and Survival: A Study in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases Patients Utilizing the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Recursive Partitioning Analysis Classification
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Mar 25;. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

G. M. Videtic, D. J. Adelstein, T. Mekhail, T. W. Rice, G. H. J. Stevens, S.-Y. Lee, J. H. Suh
Validation of the RTOG recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) classification for small cell lung cancer-only brain metastases: A single institution experience
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1557

Melanoma brain metastases

Harrison BE, Johnson JL, Clough RW, Halperin EC
Selection of patients with melanoma brain metastases for aggressive treatment
Am J Clin Oncol. 2003 Aug;26(4):354-7


Radbill AE, Fiveash JF, Falkenberg ET, Guthrie BL, Young PE, Meleth S, Markert JM
Initial treatment of melanoma brain metastases using gamma knife radiosurgery: an evaluation of efficacy and toxicity
Cancer. 2004 Aug 15;101(4):825-33

Mets of Prostate Carcinoma

Ars C, Duck L, Baurain JF, Moulin P, Duprez T, Machiels JP
Unusual metastatic features in a patient with concomitant malignant orbital melanoma and prostate carcinoma
J Neurooncol. 2004 Feb;66(3):361-3

Mets of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Vecil GG, Lang FF
Surgical resection of metastatic intraventricular tumors
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2003 Oct;14(4):593-606

Mets of undiagn. primary t.

D'Ambrosio AL, Agazzi S.
Prognosis in patients presenting with brain metastasis from an undiagnosed primary tumor.
Neurosurg Focus. 2007 Mar 15;22(3):E7.
PMID: 17608360 [PubMed - in process]


Mixed Gliomas


Bissola L, Eoli M, Merciai B, Silvani A, Salsano E, Broggi G, Boiardi A and Finocchiaro G
Allelic losses on chromosomes 1p, 19q, 17p and 10q as predictors of survival in oligoastrocytomas
Proc. Int. Symp. "New Treatments for Brain Tumors: Gene Therapy and Neural Stem Cells", Parma, Italy, October 17-20, 2001, Abstract No. P-1

Jan C Buckner, Bernd W Scheithauer, Robert P Dinapoli, Henry J Votava, Caterina Giannini, Nancy Iturria, Judith O'Fallon
Comparison of mixed anaplastic oligoastrocytoma and high-grade astrocytoma in North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) clinical trials of high-grade glioma
38th ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 18-21, 2002.
Abstract No. 305


Jeremic B, Milicic B, Grujicic D, Samardzic M, Antunovic V, Dagovic A, Aleksandrovic J
Combined treatment modality for anaplastic oligodendroglioma and oligoastrocytoma: a 10-year update of a phase II study
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jun 1;59(2):509-14

C. Ryan Miller, Christopher P. Dunham, Bernd W. Scheithauer, Arie Perry
Significance of Necrosis in Grading of Oligodendroglial Neoplasms: A Clinicopathologic and Genetic Study of Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 24, No 34 (December 1), 2006: pp. 5419-5426
. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.08.1497


Neoplastic Meningitis


Chamberlain MC, Johnston SK, Glantz MJ
Neoplastic meningitis-related prognostic significance of the Karnofsky performance status
Arch Neurol. 2009 Jan;66(1):74-8
  Abstract |
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Non-Nervous System Tumors


Kobayashi T, Mori Y, Uchiyama Y, Kida Y, Fujitani S
Long-term results of gamma knife surgery for growth hormone-producing pituitary adenoma: is the disease difficult to cure?
J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:119-23

Picozzi P, Losa M, Mortini P, Valle MA, Franzin A, Attuati L, Ferrari da Passano C, Giovanelli M
Radiosurgery and the prevention of regrowth of incompletely removed nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas
J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:71-4

Rubini M, D'Ambrosio C, Carturan S, Yumet G, Catalano E, Shan S, Huang Z, Criscuolo M, Pifferi M, Baserga R
Characterization of an antibody that can detect an activated IGF-I receptor in human cancers
Exp Cell Res. 1999 Aug 25;251(1):22-32



Oligodendroglial Tumors


B. S. Abdulkarim, A. Hasbini, J. Cougnard, L. Djafari, C. Lacroix, F. Parker, C. Haie, C. Cioloca, E. Deutsch, E. Raymond
Baseline pathological and radiological assessment of tumor angiogenesis predicts survival in patients with oligodendrogliomas
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1545

