Overview of current drug delivery methods across the blood–brain barrier for the treatment of primary brain tumors

R Haumann, JC Videira, GJL Kaspers… - CNS drugs, 2020 - Springer
Existing drug delivery methods have not led to a significant increase in survival for patients
with malignant primary brain tumors. While the combination of conventional therapies …

Drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier for the treatment of pediatric brain tumors–An update

EA Power, JS Rechberger, S Gupta… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Even though the last decade has seen a surge in the identification of molecular targets and
targeted therapies in pediatric brain tumors, the blood brain barrier (BBB) remains a …

Blood–brain barrier in brain tumors: biology and clinical relevance

F Mo, A Pellerino, R Soffietti, R Rudà - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The presence of barriers, such as the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and brain–tumor barrier
(BTB), limits the penetration of antineoplastic drugs into the brain, resulting in poor response …

Novel delivery methods bypassing the blood-brain and blood-tumor barriers

BK Hendricks, AA Cohen-Gadol, JC Miller - Neurosurgical focus, 2015 - thejns.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor and carries a grave prognosis.
Despite years of research investigating potentially new therapies for GBM, the median …

Novel drug delivery strategies in neuro-oncology

DS Bidros, MA Vogelbaum - Neurotherapeutics, 2009 - Springer
Treatment of malignant gliomas represents one of the most formidable challenges in
oncology. Despite treatment with surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, the …

Challenges in drug delivery to tumors of the central nervous system: an overview of pharmacological and surgical considerations

LP Serwer, CD James - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The majority of newly diagnosed brain tumors are treated with surgery, radiation, and the
chemotherapeutic temozolomide. Development of additional therapeutics to improve …

Drug delivery strategies to enhance the permeability of the blood–brain barrier for treatment of glioma

F Zhang, CL Xu, CM Liu - Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Gliomas are amongst the most insidious and destructive types of brain cancer and are
associated with a poor prognosis, frequent recurrences, and extremely high lethality despite …

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 …

Addressing BBB heterogeneity: A new paradigm for drug delivery to brain tumors

JI Griffith, S Rathi, W Zhang, W Zhang, LR Drewes… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Effective treatments for brain tumors remain one of the most urgent and unmet needs in
modern oncology. This is due not only to the presence of the neurovascular unit/blood–brain …

Recent advances in brain tumor-targeted nano-drug delivery systems

Y Liu, W Lu - Expert opinion on drug delivery, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Brain tumors represent one of the most challenging and difficult areas in unmet
medical needs. Fortunately, the past decade has seen momentous developments in brain …