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Quantitative analysis of O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase in malignant gliomaJill A Maxwell
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Mol Cancer Ther 5:2531-9. 2006..The data also suggest that consideration be given to the large population of AGT-expressing cells within samples when therapeutic strategies based on tumor methylation are used...
Multiple phenotypic changes in mice after knockout of the B3gnt5 gene, encoding Lc3 synthase--a key enzyme in lacto-neolacto ganglioside synthesisChien Tsun Kuan
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
BMC Dev Biol 10:114. 2010....
Survival analysis of presumptive prognostic markers among oligodendrogliomasRoger E McLendon
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Cancer 104:1693-9. 2005..However, the authors questioned the relevance of genetic testing and measuring MGMT levels in tumors that were diagnostic of oligodendroglioma...
Glioma-associated antigen expression in oligodendroglial neoplasms. Tenascin and epidermal growth factor receptorR E McLendon
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Histochem Cytochem 48:1103-10. 2000....
Embryonal central nervous system neoplasms arising in infants and young children: a pediatric brain tumor consortium studyRoger E McLendon
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 135:984-93. 2011..Medulloblastomas (MBs) and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RTs) arising in infants and children can be difficult to distinguish; however, histologic characterization is prognostically important...
Glioneuronal tumors of the central nervous systemRoger E McLendon
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center 3712, Davison Building, Room M216, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Brain Tumor Pathol 19:51-8. 2002..For pathologists confronted by this growing array of tumors and subtypes, it is appropriate to focus on them and understand the differential diagnosis to be considered when confronted by them...
Second messenger systems in human gliomasRoger E McLendon
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 131:1585-90. 2007....
Iodine-131-labeled antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81C6 treatment of patients with recurrent malignant gliomas: phase I trial resultsD D Bigner
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 16:2202-12. 1998..To determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of iodine 131 (131I)-labeled 81C6 monoclonal antibody (mAb) in brain tumor patients with surgically created resection cavities (SCRCs) and to identify any objective responses to this treatment...
Molecular genetic aspects of oligodendrogliomas including analysis by comparative genomic hybridizationS H Bigner
Departments of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Pathol 155:375-86. 1999....
DNA mismatch repair and O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase analysis and response to Temodal in newly diagnosed malignant gliomaH S Friedman
Department of Surgery, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 16:3851-7. 1998....
Dosimetry and dose-response relationships in newly diagnosed patients with malignant gliomas treated with iodine-131-labeled anti-tenascin monoclonal antibody 81C6 therapyG Akabani
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 46:947-58. 2000....
Immunologic escape after prolonged progression-free survival with epidermal growth factor receptor variant III peptide vaccination in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastomaJohn H Sampson
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:4722-9. 2010..Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) is a constitutively activated and immunogenic mutation not expressed in normal tissues but widely expressed in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and other neoplasms...
Brain tumors in mice are susceptible to blockade of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with the oral, specific, EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD1839 (iressa)Amy B Heimberger
Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Clin Cancer Res 8:3496-502. 2002..On the basis of these observations, we believe that clinical trials of ZD1839 against brain tumors expressing EGFR are warranted, but that special consideration should be given to tumors that coexpress EGFRvIII...
Metronomic chemotherapy with daily, oral etoposide plus bevacizumab for recurrent malignant glioma: a phase II studyD A Reardon
Department of Surgery, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Br J Cancer 101:1986-94. 2009..We evaluated bevacizumab with metronomic etoposide among recurrent malignant glioma patients in a phase 2, open-label trial...
Phase I trial of carmustine plus O6-benzylguanine for patients with recurrent or progressive malignant gliomaH S Friedman
Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Radiology, and Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 18:3522-8. 2000..We conducted a phase I trial of carmustine (BCNU) plus O(6)-BG to define the toxicity and maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of BCNU in conjunction with the preadministration of O(6)-BG with recurrent or progressive malignant glioma...
Irinotecan therapy in adults with recurrent or progressive malignant gliomaH S Friedman
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 17:1516-25. 1999..To determine the activity, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics of irinotecan (CPT-11, Camptosar; Pharmacia & Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI) in the treatment of adults with progressive, persistent, or recurrent malignant glioma...
