Browsing Scholarly Articles by Affiliation of Duke Author(s) "Neurology, General & Community Neurology"
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A Phase II single-arm trial of palonosetron for the prevention of acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in malignant glioma patients receiving multidose irinotecan in combination with bevacizumab.
(Ther Clin Risk Manag, 2017)PURPOSE: Given that the prognosis of recurrent malignant glioma (MG) remains poor, improving quality of life (QoL) through symptom management is important. Meta-analyses establishing antiemetic guidelines have demonstrated ... -
A pilot study of IL-2Rα blockade during lymphopenia depletes regulatory T-cells and correlates with enhanced immunity in patients with glioblastoma.
(PLoS One, 2012)BACKGROUND: Preclinical studies in mice have demonstrated that the prophylactic depletion of immunosuppressive regulatory T-cells (T(Regs)) through targeting the high affinity interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor (IL-2Rα/CD25) ... -
Bevacizumab continuation beyond initial bevacizumab progression among recurrent glioblastoma patients.
(Br J Cancer, 2012-10-23)BACKGROUND: Bevacizumab improves outcome for most recurrent glioblastoma patients, but the duration of benefit is limited and survival after initial bevacizumab progression is poor. We evaluated bevacizumab continuation ... -
Insomnia and its associations in patients with recurrent glial neoplasms.
(Springerplus, 2016)BACKGROUND: Patient with neurological disorders and cancer can develop sleep disturbance, in particular insomnia. Etiology of insomnia is multi-factorial in primary brain tumour patients with possible causes including ... -
Metronomic chemotherapy with daily, oral etoposide plus bevacizumab for recurrent malignant glioma: a phase II study.
(Br J Cancer, 2009-12-15)BACKGROUND: We evaluated bevacizumab with metronomic etoposide among recurrent malignant glioma patients in a phase 2, open-label trial. METHODS: A total of 59 patients, including 27 with glioblastoma (GBM) and 32 with grade ... -
Neurosarcoidosis following Immune Checkpoint Inhibition.
(Case reports in oncology, 2018-05)Recently, immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer care by enhancing anti-tumor immunity. However, by virtue of stimulating the immune system, they can lead to immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Neurologic ... -
Nivolumab-Induced Autoimmune Encephalitis in Two Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma.
(Case reports in neurological medicine, 2018-01)Immune checkpoint inhibitors have improved patient survival outcomes in a variety of advanced malignancies. However, they can cause a number of immune-related adverse effects (irAEs) through lymphocyte dysregulation. Central ... -
Phase II trial of upfront bevacizumab and temozolomide for unresectable or multifocal glioblastoma.
(Cancer Med, 2013-04)Patients with unresectable glioblastomas have a poor prognosis, with median survival of 6-10 months. We conducted a phase II trial of upfront 5-day temozolomide (TMZ) and bevacizumab (BV) in patients with newly diagnosed ... -
Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and literature review.
(Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 2018-09-11)Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has been understood as a monophasic, often post-infectious illness that predominantly affects the pediatric population. Though that describes the majority of cases, exceptions do exist. ... -
Tetanus toxoid and CCL3 improve dendritic cell vaccines in mice and glioblastoma patients.
(Nature, 2015-03-19)After stimulation, dendritic cells (DCs) mature and migrate to draining lymph nodes to induce immune responses. As such, autologous DCs generated ex vivo have been pulsed with tumour antigens and injected back into patients ... -
True Transsphenoidal Meningoencephalocele.
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Women in neurology: A WIN-Win.
(Annals of neurology, 2018-07-16)