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Volume 21 Number 3
March 2019


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Contents


Central nervous system tumors


Gliomas


Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas


High-grade gliomas


Diffuse astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors


Glioblastoma


Oligodendroglioma


Other astrocytic tumors


Pilocytic astrocytoma


Other gliomas


Chordoid glioma of the third ventricle


Embryonal tumors


Medulloblastoma






Fares J, Fares MY, Fares Y.
Natural killer cells in the brain tumor microenvironment: Defining a new era in neuro-oncology.
Surg Neurol Int. 2019 Mar 26, 2019;10:43. doi: 10.25259/SNI-97-2019. PMID: 31528381. Editorial.



Central nervous system tumors


Díez Valle R, Hadjipanayis CG, Stummer W.
Established and emerging uses of 5-ALA in the brain: an overview.
J Neurooncol. 2019 Jan 3. 2019;141(3):487-494. doi: 10.1007/s11060-018-03087-7. _




Mirian C, Møller Pedersen M, Sabers A, Mathiesen T.
Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for de novo brain tumour-related epilepsy after craniotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of harm and benefits.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2019 Jan 23. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-319609. _




Mitrasinovic S, Zhang M, Appelboom G, Sussman E, Moore JM, Hancock SL, Adler JR, Kondziolka D, Steinberg GK, Chang SD.
Milestones in stereotactic radiosurgery for the central nervous system.
J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Oct 26. 2019;59:12-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.09.029. _



Gliomas


Ma Q, Long W, Xing C, Chu J, Luo M, Wang HY, Liu Q, Wang RF.
Cancer Stem Cells and Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Glioma.
Front Immunol. 2018 Dec 21;9:2924. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02924. _




Maitra S, Bhattacharya D, Das S, Bhattacharya S.
Melatonin and its anti-glioma functions: a comprehensive review.
Rev Neurosci. 2019 Jan 12. doi: 10.1515/revneuro-2018-0041. _



Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas



Guida L, Roux FE, Massimino M, Marras CE, Sganzerla E, Giussani C.
Safety and efficacy of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma related hydrocephalus: a Systematic Review.
World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec 30. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.096. _



High-grade gliomas



Mahmoudi K, Garvey KL, Bouras A, Cramer G, Stepp H, Jesu Raj JG, Bozec D, Busch TM, Hadjipanayis CG.
5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of high-grade gliomas.
J Neurooncol. Jan 18. 2019;141(3):595-607. doi: 10.1007/s11060-019-03103-4. _




Philbrick BD, Adamson DC.
Early clinical trials of Toca 511 and Toca FC show a promising novel treatment for recurrent malignant glioma.
Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2019 Mar;28(3):207-216. doi: 10.1080/13543784.2019.1572112. _




Prelaj A, Rebuzzi SE, Grassi M, Salvati M, D'Elia A, Buttarelli F, Ferrara C, Tomao S, Bianco V.
Non-conventional fotemustine schedule as second-line treatment in recurrent malignant gliomas: Survival across disease and treatment subgroup analysis and review of the literature.
Mol Clin Oncol. 2018 Oct 16. 2019;10(1):58-66. doi: 10.3892/mco.2018.1746. _
Refers to: Addeo R et al, A new schedule of fotemustine in temozolomide-pretreated patients with relapsing glioblastoma. J Neurooncol. 2010 Aug 10. 2011;102(3):417-24. doi: 10.1007/s11060-010-0329-z. Dosage error in published abstract. Correction in: J Neurooncol. 2010 Sep 21. 2011;102(3):425. _




Young JS, Dayani F, Morshed RA, Okada H, Aghi MK.
Immunotherapy for High Grade Gliomas: A Clinical Update and Practical Considerations for Neurosurgeons.
World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan 21. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.222. _



Diffuse astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors



Glioblastoma



Abi-Aad KR, Turcotte EL, Welz ME, Krishna C, Mrugala MM, Porter AB, Vora SA, Bendok BR.
The Use of Recombinant Poliovirus for the Treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme.
World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan 23. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.050. _




Ahmad F, Sun Q, Patel D, Stommel JM.
Cholesterol Metabolism: A Potential Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma.
Cancers (Basel). 2019 Jan 26;11(2). pii: E146. doi: 10.3390/cancers11020146. _




