2020
The Surgical Resection of Brainstem Glioma: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors
Faulkner H, Arnaout O, Hoshide R, Young IM, Yeung JT, Sughrue ME, Teo C. The Surgical Resection of Brainstem Glioma: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors. World Neurosurgery 2020, 146: e639-e650. PMID: 33152495, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAstrocytomaAtaxiaBrain Stem NeoplasmsCerebrospinal Fluid LeakChildChild, PreschoolDiplopiaEpendymomaFemaleGlioblastomaGliomaHeadacheHumansHydrocephalusInfantInfant, NewbornKaplan-Meier EstimateKarnofsky Performance StatusMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNauseaNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm, ResidualNeurosurgical ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTumor BurdenVomitingYoung AdultConceptsBrainstem gliomasSurgical resectionPrognostic factorsSurgical treatmentTransient neurologic deficitsRadical surgical resectionHigh-grade tumorsPostoperative radiographic evaluationMagnetic resonance imagingChart reviewNeurologic deficitsOverall survivalSurgical candidatesConfers survival advantageMedian ageSurgical indicationsPatient selectionSurvival outcomesRadiographic evaluationSelect subgroupRadiographic featuresPrimary treatmentPermanent deficitsSurvival advantageTreatment selection
2012
Increased expression of tumor-associated antigens in pediatric and adult ependymomas: implication for vaccine therapy
Yeung JT, Hamilton RL, Okada H, Jakacki RI, Pollack IF. Increased expression of tumor-associated antigens in pediatric and adult ependymomas: implication for vaccine therapy. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2012, 111: 103-111. PMID: 23179498, PMCID: PMC3546121, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0998-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, NeoplasmBrainBrain NeoplasmsCancer VaccinesChildChild, PreschoolEpendymomaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansInfantInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsInterleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 SubunitMaleMiddle AgedReceptor, EphA2SurvivinWT1 ProteinsConceptsTumor-associated antigensMore tumor-associated antigensIL-13Rα2Positive stainingAdult ependymomasMultiple peptides vaccineNormal brain tissueGlioma vaccinesImmunotherapy approachesVaccine therapyPediatric casesAdult casesTumor recurrenceClinical trialsPeptide vaccinePediatric ependymomaNormal brainEpendymomaBrain tissuePediatric gliomasTumor 1SurvivinStainingEphA2VaccineOptic pathway glioma as part of a constitutional mismatch‐repair deficiency syndrome in a patient meeting the criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1
Yeung JT, Pollack IF, Shah S, Jaffe R, Nikiforova M, Jakacki RI. Optic pathway glioma as part of a constitutional mismatch‐repair deficiency syndrome in a patient meeting the criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2012, 60: 137-139. PMID: 22848017, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolDNA Mismatch RepairDNA Repair-Deficiency DisordersHumansMaleNeurofibromatosis 1Optic Nerve GliomaConceptsOptic pathway gliomasNeurofibromatosis type 1NF-1Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndromeType 1Multiple colonic polypsBi-allelic lossMismatch repair genesConstitutional mismatchCommon manifestationDeficiency syndromeLait spotsDiagnostic criteriaBone marrowColonic polypsHigher likelihoodAffected individualsPatientsPhenotypic featuresRepair genesGliomasBiallelic deletionBowelMalignancySyndrome