I discuss issues pertaining to the practice of neuropathology -- including nervous system tumors, neuroanatomy, neurodegenerative disease, muscle and nerve disorders, ophthalmologic pathology, neuro trivia, neuropathology gossip, job listings and anything else that might be of interest to a blue-collar neuropathologist.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Emerging drugs for the treatment of glioblastoma
Bevacizumab (Avastin) is an angiogenesis inhibitor that is being used in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). AQ4N (Banoxantrone) is a prodrug that becomes active in hypoxic regions (i.e., tumor) that is also being examined as a useful chemotherapeutic agent for GBM.
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