Current Neuro-Oncology
Volume
11 Number 8
31 August 2009
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Asano K, Nakano T, Takeda T, Ohkuma
H.
Risk
factors for postoperative systemic complications in elderly
patients with brain tumors. Clinical article.
J
Neurosurg. 2009
Aug;111(2):258-64. doi:
10.3171/2008.10.17669. PMID:
19267534. Observational study. ˍ
Chaichana KL, Parker SL, Olivi A,
Quiñones-Hinojosa A.
Long-term
seizure outcomes in adult patients undergoing primary resection of
malignant brain astrocytomas. Clinical article.
J
Neurosurg. 2009
Aug;111(2):282-92. doi:
10.3171/2009.2.JNS081132. PMID:
19344222. Observational study. ˍ
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. Clinical article.
J
Neurosurg. 2009
Aug;111(2):203-10. doi:
10.3171/2009.2.JNS081101. PMID:
19267536. Observational study. ˍ
Duffau H, Moritz-Gasser S, Gatignol P.
Functional
outcome after language mapping for insular World Health
Organization Grade II gliomas in the dominant hemisphere:
experience with 24 patients.
Neurosurg
Focus. 2009 Aug;27(2):E7. doi:
10.3171/2009.5.FOCUS0938. PMID:
19645563. Observational study. ˍ
*El-Hateer H, Souhami L, Roberge D,
Maestro RD, Leblanc R, Eldebawy E, Muanza T, Melançon D,
Kavan P, Guiot MC.
Low-grade
oligodendroglioma: an indolent but incurable disease? Clinical
article.
J
Neurosurg. 2009
Aug;111(2):265-71. doi:
10.3171/2008.11.JNS08983. PMID:
19284232. Observational study. ˍ
Ortega-Lozano SJ, del Valle-Torres DM, Gómez-Río M,
Llamas-Elvira JM.
Thallium-201 SPECT in
brain gliomas: Quantitative assessment in differential diagnosis
between tumor recurrence and radionecrosis.
Clin
Nucl Med. 2009 Aug;34(8):503-5. doi:
10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181abb604. PMID:
19617726. Observational study. ˍ
Phi JH, Chung CK.
Brain tumors in the
mesial temporal lobe: long-term oncological outcome.
Neurosurg
Focus. 2009 Aug;27(2):E5. doi:
10.3171/2009.5.FOCUS09106. PMID:
19645561. Observational study.
ˍ
Ruban D, Byrne RW, Kanner A, Smith M, Cochran EJ, Roh D, Whisler
WW.
Chronic epilepsy associated with
temporal tumors: long-term surgical outcome.
Neurosurg
Focus. 2009 Aug;27(2):E6. doi:
10.3171/2009.5.FOCUS0998. PMID:
19645562. Observational study. ˍ
von Lehe M, Schramm J.
Gliomas of the
cingulate gyrus: surgical management and functional
outcome.
Neurosurg
Focus. 2009 Aug;27(2):E9. doi:
10.3171/2009.6.FOCUS09104. PMID:
19645564. Observational study.
ˍ
Fallah A, Banglawala SM, Provias J, Jha NK.
Extra-axial
medulloblastoma in the cerebellopontine angle.
Can
J Surg. 2009 Aug 1;52(4):E101-E102. PMID:
19680492. Case report. ˍ
Ibrahim I, Young CA, Larner AJ.
Fornix
damage from solitary subependymal giant cell astrocytoma causing
postoperative amnesic syndrome.
Br
J Hosp Med (Lond). 2009 Aug 1;70(8):478-9. doi:
10.12968/hmed.2009.70.8.43545. PMID:
19684542. Case report. ˍ
Jalali R, Raut N, Arora B, Gupta T, Dutta D, Munshi A, Sarin R,
Kurkure P.
Prospective evaluation of
radiotherapy with concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide in children
with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
Int
J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Aug 3;77(1):113-8. doi:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.031. PMID:
19647954. Interventional study.
ˍ
Fabrini MG, Perrone F, De Franco L, Pasqualetti F, Grespi S,
Vannozzi R, Cionini L.
Perioperative
high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of recurrent
malignant gliomas.