Phase I trial results of iodine-131-labeled antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81C6 treatment of patients with newly diagnosed malignant gliomasI Cokgor
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 18:3862-72. 2000....
Gliomas of the optic nerve: histological, immunohistochemical (MIB-1 and p53), and MRI analysisT J Cummings
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Acta Neuropathol 99:563-70. 2000....
Phase 1 trial of temozolomide plus irinotecan plus O6-benzylguanine in adults with recurrent malignant gliomaJennifer A Quinn
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Cancer 115:2964-70. 2009..The trial was designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and toxicity of irinotecan (CPT-11) when administered with temozolomide (TMZ) and O(6)-benzylguanine (O(6)-BG)...
Dosimetry and radiographic analysis of 131I-labeled anti-tenascin 81C6 murine monoclonal antibody in newly diagnosed patients with malignant gliomas: a phase II studyGamal Akabani
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Nucl Med 46:1042-51. 2005..Further clinical studies are warranted to determine the effectiveness of (131)I-mu81C6 mAb based on a target dose of 44 Gy rather than a fixed administered activity...
Phase II trial of temozolomide (TMZ) plus irinotecan (CPT-11) in adults with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme before radiotherapyJennifer A Quinn
Department of Surgery, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Neurooncol 95:393-400. 2009..The lack of correlation of activity with MGMT expression is intriguing, but needs further evaluation in subsequent trials...
Treatment of HER2-positive breast carcinomatous meningitis with intrathecal administration of alpha-particle-emitting (211)At-labeled trastuzumabAbraham Boskovitz
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 USA
Nucl Med Biol 36:659-69. 2009..The goal of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of alpha-particle emitting (211)At-labeled trastuzumab following intrathecal administration in a rat model of breast carcinoma CM...
Tumor angiogenic and hypoxic profiles predict radiographic response and survival in malignant astrocytoma patients treated with bevacizumab and irinotecanSith Sathornsumetee
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 2900, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 26:271-8. 2008....
Phase II trial of temozolomide plus o6-benzylguanine in adults with recurrent, temozolomide-resistant malignant gliomaJennifer A Quinn
Departments of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, PO Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 27:1262-7. 2009....
Phase II study of irinotecan (CPT-11) in children with high-risk malignant brain tumors: the Duke experienceChristopher D Turner
The Brain Tumor Center at Duke, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuro Oncol 4:102-8. 2002..Ongoing studies will demonstrate if activity of CPT-11 can be enhanced when combined with alkylating agents, including carmustine and temozolomide...
Ham56-immunoreactive macrophages in untreated infiltrating gliomasT J Cummings
Department of Pathology, Box 3712, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 125:637-41. 2001..The knowledge of macrophage distribution should prove useful when confronted with an infiltrating glioma containing macrophages...
Identification of CD15 as a marker for tumor-propagating cells in a mouse model of medulloblastomaTracy Ann Read
Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Cancer Cell 15:135-47. 2009..CD15 is also found in a subset of human medulloblastomas, and tumors expressing genes similar to those found in murine CD15(+) cells have a poorer prognosis. Thus, CD15 may represent an important marker for TPCs in medulloblastoma...
Efficacy of intracerebral microinfusion of trastuzumab in an athymic rat model of intracerebral metastatic breast cancerPeter M Grossi
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Clin Cancer Res 9:5514-20. 2003..001). CONCLUSION: ICM of trastuzumab is safe and superior to systemic delivery as therapy for HER2-overexpressing intracerebral neoplasms in an athymic rat model...
Brain cancer stem cells display preferential sensitivity to Akt inhibitionChristine E Eyler
School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham North Carolina, USA
Stem Cells 26:3027-36. 2008..Together, these results suggest that Akt inhibitors may function as effective anticancer stem cell therapies...
Mismatch repair deficiency does not mediate clinical resistance to temozolomide in malignant gliomaJill A Maxwell
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Clin Cancer Res 14:4859-68. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine the role of MMR deficiency in mediating resistance in samples from patients with both newly diagnosed malignant gliomas and those who have failed temozolomide therapy...
