Neuro-oncology
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CNS Events Not Immediately Fatal in Mantle Cell Lymphomas
Major Finding: Crude prevalences of CNS involvement at diagnosis and overall were 0.9% and 4.1%, respectively, with a median time to an event of...
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PET Radiotracer Identifies Glioma Treatment Response
Major Finding: The 17 patients identified as responders to bevacizumab by 18F-FDOPA PET after 2 weeks of treatment survived a median of 12.1...
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Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy Linked to Falls
Major Finding: About 12% of patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy had at least one fall, and nearly 60% experienced some kind...
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Duloxetine Eases Pain of Chemo-Induced Neuropathy
Major Finding: A pain reduction of 30% or more was seen in 33% of patients on duloxetine vs. 17% on placebo.Data Source: Investigators conducted a...
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Adjuvant PCV Chemo Hikes Oligodendroglioma Survival
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In the Pipeline: Immunotherapy Slows Childhood Gliomas
Major Finding: Of 22 children with HLA A2–positive gliomas receiving eight courses of subcutaneous peptide vaccination, 4 showed signs of rapidly...
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'Scrambler' Device Reduces Refractory Neuropathic Pain
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Gamma Knife Surgery Cuts Seizures in Tumor Patients
Major Finding: After a median of 62 months’ follow-up, the number of seizures in this group dropped from a median of 92 per month to a median of 6...