Nanoparticle Strategies to Improve the Delivery of Anticancer Drugs across the Blood–Brain Barrier to Treat Brain Tumors

WJF Vanbilloen, JS Rechberger, JB Anderson… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Primary brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors are a diverse group of neoplasms
that occur within the brain and spinal cord. Although significant advances in our …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for childhood brain tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies from 1976 to 2022

FM Onyije, R Dolatkhah, A Olsson, L Bouaoun… - Cancer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Childhood brain tumours (CBTs) are the leading cause of cancer death
in children under the age of 20 years globally. Though the aetiology of CBT remains poorly …

Pyrosequencing Analysis of O-6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase Methylation at Different Cut-Offs of Positivity Associated with Treatment Response and …

FFV Silva, M Di Domenico, VCA Caponio… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene is a critical guardian of
genomic integrity. MGMT methylation in diffuse gliomas serves as an important determinant …

[HTML][HTML] The combination therapy using tyrosine kinase receptors inhibitors and repurposed drugs to target patient-derived glioblastoma stem cells

M Kucinska, J Pospieszna, J Tang, N Lisiak… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The lesson from many studies investigating the efficacy of targeted therapy in glioblastoma
(GBM) showed that a future perspective should be focused on combining multiple target …

Management and outcomes of glioblastoma: 20year experience in a single Australian institution

B Lenffer, J Ruben, S Senthi, J Millar… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction We aimed to evaluate the changing patterns in the management of glioblastoma
(GBM) and impact on survival outcomes over a 20year period. Methods This is a …

Sex-specific Differences in IDH1-Wildtype Glioblastoma patients in the ReSPOND Consortium

S Gongala, JA Garcia, N Korakavi… - American Journal …, 2024 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Background: Understanding sex-based differences in glioblastoma patients is necessary for
accurate personalized treatment planning to improve patient outcomes. Purpose: To …

High costs, low quality of life, reduced survival, and room for improving treatment: an analysis of burden and unmet needs in glioma

J Pöhlmann, M Weller, A Marcellusi… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Gliomas are a group of heterogeneous tumors that account for substantial morbidity,
mortality, and costs to patients and healthcare systems globally. Survival varies considerably …

Adult brain tumour research in 2024: Status, challenges and recommendations

K Purshouse, HJ Bulbeck, AG Rooney… - Neuropathology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In 2015, a groundswell of brain tumour patient, carer and charity activism compelled the UK
Minister for Life Sciences to form a brain tumour research task and finish group. This …

Targeted Alpha Therapy for Glioblastoma: Review on In Vitro, In Vivo and Clinical Trials

ME Sabri, L Moghaddasi, P Wilson, F Saran, E Bezak - Targeted Oncology, 2024 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GB), a prevalent and highly malignant primary brain tumour with a very high
mortality rate due to its resistance to conventional therapies and invasive nature, resulting in …

Sub-Saharan African experience of neurosurgical oncology care: challenges and barriers encountered at 7 cancer treatment centers

Y Ashagere, HK Shabani, J Labuschagne… - Journal of …, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Wide disparities in neurosurgical oncology care and treatment outcomes exist
globally despite recent improvements in diagnostics and cancer therapy. To better …