Utility of EGFR and PTEN numerical aberrations in the evaluation of diffusely infiltrating astrocytomas. Laboratory investigationRyan T Mott
Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
J Neurosurg 108:330-5. 2008..Given the important roles for EGFR and PTEN in the malignant progression of astrocytomas, the authors hypothesized that the fraction of tumor cells with aberrations in these genetic loci would correlate with the histological grade...
Targeting cancer stem cells through L1CAM suppresses glioma growthShideng Bao
Department of Surgery, Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Cancer Res 68:6043-8. 2008....
OTX2 is critical for the maintenance and progression of Shh-independent medulloblastomasDavid C Adamson
Department of Surgery, The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Institute, and The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, Duke University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Cancer Res 70:181-91. 2010..Mechanistic investigations revealed upregulation of MYC as a potential mechanism whereby OTX2 promotes tumor progression. Our findings define OTX2 as an important oncogenic driver in medulloblastoma...
Hypoxia-inducible factors regulate tumorigenic capacity of glioma stem cellsZhizhong Li
Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Cancer Cell 15:501-13. 2009..Our results demonstrate that GSCs differentially respond to hypoxia with distinct HIF induction patterns, and HIF2alpha might represent a promising target for antiglioblastoma therapies...
A genetically tractable model of human glioma formationJ N Rich
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Cancer Res 61:3556-60. 2001..This model system will, for the first time, allow the biological significance of selected genetic alterations to be studied in human gliomas...
Parasitic lesion of the insula suggesting cerebral sparganosis: case reportT J Cummings
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuroradiology 42:206-8. 2000..We describe the MRI appearances and pathologic features. Intracranial mass lesions secondary to sparganosis must be considered in patients with a history of travel to endemic areas, especially Asia...
Effect of CYP3A-inducing anti-epileptics on sorafenib exposure: results of a phase II study of sorafenib plus daily temozolomide in adults with recurrent glioblastomaDavid A Reardon
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
J Neurooncol 101:57-66. 2011..In conclusion, sorafenib can be safely administered with daily temozolomide, but this regimen has limited activity for recurrent GBM. Co-administration of EIAEDs can lower sorafenib exposures in this population...
Recombinant single-chain variable fragment antibodies against extracellular epitopes of human multidrug resistance protein MRP3 for targeting malignant gliomasChien Tsun Kuan
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Int J Cancer 127:598-611. 2010..These Fv-based recombinant antibodies, which possess superior tumor penetration capabilities and selectively target tumor cells that express MRP3, may potentially be used in immunotherapy and diagnosis for brain tumors and other cancers...
Clinical experience with alpha-particle emitting 211At: treatment of recurrent brain tumor patients with 211At-labeled chimeric antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81C6Michael R Zalutsky
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Nucl Med 49:30-8. 2008..The main goal of this study was to investigate the feasibility and safety of this approach in patients with recurrent malignant brain tumors...
Detection of amino-terminal extracellular domain of somatostatin receptor 2 by specific monoclonal antibodies and quantification of receptor density in medulloblastomaChien Tsun Kuan
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Hybridoma (Larchmt) 28:389-403. 2009..9 x 10(4) for the "glial" phenotype DAOY MED cell line and 0.6-8.8 x 10(5) for four neuronal phenotype MED cell lines. Our results indicate a potential immunotherapeutic application for these MAbs...
Sensitive detection of human cytomegalovirus in tumors and peripheral blood of patients diagnosed with glioblastomaDuane A Mitchell
Duke University Medical Center, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuro Oncol 10:10-8. 2008....
Single-stage bilateral choroid plexectomy for choroid plexus papilloma in a patient presenting with high cerebrospinal fluid outputShahid M Nimjee
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 5:342-5. 2010..It can result in high CSF output and can be successfully treated with a single-stage bilateral choroid plexectomy. Further studies are ongoing to identify genes involved in embryogenesis of the choroid plexus...
Phase II study of imatinib mesylate and hydroxyurea for recurrent grade III malignant gliomasAnnick Desjardins
Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Neurooncol 83:53-60. 2007..We performed the current phase 2 study to evaluate this regimen among patients with recurrent WHO grade III malignant glioma (MG)...
