Survival signalling and apoptosis resistance in glioblastomas: opportunities for targeted therapeutics

C Krakstad, M Chekenya - Molecular cancer, 2010 - Springer
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumour in adults and one
of the most aggressive cancers in man. Despite technological advances in surgical …

Anti-apoptosis mechanisms in malignant gliomas

DS Ziegler, AL Kung, MW Kieran - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2008 - ascopubs.org
Malignant gliomas are characterized by an intrinsic resistance to apoptosis. Increasing
evidence suggests that this is a fundamental mechanism by which gliomas evade …

Targeting apoptosis pathways in glioblastoma

G Eisele, M Weller - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
The treatment of glioblastoma remains a major challenge for clinicians since these highly
aggressive brain tumors are relatively resistant towards radio-and chemotherapy. The …

Apoptotic signaling pathways in glioblastoma and therapeutic implications

SA Valdés-Rives, D Casique-Aguirre… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most hostile type of brain cancer. Its aggressiveness is
due to increased invasion, migration, proliferation, angiogenesis, and a decreased …

Survival in glioblastoma: a review on the impact of treatment modalities

PD Delgado-López, EM Corrales-García - Clinical and Translational …, 2016 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal tumor of the central nervous system. The
natural history of treated GBM remains very poor with 5-year survival rates of 5%. Survival …

Apoptosis in gliomas: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications

JP Steinbach, M Weller - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2004 - Springer
Understanding apoptosis is often considered a key to understand the genesis of tumors and
to devise innovative strategies for their treatment. Similar to other types of cancer, essential …

Deregulated signaling pathways in glioblastoma multiforme: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

H Mao, DG LeBrun, J Yang, VF Zhu, M Li - Cancer investigation, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most malignant and aggressive type of brain tumor
with an average life expectancy of less than 15 months. This is mostly due to the highly …

Mechanisms of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in glioblastoma

K Gousias, T Theocharous, M Simon - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cells of glioblastoma, the most frequent primary malignant brain tumor, are characterized by
their rapid growth and infiltration of adjacent healthy brain parenchyma, which reflects their …

Targeting programmed cell death pathways with experimental therapeutics: opportunities in high-risk neuroblastoma

KC Goldsmith, MD Hogarty - Cancer letters, 2005 - Elsevier
Neuroblastoma is a pediatric solid tumor with high morbidity and mortality in association with
particular high-risk biological and clinical features (such as MYCN proto-oncogene …

Aberrant signaling pathways in glioma

M Nakada, D Kita, T Watanabe, Y Hayashi, L Teng… - Cancers, 2011 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a WHO grade IV malignant glioma, is the most common and
lethal primary brain tumor in adults; few treatments are available. Median survival rates …