Drug repurposing for glioblastoma and current advances in drug delivery—a comprehensive review of the literature

S Alomari, I Zhang, A Hernandez, CY Kraft, D Raj… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults with an
extremely poor prognosis. There is a dire need to develop effective therapeutics to …

An alternative pipeline for glioblastoma therapeutics: a systematic review of drug repurposing in glioblastoma

SB Lyne, B Yamini - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma is a devastating malignancy that has continued to prove
resistant to a variety of therapeutics. No new systemic therapy has been approved for use …

Drug repurposing, a fast-track approach to develop effective treatments for glioblastoma

I Ntafoulis, SLW Koolen, S Leenstra, MLM Lamfers - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Introducing novel and effective treatments against glioblastoma (GBM)
remains an arduous journey as reflected in the negative outcome of most clinical trials. The …

Developments in blood-brain barrier penetrance and drug repurposing for improved treatment of glioblastoma

BG Harder, MR Blomquist, J Wang, AJ Kim… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most common, deadly, and difficult-to-treat adult brain
tumors. Surgical removal of the tumor, followed by radiotherapy (RT) and temozolomide …

Current state and future perspective of drug repurposing in malignant glioma

MD Siegelin, E Schneider, MA Westhoff… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Malignant gliomas are still extremely difficult to treat because complete surgical resection is
biologically not feasible due to the invasive nature of these diseases and the proximity of …

Repurposing drugs for glioblastoma: from bench to bedside

J Basso, A Miranda, J Sousa, A Pais, C Vitorino - Cancer letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common, aggressive and lethal type of brain tumor. It is
a stage IV cancer disease with a poor prognosis, as the current therapeutic options (surgery …

Drug repurposing for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

C Abbruzzese, S Matteoni, M Signore… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Glioblastoma Multiforme is the deadliest type of brain tumor and is
characterized by very poor prognosis with a limited overall survival. Current optimal …

In search of a breakthrough therapy for glioblastoma multiforme

A Vasilev, R Sofi, L Tong, AG Teschemacher… - Neuroglia, 2018 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an extremely malignant type of brain cancer which
originates from astrocytes or their precursors. Glioblastoma multiforme cells share some …

A comprehensive review in improving delivery of small-molecule chemotherapeutic agents overcoming the blood-brain/brain tumor barriers for glioblastoma treatment

D Wang, C Wang, L Wang, Y Chen - Drug delivery, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary brain tumor which is highly
resistant to conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and cannot be effectively …

Delivery of molecularly targeted therapy to malignant glioma, a disease of the whole brain

S Agarwal, R Sane, R Oberoi, JR Ohlfest… - Expert reviews in …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Glioblastoma multiforme, because of its invasive nature, can be considered a disease of the
entire brain. Despite recent advances in surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, current …