AAL881, a novel small molecule inhibitor of RAF and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor activities, blocks the growth of malignant gliomaSith Sathornsumetee
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Cancer Res 66:8722-30. 2006....
Stem cell-like glioma cells promote tumor angiogenesis through vascular endothelial growth factorShideng Bao
Department of Surgery, Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Molecular Cancer Biology Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Cancer Res 66:7843-8. 2006..Together these data indicate that stem cell-like tumor cells can be a crucial source of key angiogenic factors in cancers and that targeting proangiogenic factors from stem cell-like tumor populations may be critical for patient therapy...
A pilot study: 131I-antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81c6 to deliver a 44-Gy resection cavity boostDavid A Reardon
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuro Oncol 10:182-9. 2008..S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a trial randomizing newly diagnosed GBM patients to either our study regimen or standard XRT plus temozolomide...
Intracerebral infusion of an EGFR-targeted toxin in recurrent malignant brain tumorsJohn H Sampson
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Box 3050, Room 220 Sands Building, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuro Oncol 10:320-9. 2008..However, the potential efficacy of drugs delivered by this technique may be severely constrained by ineffective infusion in many patients...
Phase I trial of temozolomide plus O6-benzylguanine 5-day regimen with recurrent malignant gliomaJennifer A Quinn
Dept of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Neuro Oncol 11:556-61. 2009..This study provides the foundation for a phase II trial of O(6)-BG in combination with a 5-day dosing schedule of TMZ in TMZ-resistant MG...
Phase II trial of Gliadel plus O6-benzylguanine in adults with recurrent glioblastoma multiformeJennifer A Quinn
Department of Surgery, Pathology, Biostatistics, and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Clin Cancer Res 15:1064-8. 2009....
IDH1(R132) mutation identified in one human melanoma metastasis, but not correlated with metastases to the brainGiselle Y Lopez
The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, and the Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3156, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 398:585-7. 2010..Studies on the cell-lineages of tumors with IDH1/2 mutations may help clarify the role of these mutations in the development of brain tumors...
c-Myc is required for maintenance of glioma cancer stem cellsJialiang Wang
Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
PLoS ONE 3:e3769. 2008..As the c-Myc oncoprotein has recognized roles in normal stem cell biology, we hypothesized that c-Myc may contribute to cancer stem cell biology as these cells share characteristics with normal stem cells...
Phase 2 trial of erlotinib plus sirolimus in adults with recurrent glioblastomaDavid A Reardon
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Neurooncol 96:219-30. 2010..029). Erlotinib plus sirolimus was well tolerated but had negligible activity among unselected recurrent GBM patients. (ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT0062243)...
Phase II trial of carmustine plus O(6)-benzylguanine for patients with nitrosourea-resistant recurrent or progressive malignant gliomaJennifer A Quinn
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 20:2277-83. 2002....
Splenda alters gut microflora and increases intestinal p-glycoprotein and cytochrome p-450 in male ratsMohamed B Abou-Donia
Department of Pharmacology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
J Toxicol Environ Health A 71:1415-29. 2008....
Efficacy of high-dose chemotherapy or standard salvage therapy in patients with recurrent medulloblastomaSridharan Gururangan
Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuro Oncol 10:745-51. 2008..The favorable impact of HDC on disease control in the two long-term survivors cannot be clearly established due to the cofounding effect of definitive RT postrecurrence...
MRP3: a molecular target for human glioblastoma multiforme immunotherapyChien Tsun Kuan
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
BMC Cancer 10:468. 2010..We have identified and validated a promising molecular therapeutic target that is expressed by GBM: human multidrug-resistance protein 3 (MRP3)...
EGFRvIII-targeted vaccination therapy of malignant gliomaBryan D Choi
Duke Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Brain Pathol 19:713-23. 2009..Additionally, the corresponding therapeutic outcomes observed in these studies lend credence to the potential role of peptide-based vaccination strategies among emerging antitumor immunotherapies in patients with malignant glioma...
Novel human IgG2b/murine chimeric antitenascin monoclonal antibody construct radiolabeled with 131I and administered into the surgically created resection cavity of patients with malignant glioma: phase I trial resultsDavid A Reardon
Department of Surgery, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
J Nucl Med 47:912-8. 2006....
