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A comparison of surgical resection and stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of solitary brain metastases by O'Neill, Brian Patrick, Iturria, Nancy J, Link, Michael J, Pollock, Bruce E, Ballman, Karla V, O'Fallon, Judith R

“…To determine whether neurosurgery (NS) or stereotactic radiosurgery (RS) provided better local tumor control and enhanced patient survival. Retrospective…”
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Phase II Trial of Procarbazine, Lomustine, and Vincristine as Initial Therapy for Patients With Low-Grade Oligodendroglioma or Oligoastrocytoma: Efficacy and Associations With Chromosomal Abnormalities by BUCKNER, Jan C, GESME, Dean JR, SHAW, Edward G, JENKINS, Robert, O'FALLON, Judith R, HAMMOCK, Julie E, STAFFORD, Scott, BROWN, Paul D, HAWKINS, Roland, SCHEITHAUER, Bernd W, ERICKSON, Bradley J, LEVITT, Ralph

“…The purpose of this article is to determine the response rate and toxicity of PCV administered before radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed…”
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Immunomodulatory treatment trial for paraneoplastic neurological disorders by Vernino, Steven, O'Neill, Brian Patrick, Marks, Randolph S, O'Fallon, Judith R, Kimmel, David W

“…Paraneoplastic neurological disorders are devastating remote effects of malignancy. Despite compelling evidence of an autoimmune pathogenesis, empiric…”
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Phase III Trial of Carmustine and Cisplatin Compared With Carmustine Alone and Standard Radiation Therapy or Accelerated Radiation Therapy in Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme: North Central Cancer Treatment Group 93-72-52 and Southwest Oncology Group 9503 Trials by BUCKNER, Jan C, BALLMAN, Karla V, O'FALLON, Judith R, MICHALAK, John C, BURTON, Gary V, CASCINO, Terrence L, SCHOMBERG, Paula J, HAWKINS, Roland B, SCHEITHAUER, Bernd W, SANDLER, Howard M, MARKS, Randolph S

“…In patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme, to determine whether cisplatin plus carmustine (BCNU) administered before and concurrently with…”
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Joint NCCTG and NABTC prognostic factors analysis for high-grade recurrent glioma by Wu, Wenting, Lamborn, Kathleen R, Buckner, Jan C, Novotny, Paul J, Chang, Susan M, O'Fallon, Judith R, Jaeckle, Kurt A, Prados, Michael D

“…The purpose of this study is to determine prognostic factors in patients with high-grade recurrent glioma for 3 outcome variables (overall survival,…”
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PTEN Mutation, EGFR Amplification, and Outcome in Patients With Anaplastic Astrocytoma and Glioblastoma Multiforme by Smith, Justin S., Tachibana, Issei, Passe, Sandra M., Huntley, Brenda K., Borell, Thomas J., Iturria, Nancy, O'Fallon, Judith R., Schaefer, Paul L., Scheithauer, Bernd W., James, C. David, Buckner, Jan C., Jenkins, Robert B.

“…Background: Survival of patients with anaplastic astrocytoma is highly variable. Prognostic markers would thus be useful to identify clinical subsets of such…”
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Effects of Radiotherapy on Cognitive Function in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma Measured by the Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination by Brown, Paul D., Buckner, Jan C., O’Fallon, Judith R., Iturria, Nancy L., Brown, Cerise A., O’Neill, Brian P., Scheithauer, Bernd W., Dinapoli, Robert P., Arusell, Robert M., Curran, Walter J., Abrams, Ross, Shaw, Edward G.

“…To assess the neurocognitive effects of cranial radiotherapy on patients with low-grade gliomas, we analyzed cognitive performance data collected in a…”
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Chromosome anomalies detected by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization: correlation with significant biological features of B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia by Dewald, Gordon W., Brockman, Stephanie R., Paternoster, Sarah F., Bone, Nancy D., O'Fallon, Judith R., Allmer, Cristine, James, Charles D., Jelinek, Diane F., Tschumper, Renee C., Hanson, Curtis A., Pruthi, Rajiv K., Witzig, Thomas E., Call, Timothy G., Kay, Neil E.

“…Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to detect 6q–, 11q–, +12, 13q–, 17p– and translocations involving 14q32 in interphase nuclei from blood…”
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A phase III study of radiation therapy plus carmustine with or without recombinant interferon‐α in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed high‐grade glioma by Buckner, Jan C., Schomberg, Paula J., McGinnis, William L., Cascino, Terrence L., Scheithauer, Bernd W., O'Fallon, Judith R., Morton, Roscoe F., Kuross, Steven A., Mailliard, James A., Hatfield, Alan K., Cole, John T., Steen, Preston D., Bernath, Albert M.

