1. Conflict of interest: It is ethical for an investigator to also be the primary care-giver in a clinical trial

   • Mark Bernstein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 108

2. Measurement of fractional anisotropy using diffusion tensor MRI in supratentorial astrocytic tumors

   • Takaaki Beppu
   • Takashi Inoue
   • Hiroyuki Kabasawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 116

3. Interaction of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in human glioma cells

   • Janka Held-Feindt
   • Björn Lütjohann
   • Rolf Mentlein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 127

4. Apoptosis in glioma cells: review and analysis of techniques used for study with focus on the laser scanning cytometer

   • Bardia Amirlak
   • William T. Couldwell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 145

5. Cell density regulates thrombospondin-1 production in malignant glioma cells

   • Hirofumi Naganuma
   • Eiji Satoh
   • Hideaki Nukui

   OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 153

6. Telomerase activity in pituitary adenomas: significance of telomerase expression in predicting pituitary adenoma recurrence

   • Atsuo Yoshino
   • Yoichi Katayama
   • Itaru Moro

   OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 162

7. In vitro growth suppression of human glioma cells by a 16-mer oligopeptide: a potential new treatment modality for malignant glioma

   • Katsuhiko Kono
   • Tetsuya Ueba
   • Manabu Fukumoto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 171

8. Hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis in the pituitary gland: case report and review of the literature

   • M.V. Karamouzis
   • M. Melachrinou
   • H.P. Kalofonos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 177

9. Practical problems with the collection and interpretation of serial quality of life assessments in patients with malignant glioma

   • M. Walker
   • J. Brown
   • R. Grant

   OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 186

10. Response to intravenous immunoglobulin in Anti-Yo associated paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration: case report and review of the literature

    • Peter Widdess-Walsh
    • Jinny O. Tavee
    • Glen H. Stevens

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 190

11. Leptomeningeal dissemination of cerebellar malignant astrocytomas

    • Hidenori Endo
    • Toshihiro Kumabe
    • Takashi Yoshimoto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 199

12. Peripheral neuropathy due to therapy with paclitaxel, gemcitabine, and cisplatin in patients with advanced ovarian cancer

    • C.C.P. Verstappen
    • T.J. Postma
    • J.J. Heimans

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 205

13. Myelopathy from Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: improvement after Rituximab therapy

    • Bernardo Liberato
    • Adrienne Riethmuller
    • Jeffrey J. Raizer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 211

14. Neuro-Oncology International Calendar of Events 2003

    Events Pages: 213 - 215

15. Instruction for Authors

    Instructions for Authors Pages: 217 - 221