AMA Publishing Group: Brain Cancer Topic Collection http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:44:04 GMT Silverchair editor@pubs.jamanetwork.com webmaster@pubs.jamanetwork.com Medulloblastoma Growth Factor http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1682927 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hampton T. <span class="paragraphSection">A newly identified molecular pathway appears to be essential for the growth and spread of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children (Snuderl M et al. Cell. 2013;152[5]:1065-1076). The pathway carries signals from host supportive tissue (stroma) to tumor cells via placental growth factor and its receptor neuropilin 1.</span> 309 17 1765 1765 10.1001/jama.2013.4803 http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1682927