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Atypical teratoid / rhabdoid t.


Gidwani P, Levy A, Goodrich J, Weidenheim K, Kolb EA.
Successful outcome with tandem myeloablative chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplants in a patient with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the central nervous system
J Neurooncol. 2008 Jun;88(2):211-5. Epub 2008 Mar 04
  Abstract

Nicolaides T, Tihan T, Horn B, Biegel J, Prados M, Banerjee A
High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue for atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the central nervous system
J Neurooncol. 2010 May;98(1):117-23. Epub 2009 Nov 22
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Brain Tumors


Drappatz J, Schiff D, Kesari S, Norden AD, Wen PY.
Medical management of brain tumor patients.
Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):1035-71.
  Abstract

Weller M
Chemotherapy for brain tumors in adult patients
Nervenarzt. 2008 Feb 6; 79(2):231-41
  Abstract


Choroid Plexus Tumors


Wrede B, Liu P, Wolff JE
Chemotherapy improves the survival of patients with choroid plexus carcinoma: a meta-analysis of individual cases with choroid plexus tumors
J Neurooncol. 2007 Dec;85(3):345-51. Epub 2007 Jun 19
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Gliomatosis Cerebri


Kong DS, Kim ST, Lee JI, Suh YL, Lim DH, Kim WS, Kwon KH, Park K, Kim JH, Nam DH
Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy for gliomatosis cerebri
BMC Cancer 2010, 10:424 (13 August 2010)
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Hemangiopericytoma


Chamberlain MC, Glantz MJ
Sequential salvage chemotherapy for recurrent intracranial hemangiopericytoma
Neurosurgery. 2008 Oct;63(4):720-6; author reply 726-7
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Medulloblastoma


Gajjar A
High-dose chemotherapy for recurrent medulloblastoma: time for a reappraisal
Cancer. 2008 Apr 15;112(8):1643-5. Epub 2008 Feb 27.
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Gottardo NG, Gajjar A.
Chemotherapy for malignant brain tumors of childhood.
J Child Neurol. 2008 Oct;23(10):1149-59.
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Massimino M, Gandola L, Spreafico F, Biassoni V, Luksch R, Collini P, Solero CN, Simonetti F, Pignoli E, Cefalo G, Poggi G, Modena P, Mariani L, Potepan P, Podda M, Casanova M, Pecori E, Acerno S, Ferrari A, Terenziani M, Meazza C, Polastri D, Ravagnani F, Fossati-Bellani F
No Salvage Using High-Dose Chemotherapy Plus/Minus Reirradiation for Relapsing Previously Irradiated Medulloblastoma
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print]
  Abstract

Panosyan EH, Ikeda AK, Chang VY, Laks DR, Reeb CL, Bowles LV, Lasky JL 3rd, Moore TB.
High-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem-cell rescue for pediatric brain tumor patients: a single institution experience from UCLA.
J Transplant. 2011;2011:740673. Epub 2011 Apr 14.
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Varan A.
Risk-adapted chemotherapy in childhood medulloblastoma.
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2011 May;11(5):771-80.
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Metastatic Tumors


Cavaliere R, Schiff D.
Chemotherapy and cerebral metastases: misperception or reality?
Neurosurg Focus. 2007 Mar 15;22(3):E6.
PMID: 17608359 [PubMed - in process]

Mehta MP, Paleologos NA, Mikkelsen T, Robinson PD, Ammirati M, Andrews DW, Asher AL, Burri SH, Cobbs CS, Gaspar LE, Kondziolka D, Linskey ME, Loeffler JS, McDermott M, Olson JJ, Patchell RA, Ryken TC, Kalkanis SN
The role of chemotherapy in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline
J Neurooncol. 2009 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]
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Oligodendroglial Tumors


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. (PDF Full Text)

Sunyach MP, Jouvet A, Perol D, Jouanneau E, Guyotat J, Gignoux L, Carrie C, Frappaz D
Role of exclusive chemotherapy as first line treatment in oligodendroglioma
J Neurooncol. 2007 Dec;85(3):319-28. Epub 2007 Jun 14
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Rhabdomyosarcoma


M. Stevens, A. Rey, N. Bouvet, C. Ellershaw, J. Sanchez de Toledo, O. Oberlin
SIOP MMT 95: Intensified (6 drug) versus standard (IVA) chemotherapy for high risk non metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS)
40th ASCO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. June 5-8, 2004. Abstract No.8515 


Tumors


Garattini S, Bertele' V.
Efficacy, safety, and cost of new anticancer drugs.
BMJ 2002;325:269-271 (3 August 2002).
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