The Journal of Neuro-Oncology is a multi-disciplinary journal encompassing basic, applied, and clinical investigations in all research areas as they relate to cancer and the central nervous system. It provides a single forum for communication among neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiotherapists, medical oncologists, neuropathologists, neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, palliative care specialists, and laboratory-based oncologists conducting relevant research. The journal encompasses research related to adult and/or pediatric neuro-oncology. The Journal of Neuro-Oncology does not seek to isolate the field, but rather to focus the efforts of many disciplines in one publication through a format which pulls together these diverse interests. More than any other field of oncology, cancer of the central nervous system requires multi-disciplinary approaches. To alleviate having to scan dozens of journals of cell biology, pathology, laboratory and clinical endeavours, JNO is a periodical in which current, high-quality, relevant research in all aspects of neuro-oncology may be found. Editor Emeritus: Joseph Piepmeier, MD, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.