Drug encapsulated aerosolized microspheres as a biodegradable, intelligent glioma therapy

JA Floyd, A Galperin, BD Ratner - Journal of Biomedical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The grim prognosis for patients diagnosed with malignant gliomas necessitates the
development of new therapeutic strategies for localized and sustained drug delivery to …

Designing next‐generation local drug delivery vehicles for glioblastoma adjuvant chemotherapy: Lessons from the clinic

A Tabet, MP Jensen, CC Parkins… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To date, the clinical outcomes and survival rates for patients with glioblastoma (GB) remain
poor. A promising approach to disease‐modification involves local delivery of adjuvant …

Localised delivery of therapeutic agents to CNS malignancies: old and new approaches

TA Read, F Thorsen, R Bjerkvig - Current pharmaceutical …, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
Despite advances in neuro-imaging, neurosurgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy,
limited progress has been made in the treatment of patients with high-grade astrocytomas …

Targeted drug delivery for brain cancer treatment

RL Gutman, G Peacock, DR Lu - Journal of Controlled Release, 2000 - Elsevier
The blood brain barrier (BBB) and the systemic toxicity of conventional chemotherapy
present obstacles to the success of future blood-borne drug therapies of brain tumors. The …

Hydrogel matrix presence and composition influence drug responses of encapsulated glioblastoma spheroids

L Hill, J Bruns, SP Zustiak - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive brain tumor with median patient
survival of 12–15 months. To facilitate treatment development, bioengineered GBM models …

Polymeric and lipid-based drug delivery systems for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

R Duwa, F Emami, S Lee, JH Jeong, S Yook - Journal of Industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive, malignant brain tumor found in
adults, and has a short median survival time (MST). GBM is a heterogeneous group of brain …

Interstitial delivery of carboplatin via biodegradable polymers is effective against experimental glioma in the rat

A Olivi, MG Ewend, T Utsuki, B Tyler, AJ Domb… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 1996 - Springer
Purpose: Carboplatin has shown promise experimentally as an antineoplastic agent against
both primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors and several solid tumors that frequently …

Sustainable release of carmustine from biodegradable poly[(d,l)-lactide-co-glycolide] nanofibrous membranes in the cerebral cavity: in vitro and in vivo studies

YY Tseng, JY Liao, WA Chen, YC Kao… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and most aggressive
malignant primary brain tumor in humans. The only interstitial chemotherapy pharmaceutical …

Drug encapsulated polymeric microspheres for intracranial tumor therapy: a review of the literature

JA Floyd, A Galperin, BD Ratner - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite intensive surgical excision, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, the current life
expectancy for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme is only 12 to 15 months …

Local treatment of malignant brain tumors using implantable chemotherapeutic polymers

GL Gallia, S Brem, H Brem - Journal of the National Comprehensive …, 2005 - jnccn.org
Malignant gliomas are among the most devastating human cancers. The infiltrating nature of
these malignancies makes complete surgical resection nearly impossible. Conventional …