Neurooncology requires the integration of the clinical history, physical examination,
neuroimaging studies, neuropathology, surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy in …

Many recent developments in neuro-oncology relevant to clinical practice have contributed
to improved patient care. The most im portant impact of these developments on treatment …

This review is made up of two parts. The first section describes techniques and methods
used in the treatment of malignant brain tumors, stressing the most recent developments …

The evaluation of new treatment protocols, especially those employing chemotherapy, has
been divided into three phases. A Phase I study explores drug-dosing schedules and side …

In 1884, when leeches were still being used to treat the symptoms of brain tumors, Rickman
Godlee, a surgeon, and Alexander Hughes Bennett (2, 19), a physician, used the concepts …

Pitfalls and Controversies in the Treatment of Gliomas Page 1 Pitfalls and Controversies in the
Treatment of Gliomas ABMF Karim and JH Kralendonk Diagnostics and Basic Concepts The …

✓ There continues to be an extensive effort to develop chemotherapeutic approaches to the
treatment of malignant gliomas of the brain. In the past 5 years there have been literally …

Although primary brain tumors represent an important cause of cancer related mortality in
the United States, advances in the treatment of these tumors has been slow and has …

Malignant glioma comprises glioblastoma [World Health Organization (WHO) grade IV],
anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade III), mixed anaplastic oligoastrocytoma (WHO grade III) …

The management of patients with intracerebral glioma is focused upon the selection of
treatment modalities that prolong survival while minimizing the risk of complications and …