This edition of CCR Focus provides critical reviews of several important areas in the field,
including the application of findings from genomic investigations of brain tumors to improve …

Neuro-oncology is a rapidly evolving field, with significant advances recently made in our
understanding of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors biological mechanisms, the …

There are two types of brain tumours: primary brain tumours that originate in the brain and
metastatic (secondary) brain tumours that originate from cancer cells that have migrated …

Abstract The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) is a partnership of charity and
government research funders whose purpose is to improve health and quality of life by …

We all know that the field of neuro-oncology is heterogeneous and under continuous
development with the addition of new knowledge and information on a regular basis. The …

During the last decade, we have witnessed several key advances in the field of neuro-
oncology. First, there were conceptual advances in the molecular and cell biology of …

Brain tumors are the leading cause of childhood cancer-related deaths. Similar to adult brain
tumors, pediatric brain tumors are classified based on histopathological evaluations …

Tumors of the CNS are among the most challenging malignancies to treat. Despite surgery,
radiation, and chemotherapy, many patients have incurable cancers and suffer disabling …

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the largest clinical oncology meeting in the
USA, meets annually and consistently provides an exciting forum to present new cancer …

The fifth quadrennial World Federation of Neuro-Oncology Societies (WFNOS) Meeting was
held in Zurich, Switzerland from May 4–7, 2017, and was attended by 917 participants from …