The biology and mathematical modelling of glioma invasion: a review

JCL Alfonso, K Talkenberger… - Journal of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Adult gliomas are aggressive brain tumours associated with low patient survival rates and
limited life expectancy. The most important hallmark of this type of tumour is its invasive …

The evolution of mathematical modeling of glioma proliferation and invasion

HLP Harpold, EC Alvord Jr… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Gliomas are well known for their potential for aggressive proliferation as well as their diffuse
invasion of the normal-appearing parenchyma peripheral to the bulk lesion. This review …

Tumor cell invasion in glioblastoma

A Vollmann-Zwerenz, V Leidgens, G Feliciello… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a particularly devastating tumor with a median survival of about 16
months. Recent research has revealed novel insights into the outstanding heterogeneity of …

Role of microenvironment in glioma invasion: what we learned from in vitro models

I Manini, F Caponnetto, A Bartolini, T Ius… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The invasion properties of glioblastoma hamper a radical surgery and are responsible for its
recurrence. Understanding the invasion mechanisms is thus critical to devise new …

Tumor cell infiltration into the brain in glioblastoma: from mechanisms to clinical perspectives

F Seker-Polat, N Pinarbasi Degirmenci, I Solaroglu… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The estimated survival time for glioblastoma patients is extremely low; only
about 5% of patients survive five years post diagnosis. The standard of care for glioblastoma …

Biological mechanisms of glioma invasion and potential therapeutic targets

B Bølge Tysnes, R Mahesparan - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2001 - Springer
The current understanding of glioma biology reveals targets for anti-invasive therapy which
include manipulations of extracellular matrix and receptors, growth factors and cytokines …

Identification of intrinsic in vitro cellular mechanisms for glioma invasion

M Tektonidis, H Hatzikirou, A Chauvière… - Journal of theoretical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Invasion of malignant glioma is a highly complex phenomenon involving molecular and
cellular processes at various spatio-temporal scales, whose precise interplay is still not fully …

A neurocentric perspective on glioma invasion

VA Cuddapah, S Robel, S Watkins… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Malignant gliomas are devastating tumours that frequently kill patients within 1 year of
diagnosis. The major obstacle to a cure is diffuse invasion, which enables tumours to …

Virtual brain tumours (gliomas) enhance the reality of medical imaging and highlight inadequacies of current therapy

KR Swanson, EC Alvord, JD Murray - British journal of cancer, 2002 - nature.com
Gliomas are brain tumours that differ from most other cancers by their diffuse invasion of the
surrounding normal tissue and their notorious recurrence following all forms of therapy. We …

Molecular and clinical insights into the invasive capacity of glioblastoma cells

C Velásquez, S Mansouri, C Mora, F Nassiri… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The invasive capacity of GBM is one of the key tumoral features associated with treatment
resistance, recurrence, and poor overall survival. The molecular machinery underlying GBM …