The use and impact of quality of life assessment tools in clinical care settings for cancer patients, with a particular emphasis on brain cancer: insights from a systematic review and stakeholder consultations.

Authors: King, Sarah¹, Exley, Josephine¹, Parks, Sarah¹, Ball, Sarah¹, Bienkowska-Gibbs, Teresa¹, MacLure, Calum¹, Harte, Emma¹, Stewart, Katherine¹, Larkin, Jody², Bottomley, Andrew³, Marjanovic, Sonja¹ smarjano@rand.org

Source: Quality of Life Research. Sep2016, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p2245-2256. 12p. 1 Diagram, 7 Charts, 1 Graph.

Subject Terms: *HEALTH of cancer patients, *BRAIN cancer research, *SYSTEMATIC reviews, *ONCOLOGY pharmacy, *PHYSICIAN-patient relations, *CANCER treatment, *INFORMATION sharing, *BRAIN tumors, *MEDICAL care standards, *SICKNESS Impact Profile, *PSYCHOLOGY

Sexual dimorphism in medulloblastoma features.

Authors: Zannoni, Gian Franco¹, Ciucci, Alessandra², Marucci, Gianluca³, Travaglia, Daniele², Stigliano, Egidio¹, Foschini, Maria Pia³, Scambia, Giovanni², Gallo, Daniela²

Source: Histopathology. Mar2016, Vol. 68 Issue 4, p541-548. 8p. 4 Color Photographs, 2 Charts.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *MEDULLOBLASTOMA, *TUMORS, *IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY, *PATIENTS, *NEOVASCULARIZATION, *APOPTOSIS, *ESTROGEN receptors

Efficacy of nab-paclitaxel plus trastuzumab in a long-surviving heavily pretreated HER2-positive breast cancer patient with brain metastases.

Authors: Ricciardi, Giuseppina Rosaria Rita^1,2, Russo, Alessandro^1,2, Franchina, Tindara^1,2, Ferraro, Giuseppa^1,2, Adamo, Vincenzo^1,2 vadamo@unime.it

Source: OncoTargets & Therapy. 2015, Vol. 8, p289-294. 6p.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *PACLITAXEL, *QUALITY of life, *BREAST cancer research, *EPIDERMAL growth factor receptors, *ALBUMINS, *TRASTUZUMAB

Inhibition of δ-opioid receptors induces brain glioma cell apoptosis through the mitochondrial and protein kinase C pathways.

Authors: LIXIANG ZHOU¹, XUDONG GUO², MO CHEN³, SHUANGLIN FU¹, JINGBIN ZHOU², GANG REN², ZIRONG YANG², WENHAI FAN² wenhaif123@163.com

Source: Oncology Letters. 2013, Vol. 6 Issue 5, p1351-1357. 7p.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *GLIOMAS, *OPIOID receptors, *CANCER cell proliferation, *APOPTOSIS inducing factor, *MITOCHONDRIAL proteins, *PROTEIN kinase C, *PROGNOSIS

Surgical Resection of Brain Metastases--Impact on Neurological Outcome.

Authors: Schödel, Petra¹ petra.schoedel@klinik.uni-regensburg.de, Schebesch, Karl-Michael¹ karl-michael.schebesch@klinik.uni-regensburg.de, Brawanski, Alexander¹ alexander.brawanski@klinik.uni-regensburg.de, Proescholdt, Martin Andreas¹ martin.proescholdt@klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. May2013, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p8708-8718. 11p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 6 Charts, 2 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *CANCER patients, *NEUROLOGICAL disorders, *MORTALITY, *NEUROLOGY

A Preliminary Study of the Effect of DBD Plasma and Osmolytes on T98G Brain Cancer and HEK Non-Malignant Cells.

Authors: Kaushik, Nagendra Kumar¹ kaushik.nagendra@gmail.com, Attri, Pankaj¹ chem.pankaj@gmail.com, Kaushik, Neha¹ neha.bioplasma@gmail.com, Eun Ha Choi¹ ehchoi@kw.ac.kr

Source: Molecules. May2013, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p4917-4928. 12p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 4 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *CELL lines, *CANCER treatment, *CELL death, *MAMMALIAN cell cycle

Significance of the number of brain metastases for identifying patients who don't need whole brain radiotherapy: implication as oligometastases of the brain.

Authors: Sachika Nogi¹, Hidetsugu Nakayama¹ hnakayam@tokyo-med.ac.jp, Yu Tajima¹, Mitsuru Okubo¹, Ryuji Mikami¹, Naoto Kanesaka¹, Shinji Sugahara¹, Koichi Tokuuye¹

Source: Journal of Radiosurgery & SBRT. 2013, Vol. 2 Issue 2, p119-126. 8p.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *STEREOTACTIC radiosurgery, *STEREOTAXIC techniques, *REGRESSION analysis, *RADIOTHERAPY

Engineered Drug Resistant γδ T Cells Kill Glioblastoma Cell Lines during a Chemotherapy Challenge: A Strategy for Combining Chemo- and Immunotherapy.

Authors: Lamb Jr., Lawrence S.^1,2 Lawrence.Lamb@ccc.uab.edu, Bowersock, Joscelyn¹, Dasgupta, Anindya³, Gillespie, G. Yancey², Su, Yun¹, Johnson, Austin¹, Spencer, H. Trent³ hspence@emory.edu

Source: PLoS ONE. Jan2013, Vol. 8 Issue 1, Special section p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *IMMUNOTHERAPY, *BRAIN cancer research, *GLIOBLASTOMA multiforme, *T cells, *LIGANDS (Biochemistry), *CELL lines, *CANCER invasiveness

Survivin: A target from brain cancer to neurodegenerative disease.