Strahlenther
Onkol. 2009 Aug 4;185(8):524-9. doi:
10.1007/s00066-009-1965-0. PMID:
19652936. Observational study.
ˍ
Erratum in: Strahlenther
Onkol.
2009 Oct
6;185(10):703. ˍ
*Glantz M, Kesari S, Recht L, Fleischhack G, Van Horn
A.
Understanding the origins of gliomas
and developing novel therapies: cerebrospinal fluid and
subventricular zone interplay.
Semin
Oncol. 2009 Aug 4;36(4 Suppl 2):S17-24. doi:
10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.05.003. PMID:
19660679. Perspective. ˍ
Kappadakunnel M, Eskin A, Dong J, Nelson SF, Mischel PS, Liau LM,
Ngheimphu P, Lai A, Cloughesy TF, Goldin J, Pope WB.
Stem
cell associated gene expression in glioblastoma multiforme:
relationship to survival and the subventricular zone.
J
Neurooncol. 2009 Aug 5;96(3):359-67. doi:
10.1007/s11060-009-9983-4. PMID:
19655089. Laboratory
investigation. ˍ
Mellai M, Caldera V, Annovazzi L, Chiò A, Lanotte M,
Cassoni P, Finocchiaro G, Schiffer D.
MGMT
promoter hypermethylation in a series of 104 glioblastomas.
Cancer
Genomics Proteomics. 2009 Aug 5;6(4):219-27. PMID:
19656999. Observational study.
ˍ
Sogawa Y, Kan L, Levy AS, Maytal J, Shinnar S.
The
use of antiepileptic drugs in pediatric brain tumor
patients.
Pediatr
Neurol. 2009 Aug 5;41(3):192-4. doi:
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.03.013. PMID:
19664535. Observational study.
ˍ
Liu AK, Brandon J, Foreman NK, Fenton LZ.
Conventional
MRI at presentation does not predict clinical response to
radiation therapy in children with diffuse pontine glioma.
Pediatr
Radiol. 2009 Aug 6;39(12):1317-20. doi:
10.1007/s00247-009-1368-5. PMID:
19657635. Observational study. ˍ
Seiz M, Kohlhof P, Brockmann MA, Neumaier-Probst E, Hermes P, von
Deimling A, Vajkoczy P, Schmieder K, Tuettenberg J.
First
experiences with low-dose anti-angiogenic treatment in gliomatosis
cerebri with signs of angiogenic activity.
Anticancer
Res. 2009 Aug 6;29(8):3261-7. PMID:
19661344. Observational study. ˍ
*Pearl PL.
Neurological problems of
jazz legends.
J
Child Neurol. 2009 Aug 7;24(8):1037-42. doi:
10.1177/0883073809332765. PMID:
19666887. Case report. ˍ
Berrocal A, Perez Segura P, Gil M, Balaña C, Garcia Lopez
J, Yaya R, Rodríguez J, Reynes G, Gallego O, Iglesias L;
GENOM Cooperative Group.
Extended-schedule
dose-dense temozolomide in refractory gliomas.
J
Neurooncol. 2009 Aug 8;96(3):417-22. doi:
10.1007/s11060-009-9980-7. PMID:
19669096. Interventional
study. ˍ
Douw L, Klein M, Fagel SS, van den
Heuvel J, Taphoorn MJ, Aaronson NK, Postma TJ, Vandertop WP, Mooij
JJ, Boerman RH, Beute GN, Sluimer JD, Slotman BJ, Reijneveld JC,
Heimans JJ.
Cognitive
and radiological effects of radiotherapy in patients with
low-grade glioma: long-term follow-up.
Lancet
Neurol.
2009 Aug 8;8(9):810-8. doi:
10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70204-2. PMID:
19665931.
Observational study. ˍ
Lwu S, Hamilton MG, Forsyth PA, Cairncross JG, Parney IF.
Use
of peri-operative anti-epileptic drugs in patients with newly
diagnosed high grade malignant glioma: a single center
experience.
J
Neurooncol. 2009 Aug 8;96(3):403-8. doi:
10.1007/s11060-009-9977-2. PMID:
19669097. Observational study. ˍ
Groves MD, Puduvalli VK, Gilbert MR, Levin VA, Conrad CA, Liu VH,
Hunter K, Meyers C, Hess KR, Alfred Yung WK.
