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High-mobility group box 2 is associated with prognosis of glioblastoma by promoting cell viability, invasion, and chemotherapeutic resistance 21 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Background The expression profile of high-mobility group box 2 (HMGB2) in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and its clinical signature with underlying mechanisms were not fully explored. M...
Bevacizumab as a treatment for radiation necrosis of brain metastases post stereotactic radiosurgery 21 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Background Cerebral radiation necrosis (RN) is a difficult to treat complication of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) that can result in progressive neurologic decline. Currently, steroids are the stan...
End-of-life caregivers' perception of medical and psychological support during the final weeks of glioma patients: a questionnaire-based survey 21 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Background The prognosis for glioma remains dismal, and little is known about the final disease phase. To obtain information about this period, we surveyed caregivers of patients who were registered ...
Co-polysomy of chromosome 1q and 19p predicts worse prognosis in 1p/19q codeleted oligodendroglial tumors: FISH analysis of 148 consecutive cases 21 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Background This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of co-polsomy of chromosome 1q and 19p in 1p/19q codeleted oligodendroglial tumors (ODGs). Methods In a series of 148 ODGs with 1...
