Chemotherapy of gliomas : Basic research, experiences and results / C. Langmaid, D. Voth, P. Glees, P. Krauseneck.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Glees, P., Editor.

Krauseneck, P., Editor.

Langmaid, C., Editor.

Voth, D., Editor.

Conference Name:

Mainzer Herbsttagung (4th : 1983 October 13-15)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gliomas--Chemotherapy--Congresses.

Gliomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 439 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword / Voth, D. / Krauseneck, P.

Contents

I. Special and comparative pathology of the gliomas - experimental findings

Classification of supratentorial gliomas / Mennel, H. D.

Remarks on classification and "grading" (Brief communication) / Stochdorph, O.

Problems in the histological grading of human gliomas / Gullotta, F.

Comparative aspects of spontaneous gliomas in animals (Brief communications) / Vandevelde, M. / Fankhauser, R. / Luginbuhl, H.

Cell-mediated immune response during progressive glioma growth / Bilzer, Th. / Stavrou, D.

Application of immunohistological techniques to the diagnosis of gliomas / Goebel, H. / Schlie, M. / Moll, R.

Flow cytometry and micronucleus formation in brain tumours / Beuningen, D. van / Streffer, C. / Bamberg, M. / Rebmann, A. / Klug, W.

Comparative impulsecytophotometric DNA investigations of glioblastomas, oligodendrogliomas and astrocytomas / Ahyai, A. / Spoerri, O. / Blech, M. / Spaar, F.W.

Repair of O6-alkylguanine in cellular DNA: significance for tumour induction and chemotherapy / Wiestler, O. D. / Pegg, A. E. / Kleihues, P.

Escape phenomenon of glioma cells to allogenic lymphocytes and rhythmically altered protein synthesis encoded by signal transfer / Zänker, K. S. / Lederer, T. / Trappe, A. / Blümel, G.

Microscopical investigations on cell death in experimental gliomas in rats / Hürter, T.

Human glioma xenografts in nude mice: experimental model for pre-clinical chemo-radiotherapy studies / Bamberg, M. / Budach, V. / Gerhard, L. / Beuningen, D. van / Nahser, H.C.

Mononuclear infiltrates in human brain tumours - possible morphological equivalence of an immunological defence reaction / Boker, D.K. / Gullotta, F.

II. General and specialised diagnostic methods for intrinsic brain tumours

Correlation between grade of malignancy of gliomas and their computer tomographic density values / Mauersberger, W.

Cerebral gliomas studied with positron emission tomography / Leenders, K. L. / Thomas, D. G. T. / Beaney, R. P. / Brooks, D. J.

Remarks on the follow-up of cerebellar astrocytomas (Brief communication) / Ferbert, A. / Gullotta, F.

Cerebral cysticercosis - a contribution to the differential diagnosis of supratentorial and infratentorial gliomas / Voth, D. / Polar Salinas, E. / Bohl, J.

Measurement of intracranial pressure. Technique and indications / Schwarz, M. / Kefiel, G. / Mahlmann, E. / Voth, D.

Intracranial pressure monitoring in postoperative treatment of supratentorial and infratentorial gliomas (Brief communication) / Richard, K. E. / Radebold, K.

EEG, SEP and VEP examinations during the treatment of malignant gliomas / Pobloth, A. / Jörg, J. / Kass, W.

CEA and TPA in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with intracranial tumours / Boker, D.K. / Oehr, P. / Kirsch, J .

Sensitivity of human malignant brain tumours to chemotherapeutic agents as detected by the pro-assay: preliminary results of an in vivo/in vitro correlation / Bogdahn, U. / Kargl, W.

III. Principles of operative treatment and radiation therapy

Changes induced in anaplastic gliomas and brain tissue as a result of treatment / Jellinger, K.

Microsurgical management of gliomas / Haßler, W. / Härders, A. / Seeger, W.

Management of malignant gliomas. A ten year survey at the Neurosurgical Department of Rennes / Pecker, J. / Chatel, M. / Scarabin, J. M. / Darcel, F. / Hassel, M. Ben

Re-operating on malignant gliomas: Indications, problems and results / Brenner, R. / Wober, G.

The Ommaya reservoir and its significance for intrathecal cytostatic treatment. Surgical aspects and complications / Kefiel, G. / Schwarz, M. / Voth, D.

The significance of age as a factor in the prognosis of surgically treated cerebral gliomas (Brief communication) / Brandt, M. / Herter, Th.

Quality of life following microsurgical removal of glioblastomas (Brief communication) / Eggert, H. R. / Gilsbach, J. / Sprich, M. / Schandelmaier, C.

Neuropsychological studies under the therapy of malignant gliomas / Wilhelm, H.

Quality of life in patients with malignant brain tumours / Keiper, E. / Krauseneck, P.

Postoperative rapid course irradiation of the glioblastoma / Hinkelbein, W. / Wannenmacher, M. / Gilsbach, J. / Bruggmoser, G.

