Frontiers in the treatment of glioblastoma: Past, present and emerging

TI Janjua, P Rewatkar, A Ahmed-Cox, I Saeed… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most aggressive cancers of the brain. Despite extensive
research over the last several decades, the survival rates for GBM have not improved and …

Silk microneedle patch capable of on‐demand multidrug delivery to the brain for glioblastoma treatment

Z Wang, Z Yang, J Jiang, Z Shi, Y Mao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor. Surgery
followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy remains the standard treatment strategy for …

Drug delivery nanosystems for the localized treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

L Nam, C Coll, LCS Erthal, C De la Torre, D Serrano… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most prevalent and malignant forms of central nervous
system tumors. The treatment of glioblastoma remains a great challenge due to its location …

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Nonviral Gene Therapy Extend Brain Tumor Survival in Vivo

A Mangraviti, SY Tzeng, KL Kozielski, Y Wang, Y Jin… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles have the potential to be safer alternatives to viruses
for gene delivery; however, their use has been limited by poor efficacy in vivo. In this work …

Theranostic 3-Dimensional nano brain-implant for prolonged and localized treatment of recurrent glioma

R Ramachandran, VR Junnuthula, GS Gowd… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Localized and controlled delivery of chemotherapeutics directly in brain-tumor for prolonged
periods may radically improve the prognosis of recurrent glioblastoma. Here, we report a …

ID4 imparts chemoresistance and cancer stemness to glioma cells by derepressing miR-9*–mediated suppression of SOX2

HM Jeon, YW Sohn, SY Oh, SH Kim, S Beck, S Kim… - Cancer research, 2011 - AACR
Glioma stem cells (GSC) possess tumor-initiating potential and are relatively resistant to
conventional chemotherapy and irradiation. Thus, they are considered to be major drivers …

Convection enhanced delivery of cisplatin-loaded brain penetrating nanoparticles cures malignant glioma in rats

C Zhang, EA Nance, P Mastorakos, J Chisholm… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is highly invasive and uniformly fatal, with median survival<
20 months after diagnosis even with the most aggressive treatment that includes surgery …

Biodegradable wafers releasing Temozolomide and Carmustine for the treatment of brain cancer

T Shapira-Furman, R Serra, N Gorelick… - Journal of controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has few clinically approved therapeutic regimens. One of
these therapeutic options includes placing biodegradable wafers releasing BCNU …

Does local drug delivery still hold therapeutic promise for brain cancer? A systematic review

C Bastiancich, E Bozzato, I Henley… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in
adults. Despite the gold standard treatment combining surgical resection, radiation and …

Long-acting therapeutic delivery systems for the treatment of gliomas

S Padmakumar, MM Amiji - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the emergence of cutting-edge therapeutic strategies and tremendous progress in
research, a complete cure of glioma remains elusive. The heterogenous nature of tumor …