[HTML][HTML] A conceptually new treatment approach for relapsed glioblastoma: coordinated undermining of survival paths with nine repurposed drugs (CUSP9) by the …

RE Kast, JA Boockvar, A Brüning, F Cappello… - Oncotarget, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To improve prognosis in recurrent glioblastoma we developed a treatment protocol based
on a combination of drugs not traditionally thought of as cytotoxic chemotherapy agents but …

[HTML][HTML] Drug repositioning in glioblastoma: a pathway perspective

SK Tan, A Jermakowicz, AK Mookhtiar… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant primary adult brain tumor. The current
standard of care is surgical resection, radiation, and chemotherapy treatment, which extends …

[PDF][PDF] Dual targeting of the autophagic regulatory circuitry in gliomas with repurposed drugs elicits cell-lethal autophagy and therapeutic benefit

K Shchors, A Massaras, D Hanahan - Cancer cell, 2015 - cell.com
The associations of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) with reduced incidence of gliomas and
elevated autophagy in glioma cells motivated investigation in mouse models of …

[HTML][HTML] Common mechanisms of pain and depression: are antidepressants also analgesics?

T Nekovarova, A Yamamotova, K Vales… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Neither pain, nor depression exist as independent phenomena per se, they are highly
subjective inner states, formed by our brain and built on the bases of our experiences …

[HTML][HTML] Psychotropic drugs show anticancer activity by disrupting mitochondrial and lysosomal function

M Varalda, A Antona, V Bettio, K Roy… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background and Purpose: Drug repositioning is a promising strategy for discovering new
therapeutic strategies for cancer therapy. We investigated psychotropic drugs for their …

Depression in glioma: a primer for clinicians and researchers

AG Rooney, PD Brown, JC Reijneveld… - Journal of Neurology …, 2014 - jnnp.bmj.com
Depression is one of the leading causes of global disability, and a considerable hidden
morbidity among patients with glioma. In this narrative review, we summarise what is …

Adherence to antidepressant medications is associated with reduced premature mortality in patients with cancer: a nationwide cohort study

G Shoval, RD Balicer, B Feldman… - Depression and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Depression and anxiety are common in cancer and antidepressants (AD) are
efficacious treatment. The relationship between AD adherence and mortality in cancer is …

[HTML][HTML] The dual roles of autophagy in gliomagenesis and clinical therapy strategies based on autophagic regulation mechanisms

F Feng, M Zhang, C Yang, X Heng, X Wu - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Autophagy, a self-digestion intracellular catabolic process, plays a crucial role in cellular
homeostasis under conditions of starvation, oxidative stress and genotoxic stress. The …

[HTML][HTML] Depression and quality of life in patients with gliomas: a narrative review

Y Hu, F Deng, L Zhang, K Hu, S Liu, S Zhong… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In patients with gliomas, depression is a common complication that may cause severe
psychological barriers and deteriorate the patient's quality of life (QoL). Currently, the …

Repurposing some older drugs that cross the blood–brain barrier and have potential anticancer activity to provide new treatment options for glioblastoma

D Rundle‐Thiele, R Head, L Cosgrove… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma is a brain neoplasm with limited 5‐year survival rates. Developments of new
treatment regimens that improve patient survival in patients with glioblastoma are needed. It …