Neuro-Oncology: Past Milestones and the Journey Ahead

摘要

Neuro-Oncology will soon reach a new milestone, as Dr. Patrick Wen, Director of the Center for Neuro-Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, assumes the role of editor-in-chief in January 2014. As the journal enters this new era, I find myself reflecting on the milestones it has already reached. The journal has experienced impressive growth and success during its relatively short history, much of which is due to the ambitious vision with which it was founded and the support of numerous individuals and professional societies that are committed to the science and practice of neuro-oncology.In 1996, the newly formed Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO), headed by its first president, Dr. Victor A. Levin, Director of the Brain Tumor Center at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, decided to create a journal dedicated to publishing high-quality, multidisci-plinary, international neuro-oncology research. Dr. Darell D. Bigner at Duke University Medical Center graciously agreed to be its first editor-in-chief.