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Diagnostic and prognostic markers in gliomasFrançois Ducray
Unité Inserm U842, Service de Neurologie B, Hopital Neurologique, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
Curr Opin Oncol 21:537-42. 2009....
Chemotherapy for diffuse low-grade gliomas in adultsF Ducray
INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Service de Neuro Oncologie, Hopital Neurologique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Neuro oncology and Neuro inflammation Team, 59 Boulevard Pinel, Lyon, France
Rev Neurol (Paris) 167:673-9. 2011..The present review focuses on past, recent and ongoing developments in LGGs chemotherapy, including response assessment and potential predictive biomarkers of chemosensitivity...
Acute headache followed by focal neuropsychological impairment in cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL)François Ducray
Department of Neurology B, Cerebrovascular Unit, Universite Lyon 1, Lyon, France
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 19:75-6. 2010..We report the atypical presentation of two patients in whom CADASIL was revealed by an episode of headache followed by focal neuropsychological impairment...
An ANOCEF genomic and transcriptomic microarray study of the response to radiotherapy or to alkylating first-line chemotherapy in glioblastoma patientsFrançois Ducray
INSERM, U842, Lyon, F 69372 France
Mol Cancer 9:234. 2010..The gene expression (n = 56) and genomic profiles (n = 67) of responders and non-responders to first-line chemotherapy or radiation therapy alone were compared on Affymetrix Plus 2 gene expression arrays and BAC CGH arrays...
Alpha-internexin expression predicts outcome in anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors and may positively impact the efficacy of chemotherapy: European organization for research and treatment of cancer trial 26951Karima Mokhtari
Mixed Research Unit, UMR 975, INSERM, National Institute of Health and Medical Research Pierre and Marie Curie University, Pitie Salpetriere Group Hospital, Paris, France
Cancer 117:3014-26. 2011....
Complete response after one cycle of temozolomide in an elderly patient with glioblastoma and poor performance statusFrançois Ducray
INSERM, Unité U711, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, Paris, France
J Neurooncol 88:185-8. 2008..This unusual case report suggests that TMZ warrants further investigation in elderly patients with poor performance status...
TP53 codon 72 polymorphism, p53 expression, and 1p/19q status in oligodendroglial tumorsAhmed Idbaih
INSERM, Unité 711, Groupe Hospitalier Pitie Salpetriere, 47 83 boulevard de l Hopital, 75013 Paris, France
Cancer Genet Cytogenet 177:103-7. 2007..This suggests no association between oligodendroglial tumors and the SNP in codon 72 of TP53. Similarly, no correlation was found among the TP53 codon 72 polymorphism and prognosis, p53 expression, and chromosomes 1p and 19q status...
Diagnostic and prognostic value of alpha internexin expression in a series of 409 gliomasFrançois Ducray
Hopital Neurologique, Service de Neurologie B, Lyon, France
Eur J Cancer 47:802-8. 2011..1 versus 10.2 months, p=0.0007) and longer OS (124.6 versus 20.6 months, p=0.0001). In conclusion, INA expression is a fast, cheap and reliable prognostic marker, and represents a surrogate marker for 1p19q complete codeletion...
Molecular genetic markers as predictors of response to chemotherapy in gliomasAhmed Idbaih
INSERM, Unité 711, France
Curr Opin Oncol 19:606-11. 2007..This review summarizes recent studies on applications of molecular markers such as chromosome 1p/19q codeletion and MGMT status in the treatment of glioma...
Peri-ictal pseudoprogression in patients with brain tumorSylvain Rheims
Service de Neuro Oncologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 59 Boulevard Pinel, 69003 Lyon, France
Neuro Oncol 13:775-82. 2011..This phenomenon is important to recognize in order to avoid futile therapeutic escalation...
Predictive and prognostic factors for gliomasFrançois Ducray
Hopital Neurologique, Service de Neurologie B, Lyon, France
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 11:781-9. 2011..Recently, integrated genomic, transcriptomic and epigenetic studies have unraveled new glioblastoma subgroups that further refines the molecular classification of these tumors. Such an approach should be extended to lower grade gliomas...
Prolonged response without prolonged chemotherapy: a lesson from PCV chemotherapy in low-grade gliomasMatthieu Peyre
Hôpital Neurologique de Lyon, 59 Boulevard Pinel, 69677 Bron Cedex, France
Neuro Oncol 12:1078-82. 2010....
No association of MDM2 SNP309 with risk of glioblastoma and prognosisSoufiane El Hallani
INSERM, U711, Biologie des Interactions Neurones and Glie, Paris 75013, France
J Neurooncol 85:241-4. 2007..In glioblastomas, the P53/MDM2 pathway is of crucial importance and MDM2 amplification is related to poor prognosis. However, we show here that MDM2 SNP309 is not associated with glioblastoma risk, and is not a prognostic factor...
Therapeutic application of noncytotoxic molecular targeted therapy in gliomas: growth factor receptors and angiogenesis inhibitorsAhmed Idbaih
INSERM, Unité 711, Paris, France
Oncologist 13:978-92. 2008..The integrin inhibitor cilengitide represents another promising strategy...
New targeted therapies in pituitary carcinoma resistant to temozolomideEmmanuel Jouanneau
INSERM, U1028 CNRS, UMR5292 Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Neuro oncology and Neuro inflammation Team, 69000, Lyon, France
Pituitary 15:37-43. 2012..More clinical cases, with mTOR signalling expression analysis of the tumor, must be published before any conclusions can be drawn...
[What type of adjuvant chemotherapy should be proposed for the initial treatment of glioblastoma?]François Ducray
Service de Neurologie B, Hopital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Lyon
Presse Med 36:1249-54. 2007..These two new treatments are essentially intended for patients younger than 70 years and with a Karnofsky index>70. Ongoing studies are evaluating the possible value of combining these two treatments...
Delayed onset of a second paraneoplastic neurological syndrome in eight patientsFrançois Ducray
Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hopital Neurologique, Centre de Référence Maladie Rare Syndromes Neurologiques Paranéoplasiques, Lyon, France
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 81:937-9. 2010..However, recognition of this possibility is important in the management of the patient with PNS...
