title: Improving medical approaches to primary CNS malignancies--retinoid therapy and more.
abstract: Successfully inducing differentiation in ectodermal diseases, retinoids harbour considerable therapeutic potential in the treatment of neuroectodermal-neuroepithelial malignancies. The principal tissue retinoid, retinoic acid, can be potently upregulated in vivo by a relatively specific catabolic inhibitor, R75251 (liarozole). Both substances have been given orally over 2 years in addition to standard treatment, and have been well tolerated. Corresponding closely to plasma retinoid levels, cutaneous side effects facilitate individual dosing. We evaluate this adjuvant retinoid approach and additional efforts to improve therapy of primary CNS malignancies, including the topical administration of retinoids in gamma linolenic acid.
authors.affiliation: Ulm University Dept. Neurology RKU, Germany.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Westarp
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Westarp
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grundl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Biesalski
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kornhuber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008579:Meningioma / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012176:Retinoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D054839:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D012176:Retinoids; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D054839:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Plasma; D014801:Vitamin A; D015474:Isotretinoin; C061121:liarozole