Errors in surgical neuropathology and the influence of cognitive biases: the psychology of intelligence analysisRoger E McLendon
Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 130:613-6. 2006..A significant difficulty that pathologists encounter in arriving at a correct diagnosis is related to the way information from various sources is processed and assimilated in context...
Phase 1 trial of gefitinib plus sirolimus in adults with recurrent malignant gliomaDavid A Reardon
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Clin Cancer Res 12:860-8. 2006....
Phase II trial of murine (131)I-labeled antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81C6 administered into surgically created resection cavities of patients with newly diagnosed malignant gliomasDavid A Reardon
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 20:1389-97. 2002..To assess the efficacy and toxicity of intraresection cavity (131)I-labeled murine antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81C6 and determine its true response rate among patients with newly diagnosed malignant glioma...
Phase II trial of temozolomide in patients with progressive low-grade gliomaJennifer A Quinn
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:646-51. 2003..We have extended these results, and now we report results of a phase II trial of Temodar for patients with progressive, low-grade glioma...
Sustained radiographic and clinical response in patient with bifrontal recurrent glioblastoma multiforme with intracerebral infusion of the recombinant targeted toxin TP-38: case studyJohn H Sampson
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuro Oncol 7:90-6. 2005..This report describes a dramatic and sustained clinical and radiographic response in a patient with a bifrontal glioblastoma multiforme treated with intratumoral infusion of a novel targeted toxin, TP-38...
Combination therapy of inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (AEE788) and the mammalian target of rapamycin (RAD001) offers improved glioblastoma tumor growth inhibitionRanjit K Goudar
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, P O Box 2900, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Mol Cancer Ther 4:101-12. 2005..These studies suggest that simultaneous inhibition of growth factor receptor and mTOR pathways offer increased benefit in glioma therapy...
Mutations of PIK3CA in anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, high-grade astrocytomas, and medulloblastomasDaniel K Broderick
Brain Tumor Center, Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Cancer Res 64:5048-50. 2004..These observations implicate PIK3CA as an oncogene in a wider spectrum of adult and pediatric brain tumors and suggest that PIK3CA may be a useful diagnostic marker or a therapeutic target in these cancers...
Tumor resection cavity administered iodine-131-labeled antitenascin 81C6 radioimmunotherapy in patients with malignant glioma: neuropathology aspectsRoger E McLendon
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Nucl Med Biol 34:405-13. 2007....
Molecular markers of prognosis in astrocytic tumorsAhmed Rasheed
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, 3156, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Cancer 94:2688-97. 2002..To date, only age and histologic grade stand out as independent predictors of survival. There is now increased interest in the use of molecular markers as objective standards against which to establish diagnosis and grade...
Progress report of a Phase I study of the intracerebral microinfusion of a recombinant chimeric protein composed of transforming growth factor (TGF)-alpha and a mutated form of the Pseudomonas exotoxin termed PE-38 (TP-38) for the treatment of malignant bJohn H Sampson
Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Neurooncol 65:27-35. 2003..9 weeks. Overall, 3 of 15 patients, with residual disease at the time of therapy, have demonstrated radiographic responses and one patient with a complete response and has survived greater than 83 weeks...
Phase II trial of gefitinib in recurrent glioblastomaJeremy N Rich
Duke University Medical Center, Box 2900, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 22:133-42. 2004..To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of gefitinib (ZD1839, Iressa; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE), a novel epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in patients with recurrent glioblastoma...
Vascular targeted endoradiotherapy of tumors using alpha-particle-emitting compounds: theoretical analysisGamal Akabani
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54:1259-75. 2002..To establish the theoretical framework and study the feasibility of (211)At-labeled anti-tenascin chimeric 81C6 monoclonal antibody (mAb) as anti-vascular endoradiotherapy for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumors...
High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell rescue in children and adults with newly diagnosed pineoblastomasSridharan Gururangan
Brain Tumor Center at Duke and the Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:2187-91. 2003..We evaluated the usefulness of a treatment regimen that included high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous stem-cell rescue (ASCR) in patients with newly diagnosed pineoblastoma (PBL)...
