| | Editorial Carrying Neuro-Oncology to a World that Needs Knowledge W. K. Alfred Yung Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 1. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-056.PMCID: PMC2600829 Basic and Translational Investigations Gene expression analyses of grade II gliomas and identification of rPTPβ/ζ as a candidate oligodendroglioma marker Daniel Hägerstrand, Anja Smits, Anna Eriksson, Sunna Sigurdardottir, Tommie Olofsson, Magdalena Hartman, Monica Nistér, Hannu Kalimo, and Arne Östman Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 2–9. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-041.PMCID: PMC2600835 Sensitive detection of human cytomegalovirus in tumors and peripheral blood of patients diagnosed with glioblastoma Duane A. Mitchell, Weihua Xie, Robert Schmittling, Chris Learn, Allan Friedman, Roger E. McLendon, and John H. Sampson Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 10–18. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-035.PMCID: PMC2600830 Flt3L and TK gene therapy eradicate multifocal glioma in a syngeneic glioblastoma model Gwendalyn D. King, A.K.M. Ghulam Muhammad, James F. Curtin, Carlos Barcia, Mariana Puntel, Chunyan Liu, Sarah B. Honig, Marianela Candolfi, Sonali Mondkar, Pedro R. Lowenstein, and Maria G. Castro Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 19–31. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-045.PMCID: PMC2600834 Metabolism of diffuse intrinsic brainstem gliomas in children Ashok Panigrahy, Marvin D. Nelson, Jr, Jonathan L. Finlay, Richard Sposto, Mark D. Krieger, Floyd H. Gilles, and Stefan Blüml Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 32–44. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-042.PMCID: PMC2600836 Identification of a novel proliferation-related protein, WHSC1 4a, in human gliomas Jie Li, Chunyue Yin, Hiroaki Okamoto, Brian M. Balgley, Cheng S. Lee, Kristy Yuan, Barbara Ikejiri, Sven Glasker, Alexander O. Vortmeyer, Edward H. Oldfield, Robert J. Weil, and Zhengping Zhuang Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 45–51. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-036.PMCID: PMC2600837 Clinical Investigations Evaluation of 1p36 markers and clinical outcome in a skull base chordoma study Mauro Longoni, Francesca Orzan, Michela Stroppi, Nicola Boari, Pietro Mortini, and Paola Riva Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 52–60. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-048.PMCID: PMC2600838 Caring for the brain tumor patient: Family caregiver burden and unmet needs Jane R. Schubart, Mable B. Kinzie, and Elana Farace Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 61–72. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-040.PMCID: PMC2600839 Acoustic neuromas following childhood radiation treatment for benign conditions of the head and neck Arthur B. Schneider, Elaine Ron, Jay Lubin, Marilyn Stovall, Eileen Shore-Freedman, Jocelyn Tolentino, and Barbara J. Collins Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 73–78. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-047.PMCID: PMC2600840 Prognostic factors for survival in 676 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed primary glioblastoma Graziella Filippini, Chiara Falcone, Amerigo Boiardi, Giovanni Broggi, Maria G. Bruzzone, Dario Caldiroli, Rita Farina, Mariangela Farinotti, Laura Fariselli, Gaetano Finocchiaro, Sergio Giombini, Bianca Pollo, Mario Savoiardo, Carlo L. Solero, Maria G. Valsecchi, and for the Brain Cancer Register of the Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. (Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico) Istituto Neurologico “Carlo Besta” Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 79–87. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-038.PMCID: PMC2600841 Positron emission tomography-guided conformal fast neutron therapy for glioblastoma multiforme Keith J. Stelzer, James G. Douglas, David A. Mankoff, Daniel L. Silbergeld, Kenneth A. Krohn, George E. Laramore, and Alexander M. Spence Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 88–92. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-044.PMCID: PMC2600842 Case Studies/Case Illustration Multifocal anaplastic astrocytoma in a patient with hereditary colorectal cancer, transcobalamin II deficiency, agenesis of the corpus callosum, mental retardation, and inherited PMS2 mutation Sridharan Gururangan, Wendy Frankel, Russell Broaddus, Mark Clendenning, Leigha Senter, Marie McDonald, James Eastwood, David Reardon, James Vredenburgh, Jennifer Quinn, and Henry S. Friedman Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 93–97. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-037.PMCID: PMC2600843 Immunological responses in a patient with glioblastoma multiforme treated with sequential courses of temozolomide and immunotherapy: Case study Amy B. Heimberger, Wei Sun, S. Farzana Hussain, Mahua Dey, Lamonne Crutcher, Ken Aldape, Mark Gilbert, Samuel J. Hassenbusch, Raymond Sawaya, Bob Schmittling, Gary E. Archer, Duane A. Mitchell, Darell D. Bigner, and John H. Sampson Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 98–103. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-046.PMCID: PMC2600844 Evaluation of glioma proliferation by 99mTc-Tetrofosmin George A. Alexiou, Spyridon Tsiouris, Ann Goussia, Athanasios Papadopoulos, Athanasios P. Kyritsis, Konstantinos S. Polyzoidis, and Andreas D. Fotopoulos Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 104–105. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-043.PMCID: PMC2600831 Letter to the Editor In Reference to Bosma et al. Marta Maschio, Loredana Dinapoli, Alessia Zarabla, and Bruno Jandolo Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 106–107. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-049.PMCID: PMC2600832 Society News SOCIETY NEWS Oliver Bögler Neuro Oncol. 2008 January; 10(1): 108–109. doi: 10.1215/15228517-2007-050.PMCID: PMC2600833 |