PPT-Pediatric Brain Tumors: The Need for “Pristine” Biologic and Clinical Data

Roger J Packer MD Senior VicePresident Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Director Brain Tumor Institute Childrens National Health System Washington DC Welcome to CBTTC CNHS honored to be a member. Agenda. Introduction to Excel and Financial Modeling. Key Concepts of Excel Modeling and Excel Usage. Understanding financial statements. Understanding Project Finance. Definition and Relevant industries. TM. by Clean Coal Technologies, Inc. . Cleaner, affordable coal..!!. Roundtable Conference . New Delhi. September 21, 2011. Strong Economic Growth Dynamics in China and India. Demand for electric power is growing rapidly, driving demand for coal. Presented by [NAME]. Overview of cognitive/emotional symptoms. Affects more than half (50%) of patients with malignant brain tumors. Causes. From the tumor itself: symptoms based on tumor size/location. Begin . Dermoid. cyst. Mucocele. Hemangioma. Lymphangioma. Malignant . rabdomyosarcoma. Benign tumors of the orbit . can develop from infancy and grow rapidly or slowly. It can be superficial and easily identifiable by external presentation, palpation and x – rays or CT scan . Professor Emerita. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. CNS TUMORS. CNS tumors (neoplasms): abnormal masses of cells produced by . uncontrolled cellular proliferation. ; can be. Primary: . arising from cells in the CNS. Presented by [NAME]. Overview of physical symptoms. Causes. From the tumor itself: symptoms based on tumor size/location. From treatment: Fatigue, dizziness, headaches. Permanent or temporary?. Symptoms are important. Brain Tumor Impact in the United States. More than 79,000 . new cases of primary brain tumors will be diagnosed this year. More than . 4,800 . children between the ages of 0 – 19 will be diagnosed with a brain tumor this year. Professor Emerita. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. CNS TUMORS. CNS tumors (neoplasms): abnormal masses of cells produced by . uncontrolled cellular proliferation. ; can be. Primary: . arising from cells in the CNS. Begin . Dermoid. cyst. Mucocele. Hemangioma. Lymphangioma. Malignant . rabdomyosarcoma. Benign tumors of the orbit . can develop from infancy and grow rapidly or slowly. It can be superficial and easily identifiable by external presentation, palpation and x – rays or CT scan . plasma pre-treatmentof Polytetrafluoroethylene PTFEmicropowderson the mechanical and tribological performanceof PolyethersulfonePESU-PTFE compositesHarald Hunke1 Navneet Soin1Tahir Shah1Erich Kramer2K Jignesh. N. Shah, MD. 1. ; . Harris L. Cohen, . MD. 2. ; . Asim. F. Choudhri, . MD. 3. ; Saurabh Gupta, MD. 4. ; Stephen F. Miller, . MD. 5. Department of Radiology, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, . . Goals and Objectives. Understand some fundamental characteristics of brain tumors: clinical effects, . location, age, . prognosis. Recognize macroscopic and microscopic features of the common brain tumors: gliomas, embryonal (primitive) neoplasms, . Crohn’s. Disease used for. :. Severe active CD: HBI = >8 CDAI = >300. Inadequate response for tolerance of contraindication to conventional therapies. Chronic active CD with failure to control with immunosuppression. . Associate Professor Nicole Pratt . Quality use of medicines and pharmacy research centre. University of South Australia. overview. Biologic medicines, or immune based therapies, are a rapidly evolving group of pharmaceutical products whose active component is biologically derived rather than chemically synthesised. .