title: Implantable drug-releasing biodegradable microspheres for local treatment of brain glioma.
abstract: Our group have developed a new method of drug delivery into the brain using implantable biodegradable microspheres. In this mini-review, we describe the development, preclinical studies and clinical trials involving 5-fluorouracil-releasing microspheres for interstitial radiosensitization of malignant glioma. Future developments concerning these microspheres for treatment of brain tumors are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Universitaire d'Angers, Angers Cedex, France. phmenei@chu-angers.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menei
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Benoit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D001682:Biological Availability; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008863:Microspheres; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D005472:Fluorouracil