Scientific Articles

Here's a list of articles published by SCCA physicians that describe in detail various treatment options for brain and spinal cord cancers:

 

Brain Tumors

• The role of PET in the management of brain tumors (PDF) by Dr. Alexander Spence 
   
• Anaplastic Astrocytomas: A review of biology and treatment (PDF) by Dr. Marc Chamberlain
   
• Treatment of central neurocytomas (PDF) by Dr. Marc Chamberlain
   
• Oligodendroglial tumors: a review (PDF) by Dr. Marc Chamberlain and colleagues 
   

Glioblastoma

• Glioblastoma multiforme tumor treatment (PDF)
  By medical neuro-oncologist Dr. Marc Chamberlain. This article reviewed research results in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. 
   
• Treatment options for glioblastoma (PDF) by Dr. Marc Chamberlain
   

Leukemia

• Leukemia and the Nervous System (PDF) by Dr. Marc Chamberlain

Malignant Glioma

• Therapy for recurrent malignant glioma in adults (PDF) by Maciej Mrugala, MD, PhD, MPH and colleagues. This article discusses treatments for recurrent glioma.
   
• Practical guidelines for the treatment of malignant gliomas (PDF) co-authored by Dr. Marc Chamberlain and colleagues.  

Recurrent Gliomas

• 10 Questions About the Use of Bevacizumab in the Management
  of Recurrent Malignant Gliomas by Dr. Marc Chamberlain.

Meningiomas

• Intracranial meningiomas: an overview of diagnosis and treatment by Dr. Jason Rockhill, Dr. Mrugala, and Dr. Chamberlain

Neoplastic Meningitis

• Neoplastic Meningitis (PDF) by Dr. Marc Chamberlain

Seizures

• Evaluation and management of seizures in the patient with cancer (PDF) by Dr. Marc Chamberlain. 

Spinal cord treatments

• Epidural spinal cord compression: A single institution’s retrospective experience (PDF) by Dr. Marc Chamberlain and colleagues. 
   
• Minimally invasive resection of intradural-extramedullary spinal neoplasms (PDF) by Dr. Trent Tredway and colleagues