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The following Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma (PLGA) related research abstracts represent the most current abstracts published on children's brain tumors. To search for specific articles, please go to http://www.biomedsearch.com/ or  select the article title below to be linked to the relevant research abstract.

Publication Title Publication Date
Peptide Vaccine Shows Evidence of Immunological Response in Children with Low Grade Glioma
4/2012
BRAF Alterations in Primary Glial and Glioneuronal Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System With Identification of 2 Novel KIAA1549:BRAF Fusion Variants
 1/2012
A Stapled p53 Helix Overcomes HDMX-Mediated Suppression of p53  11/2011
BRAF Activation Induces Transformation and Then Senescence in Human Neural Stem Cells: A Pilocytic Astrocytoma Model
 6/2011
Genetic Aberrations Leading to MAPK Pathway Activation Mediate Oncogene-Induced Senescence in Sporadic Pilocytic Astrocytomas
 5/2011
 BRAF-KIAA1549 Fusion Predicts Better Clinical Outcome in Pediatric Low-Grade Astrocytoma  5/2011
 Favorable Outcome With Conservative Treatment for Children With Low Grade Brainstem Tumors  4/2011
BRAF V600E Mutations Are Common in Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications - March 2011  3/2011 
Are adult tumors REALLY different than kids?  2/2011 
New Mouse Model for PLGA on the Horizon  1/2011 
 Feasibility and Efficacy of Repeated Chemotherapy for Progressive Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas  10/2011
A Multivariate Analysis of Factors Determining Tumor Progression in Childhood Low Grad Glioma
 9/2010
Anaplasia in Pilocytic Astrocytoma Predicts Aggressive Behavior
 2/2010
Impact of Morphology, MIB-1 and MGMT on Outcome in Pilocytic Astrocytomas
9/2009
 Survival and functional outcome of childhood spinal cord low-grade gliomas  9/2009
 Duplication of 7q34 is specific to juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas and a hallmark of cerebellar and optic pathway tumours  6/2009
Long-Term Outcomes Among Adult  Survivors of Childhood CNS Malignancies in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
 6/2009
Pediatric low-grade gliomas and the need for new options for therapy 1/2009
Scientists at Cambridge University have made a major breakthrough researching brain tumours in children. 11/2008
Tandem Duplication Producing a Novel Oncogenic BRAF Fusion Gene Defines the Majority of Pilocytic Astrocytomas 11/2008
Disease Information - Brain Tumor: Astrocytoma / Glioma 05/2008
Juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas do not undergo spontaneous malignant transformation: grounds for designation as hamartomas 01/2008

Optic pathway gliomas: a review

12/2007

Carboplatin hypersensitivity reaction in pediatric patients with low-grade glioma: a Canadian Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium experience

12/2007

Temozolomide in pediatric low-grade glioma

11/2007

Angiocentric glioma: report of clinico-pathologic and genetic findings in 8 cases

11/2007
Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Metabolic Studies of Low-Grade Glioms of Childhood 10/2007
Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of pilomyxoid astrocytomas: case reports and comparison with pilocytic astrocytomas 09/2007
Spatiotemporal differences in CXCL12 expression and cyclic AMP underlie the unique pattern of optic glioma growth in neurofibromatosis type 1. 09/2007
Dose intensive chemotherapy to treat progressive low-grade gliomas in children, phase 2 09/2007
Presentation of Childhood CNS tumours: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 08/2007
Optic Pathway Gliomas in Neurofibromatosis-1: Contraversies and Recommendations 03/2007

Long-term survival in children under 3 years of age with low-grade astrocytoma

2003

New medical literature is being published continuously. It here is something new, which would be of interest to the PLGA community, please send us the appropriate citation/link to us at contact@fightplga.org.