Gene expression profiling and genetic markers in glioblastoma survivalJeremy N Rich
Department of Medicine, W M Keck Center for Neuro Oncogenomics, Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Cancer Res 65:4051-8. 2005....
Phase I trial of temozolomide plus O6-benzylguanine for patients with recurrent or progressive malignant gliomaJennifer A Quinn
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:7178-87. 2005..In addition, plasma concentrations of O6-BG and O6-benzyl-8-oxoguanine were evaluated after O6-BG...
ZD6474, a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor and epidermal growth factor receptor, inhibits tumor growth of multiple nervous system tumorsJeremy N Rich
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Clin Cancer Res 11:8145-57. 2005..Current nonspecific therapies frequently have poor efficacy in many of these tumor types, so there is a pressing need for the development of novel targeted therapies...
Salvage radioimmunotherapy with murine iodine-131-labeled antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81C6 for patients with recurrent primary and metastatic malignant brain tumors: phase II study resultsDavid A Reardon
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:115-22. 2006..To assess the efficacy and toxicity of intraresection cavity iodine-131-labeled murine antitenascin monoclonal antibody 81C6 (131I-m81C6) among recurrent malignant brain tumor patients...
Phase II study of imatinib mesylate plus hydroxyurea in adults with recurrent glioblastoma multiformeDavid A Reardon
Department of Medicine, Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:9359-68. 2005....
Phase I study of Gliadel wafers plus temozolomide in adults with recurrent supratentorial high-grade gliomasS Gururangan
Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuro Oncol 3:246-50. 2001..Our study demonstrates that TEMO can be given safely after placement of Gliadel (3.85%) wafers. The recommended dosage for TEMO for a phase II study of this combination is 200 mg/m2 per day for 5 days...
Chromosome 10 deletion mapping in human gliomas: a common deletion region in 10q25B K Rasheed
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Oncogene 10:2243-6. 1995..In the 15 tumors with deletions in 10q, the minimal overlapping deletion region was in distal 10q between markers D10S587 and D10S216. Loci D10S587 and D10S216 are approximately mapped to a 5 cM region in 10q25.1...
CD34 and dural fibroblasts: the relationship to solitary fibrous tumor and meningiomaT J Cummings
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Acta Neuropathol 102:349-54. 2001..Our results suggest that SFTs and dural-based fibrous nodules derive from CD34-positive dural-based fibroblasts, and that CD34 reactivity in meningiomas may result from inclusion of dural fibroblasts within the neoplasm...
A monoclonal antibody IMab-1 specifically recognizes IDH1R132H, the most common glioma-derived mutationYukinari Kato
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3156, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 390:547-51. 2009..In conclusion, we established an anti-IDH1(R132H)-specific monoclonal antibody IMab-1, which should be significantly useful for diagnosis and biological evaluation of mutation-bearing gliomas...
Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells pulsed with tumor homogenate induce immunity against syngeneic intracerebral gliomaA B Heimberger
Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Neuroimmunol 103:16-25. 2000..Therefore, in a murine model, vaccination with DCs pulsed with glioma tumor homogenate is a safe and effective therapy against a syngeneic glioma located in the immunologically privileged central nervous system (CNS)...
Castleman's disease confined to the leptomeningesT J Cummings
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Department of Pathology, 27710, USA
Ann Clin Lab Sci 30:278-82. 2000..The patient is disease-free five years after surgical resection. To our knowledge, clonal gene rearrangement has not been previously reported in the plasma cell variant of localized intracranial Castleman's disease...
Meningioma with eosinophilic granular inclusionsR T Alexander
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Clin Neuropathol 23:292-7. 2004..The inclusions within this tumor had histochemical, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural properties not described in other reported meningiomas with eosinophilic granular or granulofilamentous inclusions...
Monoclonal antibodies against EGFRvIII are tumor specific and react with breast and lung carcinomas and malignant gliomasC J Wikstrand
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Cancer Res 55:3140-8. 1995..Our observations strongly warrant development of this mAb-antigen system as therapy for breast, lung, and central nervous system tumors...
March 2000: A 16 year old female with a cerebellar massT J Cummings
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Brain Pathol 11:391-3. 2001..Patient's diagnosed with Lhermitte-Duclos disease must be adequately evaluated for Cowden's syndrome...
