Molecular Neuro-oncology and Its Impact on the Clinical Management of Brain Tumors

216 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Molecular Neuro-oncology.- Human Neuroblastoma: Amplification of the N-myc Oncogene and Loss of a Putative Cancer-Preventing Gene on Chromosome 1p.- Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene and Its Transcripts in Glioblastomas.- Type and Frequency of p53 Mutations in Tumors of the Nervous System and Its Coverings.- Astrocytic Gliomas: Characterization on a Molecular Genetic Basis.- Prognostic Relevance of Transforming Genes.- Oncogene Transfer into the Brain.- The O-2A Lineage: From Rats to Humans.- Clinical Neuro-oncology.- The Anti-Hu Syndrome: A Model Paraneoplastic Disorder.- Radiosurgery/Stereotactic External Beam Radiotherapy for Malignant Brain Tumours: The Royal Marsden Hospital Experience.- Interstitial Implant Radiosurgery of Brain Tumors: Radiobiology, Indications, and Results.- Interstitial Brachytherapy of Malignant Gliomas: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Experience.- Aggressive Oligodendroglioma: A Chemosensitive Tumor.- Chemotherapy of Malignant Gliomas.- Interstitial Chemotherapy with Sustained-Release Polymer Systems for the Treatment of Malignant Gliomas.- Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma.- Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression in Human Malignant Glioma: In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Application of Monoclonal Antibodies to the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor.- Target Cell Induced T Cell Activation with Bispecific Antibodies: A New Concept for Tumor Immunotherapy.

• Themen: Medizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Krankheiten und Störungen Onkologie
• ISBN: 9783642850417
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.12.2011
• Größe: 235 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Springer
• Herausgegeben von: U. Schlegel, O. D. Wiestler, J. Schramm