CT-stereotactic interstitial irradiation therapy of non resectable and reentrant intracranial tumour in children and adolescents / Mundinger, F. / Weigel, K.

Treatment of astrocymatomas grade DI and IV with high-dose irradiation and misonidazole: preliminary report / Stadler, B. / Kärcher, K. H. / Szepesi, T. / Kogelnik, H. D. / Wessely, P.

Reflections on the radiation treatment of gliomas / Halama, J. / Falk, W.

Therapeutic results in malignant gliomas with special respect to radiotherapy / Keim, H. / Potthoff, P. C. / Neiss, A.

Pseudo-recurrence in malignant brain tumours / Krauseneck, P. / Seybold, D. / Mertens, H. G.

Histological-cytological study of the effects of misonidazole and some related substances on the nervous system / Glees, P. / Dawson, K. B.

Local, intratumoral chemotherapy of brain gliomas in the rat, using adriamycin - a preliminary report / Rama, B. / Mennel, H. D. / Altmannsberger, M. / Holzgraefe, M.

IV. Chemotherapy: Basic principles, experiences, results and alternative procedures

Principles of cancer treatment with cytostatic agents (Brief communication) / Zeile, G.

Chemotherapy of malignant gliomas - present state of treatment (Brief communication) / Gutjahr, P.

Chemotherapy of malignant supratentorial gliomas in adult: a ten-year experience of the EORTC Brain Tumour Group / Hildebrand, J.

Characterization of human malignant brain tumour cells in vitro and comparison of three different in vitro assays to determine their sensitivity to BCNU / Bogdahn, U. / Rupniak, H. T. R. / Ali-Osman, F. / Rosenblum, M. L.

Combined modality treatment of operated astrocytomas grade 3-4. A prospective and randomized study of misonidazole and radiotherapy with two different radiation schedules and subsequent CCNU chemotherapy / Hatlevoll, R. / Lindegaard, K. F. / Hagen, S. / Nesbakken, R. / Holme, I. / Kristiansen, K. / Torvik, A. / Notter, G. / Lipecki, M. / Lindgren, S. / Arnason, O. / Littbrand, S. / Sàterborg, N. E. / Johansson, L. / Beneditsson, G. / Spànnare, B. / Berthelsen, A. / Busch, H. / Gronbsek, E. / Rygard, J. / Haase, J. / Lambretsen, E. / Midholm, S. / Sehested, P. / Heikkinen, M. / Taskinen, P. / Nystram, S. / Màntylà, M. / Mella, O. / Rosengren, B. / Ganz, J. / Ringkjob, R. / Elgen, K. / Hammer, R. / Jensen / Garis, S. T . de / Matheson, I. / Brun, A.

Chemotherapy of gliomas in adults and of medulloblastoma in children / Bloom, H. J. G. / Glees, J. P.

Combined radiation and polychemotherapy (COMP) in the postoperative treatment of high-grade supratentorial gliomas / Vole, D. / Jellinger, K. / Grisold, W. / Weiss, R. / Flament, H. / Wöber, G. / Alth, G.

Combined chemotherapy of inoperable and operable malignant gliomas / Krauseneck, P. / Mertens, H. G. / Richter, E. / Schmidt, M. / Halves, E. / Bogdahn, U. / Kappos, L. / Seybold, D.

Mono-treatment of malignant glioma with a derivate of nitrosourea, ACNU (first results) / Voth, D. / Huwel, N. / Al-Hami, S. / Kuhnert, A.

Retrospective study on the effect of CCNU and radiotherapy in 44 patients with malignant glioma / Ilsen, H. W. / Heiss, W.-D.

The treatment of brain tumours and brain metastases with a combination of Ifosfamid, BCNU and radiotherapy - preliminary results (Brief communication) / Scheef, W. / Schlechtingen, J.

Intra-arterial therapy of malignant gliomas with ACNU and BCNU in combination with phénobarbital protection (preliminary results) / Jaksche, H.

Critical analysis of therapy in long-term surviving patients with glioblastoma multiforme / Hüwel, N. / Voth, D. / Gobel, H. H.

Preoperative chemo- and/or radiotherapy: its possible role in the treatment of malignant brain gliomas (Brief communication) / Müller, H. / Roggendorf, W. / Brock, M. / Ernst, H.

The present state of development of multistage treatment of cancer.

Fundamental principles of the two-stage regional hyperthermia technique, using the "Selectotherm" procedure, as well as the heat sensitisation of cancer tissue by means of hyperglycaemia (Brief communication) / Ardenne, M. von

Hyperthermia-radiotherapy of the gliomas - a critical report / Herbst, M.

Planning, realization and evaluation of clinical trials: some statistical aspects / Neiss, A.

V. Summary of the present state of chemotherapy of the supratentorial gliomas / Voth, D.

List of contributors

Author's index

Subject index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9783110883909

3110883902

OCLC:

1125190637