Publications
Fortin, McAllister, Nesbit, Doolittle, Miner, Hanson, Neuwelt: Unusual cervical spinal cord toxicity associated with intra-arterial carboplatin, iv or ia etoposide phosphate, and iv cyclophosphamide in conjunction with osmotic blood brain barrier disruption in the vertebral artery. AJNR 20:1794-1802, november/december 1999.
Fortin, Cairncross, Hammond: Oligodendroglioma: An appraisal of recent data pertaining to diagnosis and treatment. Neurosurgery 45: 1279-1291, 1999.
Doolittle, Miner, Hall, Siegal, Hanson, Osztie, McAllister, Bubalo, Kraemer, Fortin, Nixon, Moldoon and Neuwelt: Safety and Efficacy of a multi-center study using intraarterial chemotherapy in conjunction with osmotic opening of the blood-brain barrier for the treatment of malignant brain tumors. CANCER 88 :637-647, 2000.
Fortin, Osztie, Neuwelt: Iatrogenic arterial spasm releived by intra-arterial mannitol infusion. AJNR 21: 968-970, May 2000.
Fortin : Update on the treatment of brain tumors. Canadian journal of CME, 12:67-78, July 2000.
Fortin, McCormick, Remsen, Nixon, Neuwelt: Unexpected neurotoxicity of etoposide phosphate when given in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents after blood-brain barrier modification to enhance delivery using propofol for general anesthesia in a rat model. Neurosurgery 47 :199-207, 2000.
Fortin, Neuwelt : Therapeutic manipulation of the blood-brain barrier. Neurobase mai 2001.
Kraemer, McAllister, Fortin, Doolittle, Neuwelt: Association of drug delivery and clinical outcomes in human non-AIDS primary CNS lymphoma as a model to assess the impact of total dose intensity delivered to the CNS. Neurosurgery 48:1033-1041, 2001
Fortin, Macdonald, Stitt, Cairncross: PCV chemotherapy for oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma and mixed tumors: A retrospective analysis of 53 cases to determine prognostic factors for response and survival. Can. J. Neurol. Sci . 28 :215-223, 2001
Kraemer, Fortin Neuwelt : Chemotherapeutic dose intensification for treatment of malignant brain tumors:Recent developments and future directions. Current Neurology and Neurosciences Reports 2:216-224, 2002
Fisher BJ, Naumova E, Leighton CC, Naumov GN, Kerklviet N, Fortin D, Macdonald DR, Cairncross JG, Bauman GS, Stitt L: Ki-67: a prognostic factor for low-grade glioma? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002 Mar 15;52(4):996-1001
Desjardins A, Mathieu D, Boudrias M, Fortin D (2002). Osmotic blood-brain barrier disruption to enhance chemotherapy delivery in the treatment of brain tumors: The Sherbrooke experience. A-07. Can J Neurol Sci; suppl. 1 – S9.
Mathieu D, Lamarche JB, Fortin D (2002) The importance of a syngeneic glioma implantation model: The F98/Fischer rat model. A-05 Can J Neurol Sci; suppl. 1 – S9
R Adams, A Desjardins, D Fortin (2003) A modification to an animal model for osmotic blood-brain barrier disruption eliminating hemodynamic effects produced by anaesthetic agents P-116 Can J Neurol Sci; suppl. 2-S67
A Desjardins, J Salame, A Benko, F Evoy, D Fortin (2003) Orbital pseudotumor after intra-arterial carboplatin: report of three cases p-109Can J Neurol Sci; suppl. 2-S65
R Adams, D Fortin (2003) TGF-b expression in a series of glioma cell lines (F98, u373, u118, u87), B-04 Can J Neurol Sci; suppl. 2-S14
Fortin (2003) Altering the properties of the blood-brain barrier: Disruption and permeabilization. Prokai L, Prokai-Tatrai K eds. Peptide transport and delivery to the CNS. Porgress in drug research, vol 61. p 127-154, Birkhauser, Swittzerland.
Fortin, Neuwelt (2004): Therapeutic manipulation of the blood-brain barrier. Medlink 2004.
Fortin, Mathieu (2004): Implantation animal glioma models: In search of an optimal model A-04 CBV
Fortin, Adams, Gallez (2004): A blood-brain barrier disruption model eliminating the hemodynamic effects of ketamine. Can J Neurol Sci 2004;31:248-253
Fortin, Salamé, Desjardins, Benko (2004): Technical Modification in the Intracarotid Chemotherapy and Osmotic Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption procedure to prevent the relapse of carboplatin-induced orbital pseudotumor. Am J Neuroradiol 25:830-834
Fortin (2004): La barrière hémato-encéphalique : un facteur clé en neuro-oncologie. Rev Neurol 160 :5, 523-532
Fortin, Blanchard, Mathieu, Salame, Tsanaclis (2004): Comparaison of corresponding T1-enhanced images and H&E pathology in F98 glioma-implanted Fischer rats p-1457 J Neurosurg 100:768
Blanchard, Mathieu, Salame, Patenaude, Fortin (2004) A simple and accurate MR imaging method to evaluate tumor size in F98 glioma-bearing rats p-1486 J Neurosurg 100:769
Fortin, Salame, Boudrias, Benko (2004) Modification in the intracarotid chemotherapy and BBBD procedure to prevent relapse of carboplatin-induced orbital pseudotumor p-1487 J Neurosurg 100:769