Endodermal cyst of the oculomotor nerveM A Morgan
School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Neuroradiology 43:1063-6. 2001..She underwent craniotomy, biopsy, slit resection, and drainage of the cyst. To our knowledge, endodermal cysts have not been previously described in relation to the oculomotor nerve...
The pathology of extracranial scalp and skull masses in young childrenT J Cummings
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Clin Neuropathol 23:34-43. 2004..Although the most common reported lesion is the dermoid cyst, our experience suggests that the spectrum of pathology in these lesions can present diagnostic challenges to the pathologist...
Fine-needle aspiration cytology of "ancient" schwannomaL G Dodd
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Diagn Cytopathol 20:307-11. 1999..The FNA features of ancient schwannoma are important to note because of the potential to confuse this lesion with a more serious one such as sarcoma on FNA...
Targeted delivery in primary and metastatic brain tumors: summary report of the seventh annual meeting of the Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption ConsortiumNancy D Doolittle
Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road-L603, Portland, OR 97201-3098, USA
Clin Cancer Res 8:1702-9. 2002....
MYCC and MYCN oncogene amplification in medulloblastoma. A fluorescence in situ hybridization study on paraffin sections from the Children's Oncology GroupNaji Aldosari
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 126:540-4. 2002..Intratumoral heterogeneity was identified for these oncogenes in that 1 patient's tumor exhibited evidence of both MYCN and MYCC amplification, and this patient experienced a shortened survival time...
Recurrent glioblastoma diagnosed by fluorescence in situ hybridization for EGFRM Natalie Grunkemeier
Acta Neuropathol 113:217-9. 2007
MGMT immunoexpression predicts responsiveness of pituitary tumors to temozolomide therapyKalman Kovacs
Acta Neuropathol 115:261-2. 2008
Comparative genomic hybridization analysis of astrocytomas: prognostic and diagnostic implicationsRodney N Wiltshire
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Mol Diagn 6:166-79. 2004..The cumulative effect of these loci is an important consideration in their diagnostic and prognostic implications...
A phase II window trial of procarbazine and topotecan in children with high-grade glioma: a report from the children's oncology groupMurali M Chintagumpala
Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin, CC 1510 00, Houston, TX, USA
J Neurooncol 77:193-8. 2006..Future trials should consider strategies to overcome the resistance mechanisms in children with high-grade glioma...
Identification of OTX2 as a medulloblastoma oncogene whose product can be targeted by all-trans retinoic acidChunhui Di
Brain Tumor Center, Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Cancer Res 65:919-24. 2005..These observations suggest that OTX2 is essential for the pathogenesis of anaplastic medulloblastomas and that these tumors may be amenable to therapy with all-trans-retinoic acid...
Protocol for the examination of specimens from patients with tumors of the brain/spinal cordJoseph E Parisi
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 132:907-12. 2008
Glioma stem cells promote radioresistance by preferential activation of the DNA damage responseShideng Bao
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Nature 444:756-60. 2006..Targeting DNA damage checkpoint response in cancer stem cells may overcome this radioresistance and provide a therapeutic model for malignant brain cancers...
Correlation of 1p-19q-defects in human gliomas with the light microscopic appearance of oligodendrogliomaRoger E McLendon
Mod Pathol 17:604-5. 2004
Is the long-term survival of patients with intracranial glioblastoma multiforme overstated?Roger E McLendon
Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Cancer 98:1745-8. 2003..Conventionally treated patients with GBM, chosen from an unselected population from a tumor registry, have a smaller chance of long-term survival than is generally believed...
Targeting methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase in the treatment of neuroblastomaLars M Wagner
Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Clin Cancer Res 13:5418-25. 2007..We hypothesized that the DNA repair protein methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is an important resistance factor, and that inactivation of MGMT would sensitize neuroblastoma cells to these agents...
Treatment of neoplastic meningitis with intrathecal 9-nitro-camptothecinHidenobu Ochiai
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 46:485-9; discussion 489-90. 2006..005). These results suggest that intrathecal treatment with 9NC may be useful for patients with GBM neoplastic meningitis...