“…BACKGROUND The current study was conducted to determine whether the addition of interferon‐α (IFN‐α) to treatment with radiation therapy and carmustine (BCNU)…”
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Importance of baseline mini-mental state examination as a prognostic factor for patients with low-grade glioma by Brown, Paul D, Buckner, Jan C, O'Fallon, Judith R, Iturria, Nancy L, O'Neill, Brian P, Brown, Cerise A, Scheithauer, Bernd W, Dinapoli, Robert P, Arusell, Robert M, Curran, Walter J, Abrams, Ross, Shaw, Edward G

“…The outcome and cognitive performance data collected in a prospective, intergroup clinical trial were analyzed to assess the prognostic importance of the…”
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Adult patients with supratentorial pilocytic astrocytomas: a prospective multicenter clinical trial by Brown, Paul D, Buckner, Jan C, O'Fallon, Judith R, Iturria, Nancy L, Brown, Cerise A, O'Neill, Brian P, Scheithauer, Bernd W, Dinapoli, Robert P, Arusell, Robert M, Abrams, Ross A, Curran, Walter J, Shaw, Edward G

“…Supratentorial pilocytic astrocytomas in adults are uncommon. A prospective clinical trial was conducted to obtain clinical and outcome data in these patients…”
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Analysis of Oncogene and Tumor Suppressor Gene Alterations in Pediatric Malignant Astrocytomas Reveals Reduced Survival for Patients with PTEN Mutations by RAFFEL, C, FREDERICK, L, O'FALLON, J. R, ATHERTON-SKAFF, P, PERRY, A, JENKINS, R. B, JAMES, C. D

“…Although common among adult intracranial neoplasms, pediatric malignant astrocytomas (PMAs) comprise a relatively small proportion of the brain tumors that…”
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Megestrol Acetate for the Prevention of Hot Flashes by Loprinzi, Charles L, Michalak, John C, Quella, Susan K, O'Fallon, Judith R, Hatfield, Alan K, Nelimark, Robert A, Dose, Ann Marie, Fischer, Tammy, Johnson, Claudia, Klatt, Nancy E, Bate, Walter W, Rospond, Raylene M, Oesterling, Joseph E

“…Vasomotor hot flashes occur commonly in menopausal women. In addition, they are the most frequent side effect associated with the antiestrogen drug tamoxifen 1…”
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Prognosis in patients with anaplastic oligoastrocytoma is associated with histologic grade by Buckner, Jan C, O'Fallon, Judith R, Dinapoli, Robert P, Schomberg, Paula J, Farr, Gist, Schaefer, Paul, Giannini, Caterina, Scheithauer, Bernd W, Ballman, Karla V

“…Anaplastic oligoastrocytomas (AOA) are relatively uncommon high-grade gliomas. While oligodendroglial elements are thought to be associated with better…”
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Phase II Trial of Primary Chemotherapy Followed by Reduced-Dose Radiation for CNS Germ Cell Tumors by BUCKNER, J. C, PEETHAMBARAM, P. P, SMITHSON, W. A, GROOVER, R. V, SCHOMBERG, P. J, KIMMEL, D. W, RAFFEL, C, O'FALLON, J. R, NEGLIA, J, SHAW, E. G

“…A prospective phase II study was initiated to assess the response rate, survival, and late effects of treatment in patients with newly diagnosed CNS germ cell…”
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Phase III double-blind evaluation of an aloe vera gel as a prophylactic agent for radiation-induced skin toxicity by Williams, M S, Burk, M, Loprinzi, C L, Hill, M, Schomberg, P J, Nearhood, K, O'Fallon, J R, Laurie, J A, Shanahan, T G, Moore, R L, Urias, R E, Kuske, R R, Engel, R E, Eggleston, W D

“…Considerable pilot data and clinical experience suggested that an aloe vera gel might help to prevent radiation therapy-induced dermatitis. Two Phase III…”
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Plasma-Cell Dyscrasia with Polyneuropathy: The Spectrum of Poems Syndrome by Miralles, G. Diego, O'Fallon, Judith R, Talley, Nicholas J

“…IN tertiary care centers, up to 10 percent of all patients with idiopathic peripheral neuropathy have an underlying plasma-cell dyscrasia. 1 , 2 Osteosclerotic…”
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Irinotecan in the treatment of glioma patients. Current and future studies of the north central cancer treatment group by BUCKNER, Jan C, REID, Joel M, WRIGHT, Keith, KAUFMANN, Scott H, ERLICHMAN, Charles, AMES, Matthew, CHA, Steve, O'FALLON, Judith R, SCHAAF, Lawrence J, MILLER, Langdon L

“…Other than nitrosoureas (carmustine and lomustine) and temozolomide, no agents have consistently demonstrated clinically meaningful benefits for patients with…”
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Analysis of proliferation markers and p53 expression in gliomas of astrocytic origin : relationships and prognostic value by CUNNINGHAM, J. M, KIMMEL, D. W, SCHEITHAUER, B. W, O'FALLON, J. R, NOVOTNY, P. J, JENKINS, R. B

“…Consecutive paraffin sections of 105 astrocytomas and 15 oligoastrocytomas were examined for expression of p53, MIB-1 (Ki-67), and proliferating cell nuclear…”
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Supratentorial pilocytic astrocytomas. A clinicopathologic, prognostic, and flow cytometric study of 51 patients by Forsyth, P A, Shaw, E G, Scheithauer, B W, O'Fallon, J R, Layton, Jr, D D, Katzmann, J A

“…Supratentorial pilocytic astrocytomas are uncommon tumors, the prognosis and management of which have been controversial. The authors retrospectively studied…”
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