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Title: State of the Art Therapy for GBM - Henry Friedman
Authors: Henry S. Friedman, MD, Duke University Medical Center; James B Powell Jr, Professor of Neuro-Oncology (October 30, 2008)
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Summary: The treatment of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is conventionally considered to be a palliative venture with no hope of cure. Traditionally, patients are treated with maximal surgical resection based on the premise that, although surgery is not a curative procedure, a major resection provides for a longer survival and better quality of life
Keywords: GBM; Life Expectancy
Categories: Brain Tumor Research Papers

Title: Novel Vaccine Boosts Survival in Glioblastoma Patients
Authors: Christopher Wheeler, PhD (July 22, 2008)
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Summary: For the first time, a progressive correlation between cancer clinical outcome and T cell responsiveness after therapeutic vaccination has been reported. In the July 15 issue of Cancer Research, researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles, California, reported that the T cell response seen after therapeutic vaccination for glioblastoma multiforme is directly related to clinical outcome.
Keywords: vaccine; gbm; survival
Categories: Brain Tumor Research Papers

Title: Treatment Updates for Brain Tumors - Dr. Henry Friedman, M.D.
Authors: Dr. Henry Friedman, MD, Duke University (December 4, 2007)
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Summary: "Treatment Updates for Brain Tumors” with Henry Friedman, MD, Deputy Director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. This PDF covers the latest in treatment updates for malignant gliomas including GBMs. It's a very good document by an imminent neurosurgeon in this field.
Keywords: Treatment, Duke University, glioma, chemotherapy, radiation, clinical trials
Categories: Brain Tumor Research Papers

Title: Oligoastrocytoma Case Study
Authors: Radiographics (September 17, 2007)
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Summary: This is a case study I found of a 27 year old woman who was diagnosed with an oligoastrocytoma. This was in the March-April edition of the publication "Radiographics".
Keywords: Oligoastrocytoma; Brain Tumor
Categories: Brain Tumor Research Papers

Title: ABTA Oligoastrocytoma Primer
Authors: ABTA (September 17, 2007)
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Summary: This is a publication distributed by the American Brain Tumor Association focused on Oligoendrogliomas and Oligoastrocytomas. It's a good basic primer on these types of primary brain tumors.
Keywords: Oligoastrocytoma; Brain Tumor
Categories: Brain Tumor Research Papers



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