BRAF mutations and the utility of RAF and MEK inhibitors in primary brain tumors

KC Schreck, SA Grossman, CA Pratilas - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
BRAF mutations have been identified as targetable, oncogenic mutations in many cancers.
Given the paucity of treatments for primary brain tumors and the poor prognosis associated …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of the combination therapy of chemotherapy drugs on the fluctuations of genes involved in the TLR signaling pathway in glioblastoma multiforme …

SE Norollahi, S Yousefzadeh-Chabok, B Yousefi… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
One of the most lethal and aggressive types of malignancies with a high mortality rate and
poor response to treatment is glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). This means that modernizing …

Identification and tracking of antiviral drug combinations

A Ianevski, R Yao, S Biza, E Zusinaite, A Männik, G Kivi… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Combination therapies have become a standard for the treatment for HIV and hepatitis C
virus (HCV) infections. They are advantageous over monotherapies due to better efficacy …

Surgical management of intramedullary spinal cord tumors

I Hussain, WE Parker, O Barzilai… - Neurosurgery …, 2020 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCTs) comprise a rare subset of central nervous
system (CNS) tumors that can develop at any age and have distinct management strategies …

Early experience with targeted therapy as a first-line adjuvant treatment for pediatric low-grade glioma

NK Leclair, W Lambert, K Roche, E Gillan, JJ Gell… - Neurosurgical …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs) frequently exhibit dysregulation of the
mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Targeted therapies, including mutant …

Targeted therapy for pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: a single-center experience

G Del Baldo, A Carai, R Abbas… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a fatal disease with a median overall
survival (OS) of less than 12 months after diagnosis. Radiotherapy (RT) still remains the …

Comprehensive Analysis of Inflammatory Response–Related Genes, and Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in Patients With Low-Grade Glioma

T Han, Z Zuo, M Qu, Y Zhou, Q Li… - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Although low-grade glioma (LGG) has a good prognosis, it is prone to
malignant transformation into high-grade glioma. It has been confirmed that the …

Unlocking the power of precision medicine for pediatric low-grade gliomas: molecular characterization for targeted therapies with enhanced safety and efficacy

S Cipri, G Del Baldo, F Fabozzi, L Boccuto… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the past decade significant advancements have been made in the discovery of targetable
lesions in pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs). These tumors account for 30-50% of all …

Functions of MAP3Ks in antiviral immunity

J Guan, Y Fan, S Wang, F Zhou - Immunologic Research, 2023 - Springer
Immune signal transduction is crucial to the body's defense against viral infection.
Recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns by pattern recognition receptors …

Durable Progression-Free Survival With the Use of BRAF and MEK Inhibitors in Four Cases With BRAF V600E-Mutated Gliomas

MJ Fusco, Y Piña, RJ Macaulay, S Sahebjam… - Cancer …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction BRAF V600 E mutations have been identified in a subset of patients with
primary brain tumors. Combination therapy with BRAF and Mitogen-activated protein kinase …