Management of glioblastoma: State of the art and future directions

AC Tan, DM Ashley, GY López… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma is the most common malignant primary brain tumor. Overall, the prognosis for
patients with this disease is poor, with a median survival of< 2 years. There is a slight …

[HTML][HTML] Glioblastoma multiforme: an overview of emerging therapeutic targets

OG Taylor, JS Brzozowski, KA Skelding - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant primary brain
tumour in humans and has a very poor prognosis. The existing treatments have had limited …

Circular RNA-encoded oncogenic E-cadherin variant promotes glioblastoma tumorigenicity through activation of EGFR–STAT3 signalling

X Gao, X Xia, F Li, M Zhang, H Zhou, X Wu, J Zhong… - Nature cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Activated EGFR signalling drives tumorigenicity in 50% of glioblastoma (GBM). However,
EGFR-targeting therapy has proven ineffective in treating patients with GBM, indicating that …

[HTML][HTML] Role of glioblastoma stem cells in cancer therapeutic resistance: A perspective on antineoplastic agents from natural sources and chemical derivatives

ALV Alves, INF Gomes, AC Carloni, MN Rosa… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the highest-grade form of glioma, as well as one of the most
aggressive types of cancer, exhibiting rapid cellular growth and highly invasive behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Glioblastoma targeted therapy: updated approaches from recent biological insights

M Touat, A Idbaih, M Sanson, KL Ligon - Annals of Oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (WHO grade IV astrocytoma) is the most frequent primary brain tumor in adults,
representing a highly heterogeneous group of neoplasms that are among the most …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting cellular pathways in glioblastoma multiforme

JRD Pearson, T Regad - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2017 - nature.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a debilitating disease that is associated with poor
prognosis, short median patient survival and a very limited response to therapies. GBM has …

Temozolomide for immunomodulation in the treatment of glioblastoma

A Karachi, F Dastmalchi, DA Mitchell… - Neuro …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Temozolomide is the most widely used chemotherapy for patients with glioblastoma (GBM)
despite the fact that approximately half of treated patients have temozolomide resistance …

Paediatric and adult glioblastoma: multiform (epi) genomic culprits emerge

D Sturm, S Bender, DTW Jones, P Lichter, J Grill… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
We have extended our understanding of the molecular biology that underlies adult
glioblastoma over many years. By contrast, high-grade gliomas in children and adolescents …

MGMT promoter methylation in malignant gliomas: ready for personalized medicine?

M Weller, R Stupp, G Reifenberger… - Nature Reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
The DNA repair enzyme O 6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) antagonizes
the genotoxic effects of alkylating agents. MGMT promoter methylation is the key mechanism …

The epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFR v III): where wild things are altered

HK Gan, AN Cvrljevic, TG Johns - The FEBS journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in a variety of human
epithelial tumors, often as a consequence of gene amplification. Tumors with EGFR gene …