Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 1

1. Introduction
M.A. Hayat

2. Molecular Classification of Gliomas
Kikuya Kato

3. Glioblastoma: Endosialin Marker for Pericytes
Nicole Simonavicius, Clare M. Isacke, Ivo J. Huijbers

4. Glioma Grading Using Cerebral Blood Volume Heterogeneity
Kyrre E. Emblem, Atle Bjornerud

5. The Role of Ectonucleotidases in Glioma Cell Proliferation
Elizandra Braganhol, Andressa Bernardi, Angélica R. Cappellari, Márcia R. Wink, Ana M.O. Battastini

6. Gliomas: Role of Monoamine Oxidase B in Diagnosis
Luis F. Callado, Jesús M. Garibi, J. Javier Meana

7. Glioma: Role of Integrin in Pathogenesis and Therapy
Ming-Tao Yang, Tur-Fu Huang, Wen-Mei Fu

8. Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Intracranial Gliomas
Eftychia Z. Kapsalaki, Ioannis Tsougos, Kyriaki Theodorou, Kostas N. Fountas

9. Infiltration Zone in Glioma: Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
Oliver Ganslandt, A. Stadlbauer

10. Malignant Gliomas: Role of E2F1 Transcription Factor
Marta M. Alonso, Juan Fueyo, Candelaria Gomez-Manzano

11. The Role of Glucose Transporter-1 (GLUT-1) in Malignant Gliomas
Randy L. Jensen, Rati Chkheidze

12. Malignant Gliomas: Role of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor A (PDGFRA)
Olga Martinho, Rui Manuel Reis

13. Molecular Methods for Detection of Tumor Markers in Glioblastomas
Marie E. Beckner, Mary L. Nordberg

14. Role of MGMT in Glioblastomas
Izabela Zawlik, Dorota Jesionek-Kupnicka, Pawel P. Liberski

15. Glioblastomas: Role of CXCL12 Chemokine
Yasuo Sugita

16. Cell Death Signaling in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Role of the Bcl2L12 Oncoprotein
Alexander H. Stegh

17. Glioblastoma Multiforme: Role of Polycomb Group Proteins
Sabrina Facchino, Mohamed Abdouh, Gilbert Bernier

18. Glioblastoma Multiforme: Role of Cell Cycle-Related Kinase Protein (Method)
Samuel S. Ng, Ying Li, William K.C. Cheung, Hsiang-Fu Kung, Marie C. Lin

19. Markers of Stem Cells in Gliomas
P. Dell’Albani, R. Pellitteri, E.M. Tricarichi, S. D’Antoni, A. Berretta, M.V. Catania

20. Efficient Derivation and Propagation of Glioblastoma Stem-Like Cells Under Serum-Free Conditions Using the Cambridge Protocol
T.M. Fael Al-Mayhani, Colin Watts

21. Glioma Cell Lines: Role of Cancer Stem Cells
John R. Ohlfest, Stacy A. Decker

22. Glioblastoma Cancer Stem Cells: Response to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Kinase Inhibitors
Federica Barbieri, Adriana Bajetto, Alessandra Pattarozzi, Monica Gatti, Roberto Würth, Carola Porcile, Antonio Daga, Roberto E. Favoni, Giorgio Corte, Tullio Florio

23. Low- and High-Grade Gliomas: Extensive Surgical Resection
Nader Sanai, Mitchel S. Berger

24. Brainstem Gangliogliomas: Total Resection and Close Follow-Up
George A. Alexiou, Neofytos Prodromou

25. Glioblastoma: Temozolomide-Based Chemotherapy
Dagmar Beier, Christoph P. Beier

26. Drug-Resistant Glioma: Treatment with Imatinib Mesylate and Chlorimipramine
Ayhan Bilir, Mine Erguven

27. Glioblastoma Multiforme: Molecular Basis of Resistance to Erlotinib
Marc-Eric Halatsch, Georg Karpel-Massler

28. Enhanced Glioma Chemosensitivity
Rahima Patel, Leroy Shervington, Amal Shervington

29. Malignant Glioma Patients: Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Monoclonal Antibody, Bevacizumab
Richa Pandey, John F. de Groot

30. Aggravating Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress by Combined Application of Bortezomib and Celecoxib as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Glioblastoma
Axel H. Schönthal

31. Targeted Therapy for Malignant Gliomas
Maame Dankwah-Quansah, Antonio M. Omuro

32. Glioblastomas: HER1/EGFR-Targeted Therapeutics
Georg Karpel-Massler, Marc-Eric Halatsch

33. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibition as a Therapeutic Strategy for Glioblastoma Multiforme
Nikhil G. Thaker, Ian F. Pollack

34. Role of Acyl-CoA Synthetases in Glioma Cell Survival and Its Therapeutic Implication
Tetsuo Mashima, Hiroyuki Seimiya

35. Malignant Glioma Patients: Combined Treatment with Radiation and Fotemustine
Patrick D. Beauchesne

36. Malignant Glioma Immunotherapy: A Peptide Vaccine from Bench to Bedside
Bryan D. Choi, Kevin S. Chen, John H. Sampson

37. Malignant Glioma: Chemovirotherapy
Sherise D. Ferguson, Michael J. LaRiviere, Nassir Mansour, Maciej S. Lesniak

38. Intracranial Glioma: Delivery of an Oncolytic Adenovirus
Justin Kranzler, Matthew A. Tyler, Ilya V. Ulasov, Maciej S. Lesniak

39. Use of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging (MRSI) in the Treatment Planning of Gliomas
Ashwatha Narayana, Jenghwa Chang

40. Malignant Glioma Cells: Role of Trail-Induced Apoptosis
Markus D. Siegelin, Yasemin Siegelin

41. Long-Term Survivors of Glioblastoma
Oliver Bähr, Joachim P. Steinbach

42. Glioblastoma Patients: p15 Methylation as a Prognostic Factor
Steffi Urbschat, Silke Wemmert, Ralf Ketter

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