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Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 1: Gliomas: Glioblastoma (Part 1)

By M. A. Hayat (eds.) , M.A. Hayat (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2011
ISBN
9400703430, 9789400703438
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-0344-5
Google Books ID
4p3F-k3XAUAC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
74 MB (77379824 bytes)
Series
Tumors of the Central Nervous System 1
Edition
1
Pages
434\2570
Topic
Medicine Neurology
Time added
2014-09-24 13:17:12
Cancer Research; Neuroradiology; Neurosurgery; Onc

Description

The most recent developments in diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of Gliomas (Glioblastoma) in the brain are presented. The importance of personalized medicine and clinical validation for targeted therapy are discussed. The identification of various types of biomarkers is included. The identification and validation of brain cancer (glioblastoma) genes are discussed. Role of cancer stem cells in the initiation, progression, and persistence of malignant gliomas is explained. The use of surgical resection, chemotherapy (e.g., temozolomide), immunotherapy, and radiotherapy for malignant glioblastoma are pointed out. Standard (established) as well as newer imaging modalities (proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy) are discussed.

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