Two
phase II trials of temozolomide with interferon-alpha2b (pegylated
and non-pegylated) in patients with recurrent glioblastoma
multiforme.
Br
J Cancer. 2009 Aug 11;101(4):615-20. doi:
10.1038/sj.bjc.6605189. PMID:
19672263.
Interventional study. ˍ
Morganti AG, Balducci M, Salvati M, Esposito V, Romanelli P, Ferro
M, Calista F, Digesù C, Macchia G, Ianiri M, Deodato F,
Cilla S, Piermattei A, Valentini V, Cellini N, Cantore GP.
A
phase I dose-escalation study (ISIDE-BT-1) of accelerated IMRT
with temozolomide in patients with glioblastoma.
Int
J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Aug 14;77(1):92-7. doi:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.064. PMID:
19683876. Interventional
study. ˍ
Radogna F, Nuccitelli S, Mengoni F, Ghibelli L.
Neuroprotection
by melatonin on astrocytoma cell death.
Ann
N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug 15;1171:509-13. doi:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04900.x. PMID:
19723097. Laboratory
investigation. ˍ
*Johnson AH, Jordan C, Mazewski CM.
Off-therapy
headaches in pediatric brain tumor patients: a retrospective
review.
J
Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2009 Aug 17;26(6):354-61. doi:
10.1177/1043454209340323. PMID:
19687465. Observational study. ˍ
*Carlson BL, Grogan PT, Mladek AC, Schroeder MA, Kitange GJ,
Decker PA, Giannini C, Wu W, Ballman KA, James CD, Sarkaria
JN.
Radiosensitizing effects of
temozolomide observed in vivo only in a subset of
O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase methylated glioblastoma
multiforme xenografts.
Int
J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Aug 18;75(1):212-9. doi:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.026. PMID:
19695438. Laboratory
investigation. ˍ
Dresemann G, Weller M, Rosenthal MA, Wedding U, Wagner W, Engel E,
Heinrich B, Mayer-Steinacker R, Karup-Hansen A, Fluge O, Nowak A,
Mehdorn M, Schleyer E, Krex D, Olver IN, Steinbach JP, Hosius C,
Sieder C, Sorenson G, Parker R, Nikolova Z.
Imatinib
in combination with hydroxyurea versus hydroxyurea alone as oral
therapy in patients with progressive pretreated glioblastoma
resistant to standard dose temozolomide.
J Neurooncol.
2009 Aug 18;96(3):393-402. doi:
10.1007/s11060-009-9976-3. PMID:
19688297. Interventional
study. ˍ
Grabenbauer GG, Gerber KD, Ganslandt O, Richter A, Klautke G,
Birkmann J, Meyer M.
Effects of
concurrent topotecan and radiation on 6-month progression-free
survival in the primary treatment of glioblastoma multiforme.
Int
J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Aug 18;75(1):164-9. doi:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.015. PMID:
19695435. Interventional
study. ˍ
Korah MP, Esiashvili N, Mazewski CM, Hudgins RJ, Tighiouart M,
Janss AJ, Schwaibold FP, Crocker IR, Curran WJ Jr, Marcus RB
Jr.
Incidence, risks, and sequelae of
posterior fossa syndrome in pediatric medulloblastoma.
Int
J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Aug 19;77(1):106-12.
doi:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.058. PMID:
19695790. Observational study. ˍ
Mehta RI, Cutler AR, Lasky JL 3rd, Yong WH, Lerner JT, Hirota BK,
Salamon N, Mathern GW, Vinters HV.
"Primary"
leptomeningeal medulloblastoma.
Hum
Pathol. 2009 Aug 19;40(11):1661-5. doi:
10.1016/j.humpath.2009.04.024. PMID:
19695677. Case report. ˍ
Mizumoto M, Tsuboi K, Igaki H,
Yamamoto T, Takano S, Oshiro Y, Hayashi Y, Hashii H, Kanemoto A,
Nakayama H, Sugahara S, Sakurai H, Matsumura A, Tokuuye K.
Phase
I/II trial of hyperfractionated concomitant boost proton
radiotherapy for supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme.
