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Adult Malignant Brain Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
277326
Concept ID:
C1334557
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Brain Neoplasms, Adult, Malignant; Malignant Adult Brain Tumor; Malignant Tumor of Adult Brain; Malignant Tumor of the Adult Brain

Definition

A malignant brain neoplasm occurring in adults. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

van den Bent MJ, Geurts M, French PJ, Smits M, Capper D, Bromberg JEC, Chang SM
Lancet 2023 Oct 28;402(10412):1564-1579. Epub 2023 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01054-1. PMID: 37738997
Weller M, van den Bent M, Preusser M, Le Rhun E, Tonn JC, Minniti G, Bendszus M, Balana C, Chinot O, Dirven L, French P, Hegi ME, Jakola AS, Platten M, Roth P, Rudà R, Short S, Smits M, Taphoorn MJB, von Deimling A, Westphal M, Soffietti R, Reifenberger G, Wick W
Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2021 Mar;18(3):170-186. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.1038/s41571-020-00447-z. PMID: 33293629Free PMC Article
Davis ME
Clin J Oncol Nurs 2016 Oct 1;20(5 Suppl):S2-8. doi: 10.1188/16.CJON.S1.2-8. PMID: 27668386Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bennett J, Yeo KK, Tabori U, Hawkins C, Lim-Fat MJ
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Oct;40(10):3329-3339. Epub 2024 May 18 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06449-x. PMID: 38761264
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Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:31-71. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_2. PMID: 37452934
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Clin Cancer Res 2020 Jun 15;26(12):2789-2799. Epub 2020 Jan 22 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-3258. PMID: 31969331
Davis ME
Clin J Oncol Nurs 2016 Oct 1;20(5 Suppl):S2-8. doi: 10.1188/16.CJON.S1.2-8. PMID: 27668386Free PMC Article
Wilne SH, Dineen RA, Dommett RM, Chu TP, Walker DA
BMJ 2013 Oct 9;347:f5844. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5844. PMID: 24108155

Diagnosis

Shiras A, Mondal A
Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2021 Aug;1876(1):188551. Epub 2021 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2021.188551. PMID: 33892052
Sim HW, Morgan ER, Mason WP
CNS Oncol 2018 Jan;7(1):51-65. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.2217/cns-2017-0026. PMID: 29241354Free PMC Article
Davis ME
Clin J Oncol Nurs 2016 Oct 1;20(5 Suppl):S2-8. doi: 10.1188/16.CJON.S1.2-8. PMID: 27668386Free PMC Article
Wen PY, Kesari S
N Engl J Med 2008 Jul 31;359(5):492-507. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0708126. PMID: 18669428
Schiff D, Wen PY
Neurol Clin 1995 Nov;13(4):953-74. PMID: 8584006

Therapy

Smith-Cohn MA, Celiku O, Gilbert MR
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2021 Apr;32(2):191-210. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2020.12.002. PMID: 33781502
Rominiyi O, Vanderlinden A, Clenton SJ, Bridgewater C, Al-Tamimi Y, Collis SJ
Br J Cancer 2021 Feb;124(4):697-709. Epub 2020 Nov 4 doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-01136-5. PMID: 33144698Free PMC Article
Lin NU, Lee EQ, Aoyama H, Barani IJ, Barboriak DP, Baumert BG, Bendszus M, Brown PD, Camidge DR, Chang SM, Dancey J, de Vries EG, Gaspar LE, Harris GJ, Hodi FS, Kalkanis SN, Linskey ME, Macdonald DR, Margolin K, Mehta MP, Schiff D, Soffietti R, Suh JH, van den Bent MJ, Vogelbaum MA, Wen PY; Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) group
Lancet Oncol 2015 Jun;16(6):e270-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)70057-4. PMID: 26065612
Preusser M, de Ribaupierre S, Wöhrer A, Erridge SC, Hegi M, Weller M, Stupp R
Ann Neurol 2011 Jul;70(1):9-21. doi: 10.1002/ana.22425. PMID: 21786296
Wen PY, Kesari S
N Engl J Med 2008 Jul 31;359(5):492-507. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0708126. PMID: 18669428

Prognosis

Price M, Ballard C, Benedetti J, Neff C, Cioffi G, Waite KA, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Ostrom QT
Neuro Oncol 2024 Oct 6;26(Supplement_6):vi1-vi85. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noae145. PMID: 39371035Free PMC Article
Wang Q, Wang Z, Bao Z, Zhang C, Wang Z, Jiang T
Future Oncol 2020 Jan;16(1):4279-4288. Epub 2019 Dec 4 doi: 10.2217/fon-2019-0268. PMID: 31797689
Ostrom QT, Cioffi G, Gittleman H, Patil N, Waite K, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS
Neuro Oncol 2019 Nov 1;21(Suppl 5):v1-v100. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz150. PMID: 31675094Free PMC Article
Witthayanuwat S, Pesee M, Supaadirek C, Supakalin N, Thamronganantasakul K, Krusun S
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2018 Sep 26;19(9):2613-2617. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.9.2613. PMID: 30256068Free PMC Article
Wen PY, Kesari S
N Engl J Med 2008 Jul 31;359(5):492-507. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra0708126. PMID: 18669428

Clinical prediction guides

Tyagi A, Wu SY, Watabe K
Cancer Lett 2022 Jul 28;539:215713. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215713. PMID: 35513201Free PMC Article
Shiras A, Mondal A
Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2021 Aug;1876(1):188551. Epub 2021 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2021.188551. PMID: 33892052
Davis ME
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Arcega R, Yong WH, Xu H
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Recent systematic reviews

Onyije FM, Dolatkhah R, Olsson A, Bouaoun L, Deltour I, Erdmann F, Bonaventure A, Scheurer ME, Clavel J, Schüz J
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Freixo C, Hermouet S, Neves AM
Crit Rev Oncog 2019;24(4):339-347. doi: 10.1615/CritRevOncog.2020032954. PMID: 32421989
Brown TJ, Brennan MC, Li M, Church EW, Brandmeir NJ, Rakszawski KL, Patel AS, Rizk EB, Suki D, Sawaya R, Glantz M
JAMA Oncol 2016 Nov 1;2(11):1460-1469. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.1373. PMID: 27310651Free PMC Article

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