L. S. Ashby, J. K. Pueschel, A. C. Scheck, S. W. Coons, W. R. Shapiro
Prognostic factors for patients with newly diagnosed low-grade oligodendroglial tumors: molecular genetics, histopathology, and neuroimag
2005 ASCO Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 13-17. Abstract No. 1501
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 23, No 16S (June 1 Supplement), 2005: 1501


Beier D, Wischhusen J, Dietmaier W, Hau P, Proescholdt M, Brawanski A, Bogdahn U, Beier CP
CD133 expression and cancer stem cells predict prognosis in high-grade oligodendroglial tumors
Brain Pathol. 2008 Jul;18(3):370-7. Epub 2008 Mar 27
  Abstract |   Full Text |   Reprint |   Links |   Issue

Buckner JC, O'Fallon JR, Dinapoli RP, Schomberg PJ, Farr G, Schaefer P, Giannini C, Scheithauer BW, Ballman KV.
Prognosis in patients with anaplastic oligoastrocytoma is associated with histologic grade.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep;84(3):279-86. Epub 2007 Apr 13.
Abstract

JG Cairncross, K Ueki, MC Zlatescu, DK Lisle, DM Finkelstein, RR Hammond, JS Silver, PC Stark, DR Macdonald, Y Ino, DA Ramsay and DN Louis
Specific genetic predictors of chemotherapeutic response and survival in patients with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas
Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Vol 90, 1473-1479; 7 October 1998

M. Frenay, A. Ramaioli, D. Fontaine, V. Bourg, F. Vandenbos, C. Lebrun
Prognostic factors of oligodendrogliomas
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.1560

M. Frenay, C. Lebrun, A. Ramaioli, D. Fontaine, V. Bourg, J.-F. Michiels
5-years follow-up in 90 patients with oligodendroglial tumors
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003. Abstract No. 435

Hamlat A, Saikali S, Chaperon J, Le Calve M, Gedouin D, Ben-Hassel M, Guegan Y
Oligodendroglioma: clinical study and survival analysis correlated with chromosomal anomalies
Neurosurg Focus. 2005 Nov 15;19(5):E15

Hoang-Xuan K, He J, Huguet S, Mokhtari K, Marie Y, Kujas M, Leuraud P, Capelle L, Delattre JY, Poirier J, Broet P, Sanson M
Molecular heterogeneity of oligodendrogliomas suggests alternative pathways in tumor progression

Neurology. 2001 Oct 9;57(7):1278-81

Idbaih A, Crinière E, Marie Y, Rousseau A, Mokhtari K, Kujas M, El Houfi Y, Carpentier C, Paris S, Boisselier B, Laigle-Donadey F, Thillet J, Sanson M, Hoang-Xuan K, Delattre JY
Gene amplification is a poor prognostic factor in anaplastic oligodendrogliomas
Neuro Oncol. 2008 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]
 Abstract | Links | BL 7:14

Kouwenhoven MC, Gorlia T, Kros JM, Ibdaih A, Brandes AA, Bromberg JE, Mokhtari K, van Duinen SG, Teepen JL, Wesseling P, Vandenbos F, Grisold W, Sipos L, Mirimanoff R, Vecht CJ, Allgeier A, Lacombe D, van den Bent MJ
Molecular analysis of anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors in a prospective randomized study: A report from EORTC study 26951
Neuro Oncol. 2009 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

C. Lebrun, MD, D. Fontaine, MD, A. Ramaioli, PhD, F. Vandenbos, MD, S. Chanalet, MD, M. Lonjon, MD PhD, J. F. Michiels, MD PhD, V. Bourg, MD, P. Paquis, MD PhD, M. Chatel, MD, M. Frenay, MD and The Nice Brain Tumor Study Group
Long-term outcome of oligodendrogliomas
Neurology, 62:1783-1787; 25 May 2004

Jon D. Olson, MD, Elyn Riedel, MA and Lisa M. DeAngelis, MD
Long-term outcome of low-grade oligodendroglioma and mixed glioma
Neurology 54:1442-1448; 11 April 2000. (Abstract+)

Walker C, du Plessis DG, Joyce KA, Fildes D, Gee A, Haylock B, Husband D, Smith T, Broome J, Warnke PC
Molecular pathology and clinical characteristics of oligodendroglial neoplasms
Ann Neurol. 2005 Jun;57(6):855-65

Weller M, Berger H, Hartmann C, Schramm J, Westphal M, Simon M, Goldbrunner R, Krex D, Steinbach JP, Ostertag CB, Loeffler M, Pietsch T, von Deimling A; German Glioma Network
Combined 1p/19q loss in oligodendroglial tumors: predictive or prognostic biomarker?
Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Dec 1;13(23):6933-7
 Abstract |
Links | BL 7:11


