Editorial

W. K. Alfred Yung

EDITORIAL: Impact Factor Grows, Thanks to Hard-Working Reviewers
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 539; first published on July 16, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-046 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic and Translational Investigations

Ahmed Idbaih, Emmanuelle Crinière, Yannick Marie, Audrey Rousseau, Karima Mokhtari, Michèle Kujas, Younas El Houfi, Catherine Carpentier, Sophie Paris, Blandine Boisselier, Florence Laigle-Donadey, Joëlle Thillet, Marc Sanson, Khê Hoang-Xuan, and Jean-Yves Delattre

Gene amplification is a poor prognostic factor in anaplastic oligodendrogliomas
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 540-547; first published on June 10, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Linnebank, Alexander Semmler, Susanna Moskau, Yvo Smulders, Henk Blom, and Matthias Simon

The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) variant c.677C>T (A222V) influences overall survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 548-552; first published on May 22, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefan Lönn, Nathaniel Rothman, William R. Shapiro, Howard A. Fine, Robert G. Selker, Peter M. Black, Jay S. Loeffler, Amy A. Hutchinson, and Peter D. Inskip

Genetic variation in insulin-like growth factors and brain tumor risk
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 553-559; first published on June 18, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-026 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations

Yuta Shibamoto, Hiroyuki Ogino, Gen Suzuki, Mitsuhiro Takemoto, Norio Araki, Koichi Isobe, Emiko Tsuchida, Katsumasa Nakamura, Masahiro Kenjo, Kazunori Suzuki, Masako Hosono, Sunao Tokumaru, Shun-ichi Ishihara, Eriko Kato, Noriko Ii, and Naofumi Hayabuchi

Primary central nervous system lymphoma in Japan: Changes in clinical features, treatment, and prognosis during 1985-2004
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 560-568; first published on June 17, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regina I. Jakacki, Allan Yates, Susan M. Blaney, Tianni Zhou, Robert Timmerman, Ashish M. Ingle, Lynda Flom, Michael D. Prados, Peter C. Adamson, and Ian F. Pollack

A phase I trial of temozolomide and lomustine in newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas of childhood
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 569-576; first published on May 22, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nongnuch Sirachainan, Samart Pakakasama, Anannit Visudithbhan, Surang Chiamchanya, Lojana Tuntiyatorn, Mantana Dhanachai, Jiraporn Laothamatas, and Suradej Hongeng

Concurrent radiotherapy with temozolomide followed by adjuvant temozolomide and cis-retinoic acid in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 577-582; first published on June 16, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeno Julow, Zsuzsa Kolumbán, Árpád Viola, Tibor Major, and Géza Kolumbán

Prediction of volumetric change in the "triple ring" caused by glioma I-125 brachytherapy
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 583-592; first published on June 27, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victor-F. Mautner, Florence A. Asuagbor, Eva Dombi, Carsten Fünsterer, Lan Kluwe, Ralf Wenzel, Brigitte C. Widemann, and Jan M. Friedman

Assessment of benign tumor burden by whole-body MRI in patients with neurofibromatosis 1
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 593-598; first published on June 17, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Didier Frappaz, Matthias Schell, Philippe Thiesse, Perrine Marec-Bérard, Carmine Mottolese, David Perol, Christophe Bergeron, Thierry Philip, Anne Claire Ricci, Sophie Galand-Desme, Alexandru Szathmari, and Christian Carrie

Preradiation chemotherapy may improve survival in pediatric diffuse intrinsic brainstem gliomas: Final results of BSG 98 prospective trial
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 599-607; first published on June 24, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-029 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart A. Grossman, Kathryn A. Carson, Surasak Phuphanich, Tracy Batchelor, David Peereboom, L. Burt Nabors, Glenn Lesser, Fredrick Hausheer, Jeffrey G. Supko for the New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy CNS Consortium

Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of karenitecin in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 608-616; first published on June 24, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-030 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surasak Phuphanich, Kathryn A. Carson, Stuart A. Grossman, Glenn Lesser, Jeffrey Olson, Tom Mikkelsen, Serena Desideri, Joy D. Fisher for the New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy (NABTT) CNS Consortium

Phase I safety study of escalating doses of atrasentan in adults with recurrent malignant glioma
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 617-623; first published on May 13, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews

Craig P. Carden, James M.G. Larkin, and Mark A. Rosenthal

What is the risk of intracranial bleeding during anti-VEGF therapy?
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 624-630; first published on June 6, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan M. Chang, Kathleen R. Lamborn, John G. Kuhn, W.K. Alfred Yung, Mark R. Gilbert, Patrick Y. Wen, Howard A. Fine, Minesh P. Mehta, Lisa M. DeAngelis, Frank S. Lieberman, Timothy F. Cloughesy, H. Ian Robins, Lauren E. Abrey, Michael D. Prados North American Brain Tumor Consortium

Neurooncology clinical trial design for targeted therapies: Lessons learned from the North American Brain Tumor Consortium
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 631-642; first published on June 17, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letter to the Editor

Patrick Beauchesne

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In Reference to Alexiou et al. (Neuro-Oncology 2008;10:104-105)
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 643; first published on June 24, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-039 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Society News

Oliver Bögler

SOCIETY NEWS
Neuro Oncol 2008; 10(4): 644-646; first published on July 10, 2008 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-040 [Full Text] [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link.