2013
Glioblastoma and Other Malignant Gliomas: A Clinical Review
Omuro A, DeAngelis LM. Glioblastoma and Other Malignant Gliomas: A Clinical Review. JAMA 2013, 310: 1842-1850. PMID: 24193082, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.280319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant gliomasRisk factorsAmerican Heart Association classification systemCommon primary malignant brain tumorPrimary malignant brain tumorGrade III tumorsStandard of careSpecific antitumor therapyMalignant brain tumorsAuthors' own filesFrequent clinical complicationEnvironmental risk factorsCertain genetic syndromesOwn filesTerms glioblastomaThromboembolic eventsCommon complicationNeurologic symptomsOverall prognosisAnnual incidenceDismal prognosisSymptom managementClinical reviewTherapeutic optionsClinical complications
2005
High incidence of disease recurrence in the brain and leptomeninges in patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma after response to gefitinib
Omuro AM, Kris MG, Miller VA, Franceschi E, Shah N, Milton DT, Abrey LE. High incidence of disease recurrence in the brain and leptomeninges in patients with nonsmall cell lung carcinoma after response to gefitinib. Cancer 2005, 103: 2344-2348. PMID: 15844174, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsmall cell lung carcinomaCentral nervous systemDisease recurrenceLong-term outcomesCell lung carcinomaBrain metastasesCNS metastasesLeptomeningeal metastasesLung carcinomaHigh incidenceAdvanced nonsmall cell lung carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMedian Karnofsky performance scoreMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterMedian overall survival periodReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsInitial disease recurrenceKarnofsky performance scoreOverall survival periodInitial responseTyrosine kinase inhibitorsInitial siteNeurologic symptomsPartial response