Pediatric Brain Tumors


Armstrong GT, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Huang S, Ness KK, Leisenring W, Hudson MM, Donaldson SS, King AA, Stovall M, Krull KR, Robison LL, Packer RJ
Long-term outcomes among adult survivors of childhood central nervous system malignancies in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Jul 1;101(13):946-58. Epub 2009 Jun 17
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

Rafael Peris-Bonet, Carmen Martínez-García, Brigitte Lacour, Svetlana Petrovich, Begoña Giner-Ripoll, Aurora Navajas and Eva Steliarova-Foucher
Childhood central nervous system tumours – incidence and survival in Europe (1978–1997): Report from Automated Childhood Cancer Information System project
Eur J Cancer. 2006 Sep;42(13):2064-80. Epub 2006 Aug 17. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2006.05.009 


Pilocytic Astrocytoma


Daniel C. Bowers, Lynn Gargan, Payal Kapur, Joan S. Reisch, Arlynn F. Mulne, Kenneth N. Shapiro, Roy D. Elterman, Naomi J. Winick, Linda R. Margraf
Study of the MIB-1 Labeling Index as a Predictor of Tumor Progression in Pilocytic Astrocytomas in Children and Adolescents
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 21, Issue 15 (August), 2003: 2968-2973. (Abstract+)

L. Girard, J. D. Minna, T. Chen, G. Tomlinson, D. Bowers
Gene expression profiling of progressive and stable childhood pilocytic astrocytomas
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.8546


Pineal Tumors


Amendola BE, Wolf A, Coy SR, Amendola MA, Eber D
Pineal tumors: analysis of treatment results in 20 patients
J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:175-9


Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma


Ng WH, Lim T, Yeo TT
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in elderly patients may portend a poor prognosis
J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Feb 6; [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract | Links | BL 7:4


Pseudo-progression


Taal W, Brandsma D, de Bruin HG, Bromberg JE, Swaak-Kragten AT, Sillevis Smitt PA, van Es CA, van den Bent MJ.
Incidence of early pseudo-progression in a cohort of malignant glioma patients treated with chemoirradiation with temozolomide
Cancer. 2008 May 16. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |
Links | BL 7:11


Spinal Cord Tumors


Constantini S, Miller DC, Allen JC, Rorke LB, Freed D, Epstein FJ
Radical excision of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: surgical morbidity and long-term follow-up evaluation in 164 children and young adults
J Neurosurg. 2000 Oct;93(2 Suppl):183-93


D. A. Loblaw, K. Smith, G. Lockwood, N. Laperriere
The Princess Margaret Hospital Experience of malignant spinal cord compression
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003.
Abstract No. 477

McGirt MJ, Chaichana KL, Atiba A, Attenello F, Woodworth GF, Jallo GI
Neurological outcome after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children
Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Jan;24(1):93-7. Epub 2007 Jul 31
  Abstract |   Full Text |   Reprint |   Links |   Issue

Milano MT, Johnson MD, Sul J, Mohile NA, Korones DN, Okunieff P, Walter KA
Primary spinal cord glioma: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database study
J Neurooncol. 2009 Nov 7;. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract |   Full Text |   Reprint |   Links |   CNO 8(12)

A. E. Sloan, S. Lo, K. Levin, A. Frazier, L. Gaspar, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State
Outcome of radiation therapy for intramedullary spinal cord glioma-Wayne State University experience
39th ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. May 31-June 3, 2003.
Abstract No. 449


SPNET


 

Krampulz T, Hans VH, Oppel F, Dietrich U, Puchner MJ.
Long-term relapse-free survival with supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor in an adult: a case report.
J Neurooncol. 2006 May;77(3):291-4. Epub 2006 Mar 10.
Abstract


PNET

Kampman WA, Kros JM, De Jong TH, Lequin MH
Primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNETs) located in the spinal canal; the relevance of classification as central or peripheral PNET : case report of a primary spinal PNET occurrence with a critical literature review.

J Neurooncol. 2006 Mar;77(1):65-72. Epub 2005 Nov 15.
Abstract


Stem Cells


Pallini R, Ricci-Vitiani L, Banna GL, Signore M, Lombardi D, Todaro M, Stassi G, Martini M, Maira G, Larocca LM, De Maria R
Cancer stem cell analysis and clinical outcome in patients with glioblastoma multiforme
Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Dec 15;14(24):8205-12
  Abstract |   Links |   Issue

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