Cancer cell heterogeneity and plasticity: A paradigm shift in glioblastoma

YA Yabo, SP Niclou, A Golebiewska - Neuro-oncology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Phenotypic plasticity has emerged as a major contributor to intra-tumoral heterogeneity and
treatment resistance in cancer. Increasing evidence shows that glioblastoma (GBM) cells …

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) in drug resistance and their therapeutic implications in cancer treatment

LTH Phi, IN Sari, YG Yang, SH Lee, N Jun… - Stem cells …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), also known as tumor‐initiating cells (TICs), are suggested to be
responsible for drug resistance and cancer relapse due in part to their ability to self‐renew …

Glioblastoma stem cells: driving resilience through chaos

BC Prager, S Bhargava, V Mahadev, CG Hubert… - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Glioblastoma is an aggressive and heterogeneous tumor in which glioblastoma stem cells
(GSCs) are at the apex of an entropic hierarchy and impart devastating therapy resistance …

Stem cell-associated heterogeneity in Glioblastoma results from intrinsic tumor plasticity shaped by the microenvironment

A Dirkse, A Golebiewska, T Buder, PV Nazarov… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The identity and unique capacity of cancer stem cells (CSC) to drive tumor growth and
resistance have been challenged in brain tumors. Here we report that cells expressing CSC …

Elucidating the mechanisms of Temozolomide resistance in gliomas and the strategies to overcome the resistance.

MS Tomar, A Kumar, C Srivastava… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Temozolomide (TMZ) is a first-choice alkylating agent inducted as a gold standard therapy
for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and astrocytoma. A majority of patients do not respond to …

The landscape of the mesenchymal signature in brain tumours

J Behnan, G Finocchiaro, G Hanna - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The complexity of glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and lethal variant of gliomas,
is reflected by cellular and molecular heterogeneity at both the inter-and intra-tumoural …

Overcoming therapeutic resistance in glioblastoma: the way forward

S Osuka, EG Van Meir - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glioblastoma is the most common and lethal primary malignant brain tumor in adults.
Patients die from recurrent tumors that have become resistant to therapy. New strategies are …

Role of glioblastoma stem cells in cancer therapeutic resistance: A perspective on antineoplastic agents from natural sources and chemical derivatives

ALV Alves, INF Gomes, AC Carloni, MN Rosa… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the highest-grade form of glioma, as well as one of the most
aggressive types of cancer, exhibiting rapid cellular growth and highly invasive behavior …

Periostin secreted by glioblastoma stem cells recruits M2 tumour-associated macrophages and promotes malignant growth

W Zhou, SQ Ke, Z Huang, W Flavahan, X Fang… - Nature cell …, 2015 - nature.com
Tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) are enriched in glioblastoma multiformes (GBMs)
that contain glioma stem cells (GSCs) at the apex of their cellular hierarchy. The correlation …

[HTML][HTML] TGFBI secreted by tumor-associated macrophages promotes glioblastoma stem cell-driven tumor growth via integrin αvβ5-Src-Stat3 signaling

P Peng, H Zhu, D Liu, Z Chen, X Zhang, Z Guo… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: In the glioblastoma (GBM) microenvironment, tumor-associated macrophages
(TAMs) are prominent components and facilitate tumor growth. The exact molecular …