The Glioma Invasion Forum (GIF) was formed in 1996; it held its first meeting in spring 1997
in Wuerzburg, Germany, and its members share a common interest in all aspects of invasion …

Glioma is the most common primary brain tumor, and its prognosis is poor. Glioma cells are
highly invasive to the brain parenchyma. It is difficult to achieve complete resection due to …

Simple Summary The estimated survival time for glioblastoma patients is extremely low; only
about 5% of patients survive five years post diagnosis. The standard of care for glioblastoma …

Local invasion of the brain by neoplastic glial cells is a major obstacle to effective treatment
of intrinsic brain tumors. Invasion is directly related to histologic malignancy, but occurs to …

Glial tumors are the largest group of central nervous system tumors and glioblastoma
multiforme is the most common form. Glioblastomas are anaplastic forms of gliomas. Their …

A major malignant trait of gliomas is their remarkable infiltration capacity. When glioma
develops, the tumor cells have already reached the distant part. Therefore, complete …

On the surgery for malignant gliomas, most cases are beyond the stage for desirable
removal of tumors, because of the risk of damage to the normal function of surrounding brain …

The surgical sapecimen, cell line and xenografted tumor exhibited the characteristics of
glioma under electron microscopy. Immunohistochemical staining for GFAP, vimentin and …

Background Recent studies have suggested that cancer stem cells cause tumor recurrence
based on their resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Although the highly invasive …