Authors: Baratchi, Sara¹ (AUTHOR), Kanwar, Rupinder K.¹ (AUTHOR), Kanwar, Jagat R.¹ (AUTHOR) jagat.kanwar@deakin.edu.au

Source: Critical Reviews in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Dec2010, Vol. 45 Issue 6, p535-554. 20p. 5 Diagrams, 3 Charts.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *NEURODEGENERATION, *APOPTOSIS, *MITOSIS, *CELL division, *PROTEINS

Parental Exposure to Pesticides and Childhood Brain Cancer: U.S. Atlantic Coast Childhood Brain Cancer Study.

Authors: Shim, Youn K.¹ Yshim@cdc.gov, Mlynarek, Steven P.², van Wijngaarden, Edwin³

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives. Jun2009, Vol. 117 Issue 6, p1002-1006. 5p. 4 Charts.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *ETIOLOGY of diseases, *PESTICIDES, *JUVENILE diseases, *ASTROCYTOMAS, *TUMORS, *HERBICIDES

Geographic Terms: ATLANTIC Coast (U.S.), UNITED States

RDX Induces Aberrant Expression of MicroRNAs in Mouse Brain and Liver.

Authors: Zhang, Baohong¹ zhangb@ecu.edu, Pan, Xiaoping²

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives. Feb2009, Vol. 117 Issue 2, p231-240. 10p. 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 4 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *Environmental toxicology research, *RNA, Laboratory mice, Liver cancer, Brain cancer research, Neurotoxicology

Histone H4 lysine 20 monomethylation promotes transcriptional repression by L3MBTL1.

Authors: Kalakonda, N¹, Fischle, W², Boccuni, P¹, Gurvich, N¹, Hoya-Arias, R¹, Zhao, X¹, Miyata, Y¹, MacGrogan, D¹, Zhang, J¹, Sims, J K³, Rice, J C³, Nimer, S D¹

Source: Oncogene. 7/17/2008, Vol. 27 Issue 31, p4293-4304. 12p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN tumors, *BRAIN cancer research, *HISTONES, *CELL cycle, *CHROMATIN, *TUMOR suppressor genes, *LYSINE

SEXY and SENSITIVE!

Authors: Tauber, Michelle, Rizzo, Monica, Garcia, Jennifer

Source: People. 6/16/2008, Vol. 69 Issue 23, p78-82. 4p. 7 Color Photographs.

Subjects: COOK, David, 1982-, POPULARITY, MUSIC fans, AMERICAN Idol (TV program), ROCK music, BRAIN cancer research

TREATMENT STRATEGY REPROGRAMS BRAIN CANCER CELLS, HALTING TUMOR GROWTH

Source: States News Service. February 26, 2025

AI INNOVATION UNLOCKS NON-SURGICAL WAY TO DETECT BRAIN CANCER SPREAD

Source: States News Service. January 14, 2025

Glioma research: Early detection of a downward trend in publication productivity?

Authors: Meyer, Michael A.¹ michaelandrewmeyer@gmail.com

Source: Neurology International. 2018, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p18-19. 2p. 2 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *GLIOMAS, *BRAIN cancer research, *DIAGNOSIS

Company/Entity: NATIONAL Institutes of Health (U.S.)

FSU RESEARCHERS SHOW POTENTIAL OF NEW TREATMENT FOR PEDIATRIC BRAIN CANCER

Source: States News Service. August 12, 2024

Clinical characteristics and follow-up of intracranial metastases from thyroid cancer.

Authors: Lee, Heui¹, Yoo, Heon² heonyoo@ncc.re.kr, Lee, Seung², Gwak, Ho², Shin, Sang²

Source: Acta Neurochirurgica. Dec2015, Vol. 157 Issue 12, p2185-2194. 10p. 2 Color Photographs, 5 Black and White Photographs, 3 Charts, 1 Graph.

Subject Terms: *METASTASIS, *BRAIN cancer research, *BRAIN tumors, *THYROID cancer, *BRAIN surgery

Noninvasive brain cancer imaging with a bispecific antibody fragment, generated via click chemistry.

Authors: Haiming Luo¹, Hernandez, Reinier², Hao Hong¹, Graves, Stephen A.², Yunan Yang¹, England, Christopher G.², Theuer, Charles P.³, Nickles, Robert J.², Weibo Cai^1,2,4,5 wcai@uwhealth.org

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 10/13/2015, Vol. 112 Issue 41, p12806-12811. 6p.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *CANCER diagnosis, *GLIOBLASTOMA multiforme, *POSITRON emission tomography, *COMPUTED tomography

Exploring the Biomechanical Properties of Brain Malignancies and Their Pathologic Determinants In Vivo with Magnetic Resonance Elastography.

Authors: Jamin, Yann¹ yann.jamin@icr.ac.uk, Boult, Jessica K. R.¹, Jin Li¹, Popov, Sergey^2,3, Garteiser, Philippe⁴, Ulloa, Jose L.⁵, Cummings, Craig¹, Box, Gary³, Eccles, Suzanne A.³, Jones, Chris^2,3, Waterton, John C.⁶, Bamber, Jeffrey C.¹, Sinkus, Ralph⁷, Robinson, Simon P.¹

Source: Cancer Research. 4/1/2015, Vol. 75 Issue 7, p1216-7224. 9p.

Subject Terms: *BRAIN cancer research, *CANCER treatment, *NONINVASIVE diagnostic tests, *GLIOMAS, *CANCER invasiveness, *EXTRACELLULAR matrix