Hematology/Oncology

• Perspective

• Radiation plus PCV chemotherapy may become 
standard of care for anaplastic oligodendrogliomas

• HemOnc Today, December 25, 2012
• The addition of six cycles of procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine chemotherapy to radiotherapy improved OS and PFS among patients with anaplastic...More »

• Perspective

• Multiple resections may extend life of patients with aggressive brain cancer

• HemOnc Today, December 25, 2012
• Patients who undergo multiple surgeries to remove glioblastomas may survive longer than those who have just one operation, according to results of a...More »

• In the Journals

• Early removal of low-grade gliomas appears more effective than watchful waiting

• HemOnc Today, December 25, 2012
• Early resection was associated with significantly better survival outcomes among patients with diffuse low-grade gliomas than a treatment regimen that...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Memantine delayed cognitive decline in patients undergoing WBRT

• HemOnc Today, November 25, 2012
• Memantine slows cognitive function decline in patients with brain cancer who received whole-brain radiation therapy, according to results of a phase 3...More »

• In the Journals

• Radiation improved survival in children with nonmetastatic medulloblastoma

• HemOnc Today, October 25, 2012
• The addition of conformal radiation therapy to chemotherapy increased event-free survival in young children with nonmetastatic medulloblastoma, according...More »

• Case Challenges

• A 61-year-old woman with moderate hydrocephalus

• HemOnc Today, September 10, 2012
  Ramya Varadarajan, MD
• Ramya Varadarajan
  A 61-year-old white woman was initially seen by her primary care physician for slow, tentative gait and problems with visual tracking.
  
  ...More »

• FDA approvals

• FDA approves pediatric dosage of everolimus for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma

• HemOnc Today, September 25, 2012
• The FDA today approved a pediatric dosage form of everolimus to treat subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.
  It is the first approved pediatric-specific...More »

• In the Journals

• Chemotherapy plus radiation failed to extend OS in adults with low-grade glioma

• HemOnc Today, September 10, 2012
• The addition of chemotherapy to radiation improved PFS but did not extend OS in adults with low-grade glioma, according to study results.
  A post-hoc...More »

• In the Journals

• Allergy biomarker associated with reduced risk for glioma, glioblastoma

• HemOnc Today, September 25, 2012
• Elevated serum levels of IgE were associated with a decreased risk for developing glioma or glioblastoma in a recent study.
  In the nested case-control...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Some cases of glioblastoma caused by two fused genes

• HemOnc Today, September 10, 2012
• The fusion of FGFR and TACC genes caused a small number of glioblastoma cases, but drugs that target the proteins produced by this synthesis can slow the...More »

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