Targeting angiogenesis in oncology, ophthalmology and beyond

Y Cao, R Langer, N Ferrara - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Angiogenesis is an essential process in normal development and in adult physiology, but
can be disrupted in numerous diseases. The concept of targeting angiogenesis for treating …

Primary brain tumours in adults

MJ van den Bent, M Geurts, PJ French, M Smits… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
The most frequent adult-type primary CNS tumours are diffuse gliomas, but a large variety of
rarer CNS tumour types exists. The classification of these tumours is increasingly based on …

Association of autologous tumor lysate-loaded dendritic cell vaccination with extension of survival among patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma: a …

LM Liau, K Ashkan, S Brem, JL Campian… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Glioblastoma is the most lethal primary brain cancer. Clinical outcomes for
glioblastoma remain poor, and new treatments are needed. Objective To investigate …

Dietary restriction of cysteine and methionine sensitizes gliomas to ferroptosis and induces alterations in energetic metabolism

PS Upadhyayula, DM Higgins, A Mela, M Banu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is mediated by lipid peroxidation of phospholipids containing polyunsaturated
fatty acyl moieties. Glutathione, the key cellular antioxidant capable of inhibiting lipid …

[HTML][HTML] The role of VEGF in cancer-induced angiogenesis and research progress of drugs targeting VEGF

S Ghalehbandi, J Yuzugulen, MZI Pranjol… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis is a double-edged sword; it is a mechanism that defines the boundary
between health and disease. In spite of its central role in physiological homeostasis, it …

[HTML][HTML] PHGDH-mediated endothelial metabolism drives glioblastoma resistance to chimeric antigen receptor T cell immunotherapy

D Zhang, AM Li, G Hu, M Huang, F Yang, L Zhang… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
The efficacy of immunotherapy is limited by the paucity of T cells delivered and infiltrated into
the tumors through aberrant tumor vasculature. Here, we report that phosphoglycerate …

Identification and validation of neurotrophic factor-related gene signatures in glioblastoma and Parkinson's disease

S Zhao, H Chi, Q Yang, S Chen, C Wu, G Lai… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common cancer of the central
nervous system, while Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological condition …

Circular RNA encoded MET variant promotes glioblastoma tumorigenesis

J Zhong, X Wu, Y Gao, J Chen, M Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Activated by its single ligand, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), the receptor tyrosine kinase
MET is pivotal in promoting glioblastoma (GBM) stem cell self-renewal, invasiveness and …

Signaling pathways in brain tumors and therapeutic interventions

S Li, C Wang, J Chen, Y Lan, W Zhang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Brain tumors, although rare, contribute to distinct mortality and morbidity at all ages.
Although there are few therapeutic options for brain tumors, enhanced biological …

Radiation-induced circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells induce systemic lymphopenia after chemoradiotherapy in patients with glioblastoma

S Ghosh, J Huang, M Inkman, J Zhang… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Severe and prolonged lymphopenia frequently occurs in patients with glioblastoma after
standard chemoradiotherapy and has been associated with worse survival, but its …