Temozolomide (Temodal) for treatment of primary brain tumours.

Although the outlook for patients with malignant gliomas continues to be very poor, progress in neurosurgery and radiotherapy, supported by new development in chemotherapy, offer some hope for the future. Temozolomide has recently been introduced by Schering-Plough Ltd (Welwyn Garden City, UK) as a new treatment which merits further investigation in this situation.