Editorial

W. K. Alfred Yung

"Review"-ing Our New Opportunities for "Rapid Report"-ing
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 111; first published on March 7, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-068 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic and Translational Investigations

Rintaro Hashizume, Tomoko Ozawa, Sergei M. Gryaznov, Andrew W. Bollen, Kathleen R. Lamborn, William H. Frey, II, and Dennis F. Deen

New therapeutic approach for brain tumors: Intranasal delivery of telomerase inhibitor GRN163
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 112-120; first published on February 20, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Lee Villano, Jennifer M. Propp, Kimberly R. Porter, Andrew K. Stewart, Tibor Valyi-Nagy, Xinyu Li, Herbert H. Engelhard, and Bridget J. McCarthy

Malignant pineal germ-cell tumors: An analysis of cases from three tumor registries
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 121-130; first published on February 20, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joonas Haapasalo, Mika Hilvo, Kristiina Nordfors, Hannu Haapasalo, Seppo Parkkila, Alise Hyrskyluoto, Immo Rantala, Abdul Waheed, William S. Sly, Silvia Pastorekova, Jaromir Pastorek, and Anna-Kaisa Parkkila

Identification of an alternatively spliced isoform of carbonic anhydrase XII in diffusely infiltrating astrocytic gliomas
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 131-138; first published on March 5, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yu-Show Fu, Yen-Yang Lin, Shih-Chich Chou, Tung-Hu Tsai, Lung-Sen Kao, Shao-Yun Hsu, Fu-Chou Cheng, Yang-Hsin Shih, Henrich Cheng, Yu-Yi Fu, and Jia-Yi Wang

Tetramethylpyrazine inhibits activities of glioma cells and glutamate neuro-excitotoxicity: Potential therapeutic application for treatment of gliomas
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 139-152; first published on February 26, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benny Perlstein, Zvi Ram, Dianne Daniels, Aharon Ocherashvilli, Yiftach Roth, Shlomo Margel, and Yael Mardor

Convection-enhanced delivery of maghemite nanoparticles: Increased efficacy and MRI monitoring
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 153-161; first published on March 3, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations

Kathleen R. Lamborn, W. K. Alfred Yung, Susan M. Chang, Patrick Y. Wen, Timothy F. Cloughesy, Lisa M. DeAngelis, H. Ian Robins, Frank S. Lieberman, Howard A. Fine, Karen L. Fink, Larry Junck, Lauren Abrey, Mark R. Gilbert, Minesh Mehta, John G. Kuhn, Kenneth D. Aldape, Janelle Hibberts, Pamela M. Peterson, Michael D. Prados North American Brain Tumor Consortium

Progression-free survival: An important end point in evaluating therapy for recurrent high-grade gliomas
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 162-170; first published on March 4, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Staci D. Arnold, Leslie M. Forman, Bart D. Brigidi, Karen E. Carter, Holly A. Schweitzer, Heather E. Quinn, A. Bebe Guill, James E. Herndon, II, and Renee H. Raynor

Evaluation and characterization of generalized anxiety and depression in patients with primary brain tumors
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 171-181; first published on February 26, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Reardon, Michael R. Zalutsky, Gamal Akabani, R. Edward Coleman, Allan H. Friedman, James E. Herndon, II, Roger E. McLendon, Charles N. Pegram, Jennifer A. Quinn, Jeremy N. Rich, James J. Vredenburgh, Annick Desjardins, Sridharan Guruangan, Susan Boulton, Renee H. Raynor, Jeanette M. Dowell, Terence Z. Wong, Xiao-Guang Zhao, Henry S. Friedman, and Darell D. Bigner

A pilot study: ¹³¹I-Antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81c6 to deliver a 44-Gy resection cavity boost
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 182-189; first published on February 20, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart A. Grossman, Jeffrey Olson, Tracy Batchelor, David Peereboom, Glenn Lesser, Serena Desideri, Xiaobu Ye, Tarek Hammour, Jeffrey G. Supko for the New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy CNS Consortium

Effect of phenytoin on celecoxib pharmacokinetics in patients with glioblastoma
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 190-198; first published on February 20, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey J. Raizer, Wen-Jen Hwu, Katherine S. Panageas, Andrew Wilton, Drew E. Baldwin, Elizabeth Bailey, Caroline von Althann, Lynne A. Lamb, Gladys Alvarado, Mark H. Bilsky, and Philip H. Gutin

Brain and leptomeningeal metastases from cutaneous melanoma: Survival outcomes based on clinical features
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 199-207; first published on February 20, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Morris D. Groves, Michael J. Glantz, Marc C. Chamberlain, Karen E. Baumgartner, Charles A. Conrad, Sigmund Hsu, Jeffrey S. Wefel, Mark R. Gilbert, Sandra Ictech, Kathy U. Hunter, Arthur D. Forman, Vinay K. Puduvalli, Howard Colman, Kenneth R. Hess, and W.K. Alfred Yung

A multicenter phase II trial of intrathecal topotecan in patients with meningeal malignancies
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 208-215; first published on March 3, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vinay K. Puduvalli, Pierre Giglio, Morris D. Groves, Kenneth R. Hess, Mark R. Gilbert, Srikanth Mahankali, Edward F. Jackson, Victor A. Levin, Charles A. Conrad, Sigmund H. Hsu, Howard Colman, John F. de Groot, MeLesa G. Ritterhouse, Sandra E. Ictech, and W. K. Alfred Yung

Phase II trial of irinotecan and thalidomide in adults with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 216-222; first published on February 26, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nimish A. Mohile, Lisa M. DeAngelis, and Lauren E. Abrey

The utility of body FDG PET in staging primary central nervous system lymphoma
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 223-228; first published on February 20, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Society News

Oliver Bögler

SOCIETY NEWS
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 229-230; first published on March 5, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-067 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum

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

Erratum
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 231; DOI:10.1215/15228517-2007-069 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Call for Abstracts

Call for Abstracts
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(2): 232-233; DOI:10.1215/15228517-10-2-232 [PDF]  

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