Buchmann N, Gempt J.
In Reply to Letter to the Editor Regarding "Can Early O-(2-18FFluoroethyl)-l-Tyrosine Positron Emission Tomography After the Resection of a Glioblastoma Predict the Location of Later Tumor Recurrence?"
World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan 17. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.019. _
Refers to: Fang X et al, Letter to the Editor Regarding “Can Early Postoperative O-(2-18FFluoroethyl)-l-Tyrosine Positron Emission Tomography After Resection of Glioblastoma Predict the Location of Later Tumor Recurrence?” World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb 26. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.050. _ In turn refer to: Buchmann N et al, Can Early Postoperative O-(2-18FFluoroethyl)-l-Tyrosine Positron Emission Tomography After Resection of Glioblastoma Predict the Location of Later Tumor Recurrence? World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep 27. 2019;121:e467-e474. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.139. _




Ciechomska IA.
The role of autophagy in cancer - characterization of crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy; autophagy as a new therapeutic strategy in glioblastoma.
Postepy Biochem. 2018 Oct 15;64(2):119-128. doi: 10.18388/pb.2018_121. _




Fang X, Kong W, Yu Z, Qiu J, Duan H.
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Can Early Postoperative O-(2-18FFluoroethyl)-l-Tyrosine Positron Emission Tomography After Resection of Glioblastoma Predict the Location of Later Tumor Recurrence?”
World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb 26. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.050. _
Refers to: Buchmann N et al, Can Early Postoperative O-(2-18FFluoroethyl)-l-Tyrosine Positron Emission Tomography After Resection of Glioblastoma Predict the Location of Later Tumor Recurrence? World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep 27. 2019 Jan;121:e467-e474. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.09.139. _




Geraldo LHM, Garcia C, da Fonseca ACC, Dubois LGF, de Sampaio E Spohr TCL, Matias D, de Camargo Magalhães ES, do Amaral RF, da Rosa BG, Grimaldi I, Leser FS, Janeiro JM, Macharia L, Wanjiru C, Pereira CM, Moura-Neto V, Freitas C, Lima FRS.
Glioblastoma Therapy in the Age of Molecular Medicine.
Trends Cancer. 2018 Dec 7. 2019 Jan;5(1):46-65. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2018.11.002. _




Khansur E, Shah AH, Lacy K, Komotar RJ.
Novel Immunotherapeutics for Treatment of Glioblastoma: The Last Decade of Research.
Cancer Invest. 2019 Jan 11:1-7. doi: 10.1080/07357907.2018.1479414. _




Tomicic MT, Christmann M.
Targeting anticancer drug-induced senescence in glioblastoma therapy.
Oncotarget. 2018 Dec 25;9(101):37466-37467. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.26502. _
Refers to: Aasland D et al, Temozolomide Induces Senescence and Repression of DNA Repair Pathways in Glioblastoma Cells via Activation of ATR-CHK1, p21, and NF-κB. Cancer Res. 2018 Oct 25. 2019;79(1):99-113. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-1733. _




van Schaijik B, Wickremesekera AC, Mantamadiotis T, Kaye AH, Tan ST, Stylli SS, Itinteang T.
Circulating tumor stem cells and glioblastoma: A review.
J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Jan 6. 2019;61:5-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.12.019. _




Wong ET, Swanson KD.
Dexamethasone-Friend or Foe for Patients With Glioblastoma?
JAMA Neurol. 2019 Jan 22. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.4530. _




Zikou A, Sioka C, Alexiou GA, Fotopoulos A, Voulgaris S, Argyropoulou MI.
Radiation Necrosis, Pseudoprogression, Pseudoresponse, and Tumor Recurrence: Imaging Challenges for the Evaluation of Treated Gliomas.
Contrast Media Mol Imaging. 2018 Dec 2;2018:6828396. doi: 10.1155/2018/6828396. _



Oligodendroglioma



Laghari AA, Khalid MU, Qadeer N, Shamim MS.
Prognostic value of 1p/19q chromosomal codeletion in patients with oligodendroglioma. [With a review of the literature].
J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Jan;69(1):132-134. _



Other astrocytic tumors



Pilocytic astrocytoma



Konar SK, Shukla D, Nandeesh BN, Prabhuraj AR, Devi BI.
Surgical Management and Outcome of a Bilateral Thalamic Pilocytic Astrocytoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2019 Jan 24:1-4. doi: 10.1159/000495990. _



Other gliomas



Chordoid glioma of the third ventricle



Danilowicz K, Abbati SG, Sosa S, Witis FL, Sevlever G.
Suprasellar chordoid glioma: a report of two cases. [With a review of the literature].
Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Dec;62(6):648-654. doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000092. _



Embryonal tumors



Medulloblastoma



Padovani L, Horan G, Ajithkumar T.
Radiotherapy Advances in Paediatric Medulloblastoma Treatment.
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2019 Jan 14. 2019;31(3):171-181. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.01.001. _



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