Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine protein kinase. It is ubiquitously expressed in cells and is a therapeutic target for the cancer treatment arsenal. Despite the great responses…
Antibody-based therapeutics against cancer are highly successful and currently enjoy unprecedented recognition of their potential; 13 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been approved for clinical use in the European Union and…
Franco Muggia, MD, Guest Editor Hosting as editor this 2012 issue of Hematology Oncology Clinics of North America is an opportunity to reflect on trends in clinical drug development. In…
A significant number of cancer patients will develop intracranial metastases. In general, treatment of these lesions uses a combination of surgery and radiation. However, over the past several decades the…
This article gives an overview of meningiomas, pituitary tumors, and intracranial nerve sheath tumors as regards epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Discussion includes the definition of these tumors and their symptomatology,…
Neoplastic meningitis, commonly referred to as carcinomatosis meningitis, leukemic meningitis, or lymphomatous meningitis, is the third most common central nervous system metastatic complication of systemic cancer and is the most…
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an uncommon and aggressive variant of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that involves the brain, eyes, leptomeninges, or spinal cord. Therapeutic progress has been modest, and…
In the United States, approximately 65,000 people are diagnosed with primary brain tumors each year, with an incidence of 19.3 cases per 100,000 person-years. These numbers represent a wide spectrum…
This article presents an overview of medulloblastomas, central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumors, and germ cell tumors for the practicing oncologist. Discussion includes the definition of these tumors, histopathologic findings,…
The clinical manifestations of intracranial tumors are usually referable to the anatomic area of the brain involved or adjacent structures. Some anatomic regions may allow a tumor to reach substantial…