Int
J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.
2009 Aug 19;77(1):98-105. doi:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.054. PMID:
19695794. Interventional
study. ˍ
Roland JT Jr, Cosetti M, Liebman T, Waltzman S, Allen JC.
Cochlear
implantation following treatment for
medulloblastoma.
Laryngoscope.
2009 Aug 19;120(1):139-43. doi:
10.1002/lary.20669. PMID:
19693928. Observational study. ˍ
Li S, Zhang W, Chen B, Jiang T, Wang Z.
Prognostic
and predictive value of p53 in low MGMT expressing glioblastoma
treated with surgery, radiation and adjuvant temozolomide
chemotherapy.
Neurol
Res. 2009 Aug 21;32(7):690-4. doi:
10.1179/016164109X12478302362536. PMID:
19703338. Observational study.
ˍ
Han YG, Kim HJ, Dlugosz AA, Ellison
DW, Gilbertson RJ, Alvarez-Buylla A.
Dual
and opposing roles of primary cilia in medulloblastoma
development.
Nat
Med.
2009 Aug 23;15(9):1062-5. doi:
10.1038/nm.2020. PMID:
19701203. Laboratory investigation. ˍ
*Balducci M, D'Agostino GR, Manfrida S, De Renzi F, Colicchio G,
Apicella G, Mangiola A, Fiorentino A, Frascino V, Mantini G, De
Bari B, Pompucci A, Valentini V, Anile C, Cellini N.
Radiotherapy
and concomitant temozolomide during the first and last weeks in
high grade gliomas: long-term analysis of a phase II study.
J
Neurooncol. 2009 Aug 25;97(1):95-100. doi:
10.1007/s11060-009-9997-y. PMID:
19705066. Interventional
study. ˍ
Iwamoto FM, Reiner AS, Nayak L, Panageas KS, Elkin EB, Abrey
LE.
Prognosis and patterns of care in
elderly patients with glioma.
Cancer.
2009 Aug 25;115(23):5534-40. doi:
10.1002/cncr.24612. PMID:
19708033. Observational study. ˍ
Jensen TR, Schmainda KM.
Computer-aided
detection of brain tumor invasion using multiparametric MRI.
J
Magn Reson Imaging. 2009 Aug 26;30(3):481-9. doi:
10.1002/jmri.21878. PMID:
19711398. Observational study. ˍ
Barresi V, Buttarelli FR, Vitarelli EE, Arcella A, Antonelli M,
Giangaspero F.
Caveolin-1 expression in
diffuse gliomas: correlation with the proliferation index,
epidermal growth factor receptor, p53, and 1p/19q status.
Hum
Pathol. 2009 Aug 27;40(12):1738-46. doi:
10.1016/j.humpath.2009.04.026. PMID:
19716156. Laboratory investigation. ˍ
Hlaihel C, Guilloton L, Guyotat J, Streichenberger N, Honnorat J,
Cotton F.
Predictive value of
multimodality MRI using conventional, perfusion, and
spectroscopy MR in anaplastic
transformation of low-grade oligodendrogliomas.
J
Neurooncol. 2009 Aug
29;97(1):73-80. doi:
10.1007/s11060-009-9991-4. PMID:
19727562. Observational study. ˍ
Hilverda K, Bosma I, Heimans JJ, Postma TJ, Peter Vandertop W,
Slotman BJ, Buter J, Reijneveld JC, Klein M.
Cognitive
functioning in glioblastoma patients during radiotherapy and
temozolomide treatment: initial findings.
J
Neurooncol. 2009 Aug 30;97(1):89-94. doi:
10.1007/s11060-009-9993-2. PMID:
19718545. Observational study. ˍ
Friedman HS, Prados MD, Wen PY,
Mikkelsen T, Schiff D, Abrey LE, Yung WK, Paleologos N, Nicholas
MK, Jensen R, Vredenburgh J, Huang J, Zheng M, Cloughesy T.
Bevacizumab
alone and in combination with irinotecan in recurrent
glioblastoma.
J
Clin Oncol.
2009 Aug 31;27(28):4733-40. doi:
10.1200/JCO.2008.19.8721. PMID:
19720927. Interventional study. ˍ