Dexamethasone alleviates tumor-associated brain damage and angiogenesis.

Children and adults with the most aggressive form of brain cancer, malignant gliomas or glioblastoma, often develop cerebral edema as a life-threatening complication. This complication is routinely treated with dexamethasone (DEXA), a steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with pleiotropic action profile....

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Main Authors: Zheng Fan, Tina Sehm, Manfred Rauh, Michael Buchfelder, Ilker Y Eyupoglu, Nicolai E Savaskan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3979667?pdf=render