Editorial

W. K. Alfred Yung

Changes Continue to Enhance Journal
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 239; first published on May 30, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-021 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic and Translational Investigations

Michael A. Badruddoja, Stephen T. Keir, Ivan King, Joseph Zeidner, James J. Vredenburgh, Lawrence H. Muhlbaier, Darell D. Bigner, and Henry S. Friedman

Activity of VNP40101M (Cloretazine) in the treatment of CNS tumor xenografts in athymic mice
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 240-244; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marianela Candolfi, G. Elizabeth Pluhar, Kurt Kroeger, Mariana Puntel, James Curtin, Carlos Barcia, A.K.M. Ghulam Muhammad, Weidong Xiong, Chunyan Liu, Sonali Mondkar, William Kuoy, Terry Kang, Elizabeth A. McNeil, Andrew B. Freese, John R. Ohlfest, Peter Moore, Donna Palmer, Phillip Ng, John D. Young, Pedro R. Lowenstein, and Maria G. Castro

Optimization of adenoviral vector-mediated transgene expression in the canine brain in vivo, and in canine glioma cells in vitro
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 245-258; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas-Toan Tran, Martin Uhl, Jing Ying Ma, Lisa Janssen, Venkataraman Sriram, Steffen Aulwurm, Irene Kerr, Andrew Lam, Heather K. Webb, Ann M. Kapoun, Darin E. Kizer, Glenn McEnroe, Barry Hart, Jonathan Axon, Alison Murphy, Sarvajit Chakravarty, Sundeep Dugar, Andrew A. Protter, Linda S. Higgins, Wolfgang Wick, Michael Weller, and Darren H. Wong

Inhibiting TGF-ß signaling restores immune surveillance in the SMA-560 glioma model
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 259-270; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John K. Wiencke, Shichun Zheng, Nanette Jelluma, Tarik Tihan, Scott Vandenberg, Tanja Tamgüney, Rachel Baumber, Ramon Parsons, Kathleen R. Lamborn, Mitchel S. Berger, Margaret R. Wrensch, Daphne Adele Haas-Kogan, and David Stokoe

Methylation of the PTEN promoter defines low-grade gliomas and secondary glioblastoma
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 271-279; first published on May 15, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Winan J. Van Houdt, Hongju Wu, Joel N. Glasgow, Martine L. Lamfers, Clemens M. Dirven, G. Yancey Gillespie, David T. Curiel, and Yosef S. Haviv

Gene delivery into malignant glioma by infectivity-enhanced adenovirus: In vivo versus in vitro models
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 280-290; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikola Holtkamp, Nicolas Ziegenhagen, Elke Malzer, Christian Hartmann, Alf Giese, and Andreas von Deimling

Characterization of the amplicon on chromosomal segment 4q12 in glioblastoma multiforme
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 291-297; first published on May 15, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ettore Salsano, Laura Croci, Emanuela Maderna, Linda Lupo, Bianca Pollo, Maria Teresa Giordana, G. Giacomo Consalez, and Gaetano Finocchiaro

Expression of the neurogenic basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor NEUROG1 identifies a subgroup of medulloblastomas not expressing ATOH1
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 298-307; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joonas Haapasalo, Kristiina Nordfors, Sally Järvelä, Helena Bragge, Immo Rantala, Anna-Kaisa Parkkila, Hannu Haapasalo, and Seppo Parkkila

Carbonic anhydrase II in the endothelium of glial tumors: A potential target for therapy
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 308-313; first published on April 13, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Investigations

Lauren E. Abrey, David N. Louis, Nina Paleologos, Andrew B. Lassman, Jeffrey J. Raizer, Warren Mason, Jonathan Finlay, David R. MacDonald, Lisa M. DeAngelis, J. Gregory Cairncross Oligodendroglioma Study Group

Survey of treatment recommendations for anaplastic oligodendroglioma
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 314-318; first published on April 13, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suvi Larjavaara, Riitta Mäntylä, Tiina Salminen, Hannu Haapasalo, Jani Raitanen, Juha Jääskeläinen, and Anssi Auvinen

Incidence of gliomas by anatomic location
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 319-325; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Crystal N. Holick, Edward L. Giovannucci, Bernard Rosner, Meir J. Stampfer, and Dominique S. Michaud

Prospective study of cigarette smoking and adult glioma: Dosage, duration, and latency
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 326-334; first published on May 15, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc A. Brockmann, Alf Giese, Kathrin Mueller, Finjap janvier Kaba, Frank Lohr, Christel Weiss, Stefan Gottschalk, Ingo Nolte, Jan Leppert, Jochen Tuettenberg, and Christoph Groden

Preoperative thrombocytosis predicts poor survival in patients with glioblastoma
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 335-342; first published on May 15, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

john H. Sampson, Raghu Raghavan, Martin L. Brady, james M. Provenzale, james E. Herndon, II, David Croteau, Allan H. Friedman, David A. Reardon, R. Edward Coleman, Terence Wong, Darell D. Bigner, Ira Pastan, María Inmaculada Rodríguez-Ponce, Philipp Tanner, Raj Puri, and Christoph Pedain

Clinical utility of a patient-specific algorithm for simulating intracerebral drug infusions
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 343-353; first published on April 13, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Santosh Kesari, David Schiff, Lisa Doherty, Debra C. Gigas, Tracy T. Batchelor, Alona Muzikansky, Alison O'Neill, Jan Drappatz, Alice S. Chen-Plotkin, Naren Ramakrishna, Stephanie E. Weiss, Brenda Levy, Joanna Bradshaw, Jean Kracher, Andrea Laforme, Peter McL. Black, Judah Folkman, Mark Kieran, and Patrick Y. Wen

Phase II study of metronomic chemotherapy for recurrent malignant gliomas in adults
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 354-363; first published on April 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian Patrick O'Neill, Steven Vernino, Ahmet Dogan, and Caterina Giannini

EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disorder of CNS associated with the use of mycophenolate mofetil
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 364-369; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Studies

Aurelia Wavre, Audrey S. Baur, Michael Betz, Dominique Mühlematter, Martine Jotterand, Khalil Zaman, and Nicolas Ketterer

Case study of intracerebral plasmacytoma as an initial presentation of multiple myeloma
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 370-372; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

April F. Eichler, Tracy T. Batchelor, and John W. Henson

Diffusion and perfusion imaging in subacute neurotoxicity following high-dose intravenous methotrexate
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 373-377; first published on May 23, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Review

Victor Levin

High-Grade Gliomas: Diagnosis and Treatment
High-Grade Gliomas: Diagnosis and Treatment Edited by Gene Barnett. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 2006, 512 pp. $195 (e-book and hard cover). ISBN-13: 978-1-59745-185-7, ISBN-10: 1-59745-185-1.
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 378; first published on May 30, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-018 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Society News

Oliver Bögler

SOCIETY NEWS
Neuro-oncol 2007; 9(3): 379-381; first published on June 19, 2007 as DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-020 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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