Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for glioblastoma multiforme: challenges and opportunities for drug delivery

HK Brar, J Jose, Z Wu, M Sharma - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor with high mortality rates. Due to
its invasiveness, heterogeneity, and incomplete resection, the treatment is very challenging …

A Short‐Lived but Highly Cytotoxic Vanadium (V) Complex as a Potential Drug Lead for Brain Cancer Treatment by Intratumoral Injections

A Levina, A Pires Vieira, A Wijetunga… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The chemistry and short lifetimes of metal‐based anti‐cancer drugs can be turned into an
advantage for direct injections into tumors, which then allow the use of highly cytotoxic …

Functionalized nanoparticles crossing the brain–blood barrier to target glioma cells

Y Wu, Y Qian, W Peng, X Qi - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Glioma is the most common tumor of the central nervous system (CNS), with a 5-year
survival rate of< 35%. Drug therapy, such as chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic …

Nanodelivery systems targeting epidermal growth factor receptors for glioma management

S Paranthaman, M Goravinahalli Shivananjegowda… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
A paradigm shift in treating the most aggressive and malignant form of glioma is
continuously evolving; however, these strategies do not provide a better life and survival …

Identification and validation of an autophagy-related signature for predicting survival in lower-grade glioma

S Feng, H Liu, X Dong, P Du, H Guo, Q Pang - Bioengineered, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abnormal levels of autophagy have been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple
diseases, including cancer. However, little is known about the role of autophagy-related …

Electrokinetic convection-enhanced delivery of solutes to the brain

AH Faraji, AS Jaquins-Gerstl, AC Valenta… - ACS chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Pressure-induced infusion of solutions into brain tissue is used both in research and in
medicine. In medicine, convection enhanced delivery (CED) may be used to deliver agents …

Anti-angiogenesis and anti-immunosuppression gene therapy through targeting COUP-TFII in an in situ glioblastoma mouse model

F Wang, S Zhang, F Sun, W Chen, C Liu, H Dong… - Cancer gene …, 2024 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain cancer;
angiogenesis and immunosuppression exacerbate GBM progression. COUP-TFII …

Aptamer-driven toxin gene delivery in U87 model glioblastoma cells

L Di Leandro, F Giansanti, S Mei, S Ponziani… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A novel suicide gene therapy approach was tested in U87 MG glioblastoma multiforme cells.
A 26nt G-rich double-stranded DNA aptamer (AS1411) was integrated into a vector at the …

Down-regulated microRNA-30b-3p inhibits proliferation, invasion and migration of glioma cells via inactivation of the AKT signaling pathway by up-regulating RECK

Y Jian, CH Xu, YP Li, B Tang, SH Xie… - Bioscience …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Abstract microRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to affect various cancers, and expression of
numerous miRNAs is revealed in glioma. However, the role of microRNA-30b-3p (miR-30b …

Polyamidoamine-based nanovector for the efficient delivery of methotrexate to U87 glioma cells

N Ortiz, PA Vásquez, F Vidal, CF Díaz, JL Guzmán… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to design a polyamidoamine (PAMAM)-based nanovector for
the efficient delivery of methotrexate to U87 glioma cells. To this end, 0–100% acetylated …