Editorial

W. K. Alfred Yung

EDITORIAL: Carrying Neuro-Oncology to a World that Needs Knowledge
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 1; first published on January 9, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-056 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic and Translational Investigations

Daniel Hägerstrand, Anja Smits, Anna Eriksson, Sunna Sigurdardottir, Tommie Olofsson, Magdalena Hartman, Monica Nistér, Hannu Kalimo, and Arne Östman

Gene expression analyses of grade II gliomas and identification of rPTPβ/ as a candidate oligodendroglioma marker
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 2-9; first published on November 14, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Duane A. Mitchell, Weihua Xie, Robert Schmittling, Chris Learn, Allan Friedman, Roger E. McLendon, and John H. Sampson

Sensitive detection of human cytomegalovirus in tumors and peripheral blood of patients diagnosed with glioblastoma
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 10-18; first published on October 19, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-035 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gwendalyn D. King, A.K.M. Ghulam Muhammad, James F. Curtin, Carlos Barcia, Mariana Puntel, Chunyan Liu, Sarah B. Honig, Marianela Candolfi, Sonali Mondkar, Pedro R. Lowenstein, and Maria G. Castro

Flt3L and TK gene therapy eradicate multifocal glioma in a syngeneic glioblastoma model
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 19-31; first published on December 13, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashok Panigrahy, Marvin D. Nelson, Jr, Jonathan L. Finlay, Richard Sposto, Mark D. Krieger, Floyd H. Gilles, and Stefan Blüml

Metabolism of diffuse intrinsic brainstem gliomas in children
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 32-44; first published on November 14, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-042 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jie Li, Chunyue Yin, Hiroaki Okamoto, Harry Mushlin, Brian M. Balgley, Cheng S. Lee, Kristy Yuan, Barbara Ikejiri, Sven Glasker, Alexander O. Vortmeyer, Edward H. Oldfield, Robert J. Weil, and Zhengping Zhuang

Identification of a novel proliferation-related protein, WHSC1 4a, in human gliomas
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 45-51; first published on January 8, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-036 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations

Mauro Longoni, Francesca Orzan, Michela Stroppi, Nicola Boari, Pietro Mortini, and Paola Riva

Evaluation of 1p36 markers and clinical outcome in a skull base chordoma study
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 52-60; first published on December 19, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-048 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jane R. Schubart, Mable B. Kinzie, and Elana Farace

Caring for the brain tumor patient: Family caregiver burden and unmet needs
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 61-72; first published on November 9, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arthur B. Schneider, Elaine Ron, Jay Lubin, Marilyn Stovall, Eileen Shore-Freedman, Jocelyn Tolentino, and Barbara J. Collins

Acoustic neuromas following childhood radiation treatment for benign conditions of the head and neck
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 73-78; first published on December 13, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-047 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Graziella Filippini, Chiara Falcone, Amerigo Boiardi, Giovanni Broggi, Maria G. Bruzzone, Dario Caldiroli, Rita Farina, Mariangela Farinotti, Laura Fariselli, Gaetano Finocchiaro, Sergio Giombini, Bianca Pollo, Mario Savoiardo, Carlo L. Solero, Maria G. Valsecchi for the Brain Cancer Register of the Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. (Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico) Istituto Neurologico "Carlo Besta"

Prognostic factors for survival in 676 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed primary glioblastoma
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 79-87; first published on November 9, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keith J. Stelzer, James G. Douglas, David A. Mankoff, Daniel L. Silbergeld, Kenneth A. Krohn, George E. Laramore, and Alexander M. Spence

Positron emission tomography-guided conformal fast neutron therapy for glioblastoma multiforme
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 88-92; first published on November 30, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-044 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Studies/Case Illustration

Sridharan Gururangan, Wendy Frankel, Russell Broaddus, Mark Clendenning, Leigha Senter, Marie McDonald, James Eastwood, David Reardon, James Vredenburgh, Jennifer Quinn, and Henry S. Friedman

Multifocal anaplastic astrocytoma in a patient with hereditary colorectal cancer, transcobalamin II deficiency, agenesis of the corpus callosum, mental retardation, and inherited PMS2 mutation
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 93-97; first published on November 9, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amy B. Heimberger, Wei Sun, S. Farzana Hussain, Mahua Dey, Lamonne Crutcher, Ken Aldape, Mark Gilbert, Samuel J. Hassenbusch, Raymond Sawaya, Bob Schmittling, Gary E. Archer, Duane A. Mitchell, Darell D. Bigner, and John H. Sampson

Immunological responses in a patient with glioblastoma multiforme treated with sequential courses of temozolomide and immunotherapy: Case study
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 98-103; first published on December 13, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George A. Alexiou, Spyridon Tsiouris, Ann Goussia, Athanasios Papadopoulos, Athanasios P. Kyritsis, Konstantinos S. Polyzoidis, and Andreas D. Fotopoulos

Evaluation of glioma proliferation by ^99mTc-Tetrofosmin
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 104-105; first published on November 30, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-043 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letter to the Editor

Marta Maschio, Loredana Dinapoli, Alessia Zarabla, and Bruno Jandolo

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In Reference to Bosma et al. (Neuro-Oncology 2007;9:53-62)
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 106-107; first published on January 8, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-049 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Society News

Oliver Bögler

SOCIETY NEWS
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(1): 108-109; first published on January 9, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-050 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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