Current understanding of neurofibromatosis type 1, 2, and schwannomatosis

R Tamura - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by the development of
tumors of the central or peripheral nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, organs …

Neurofibromatosis type 1

DH Gutmann, RE Ferner, RH Listernick… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a complex autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline
mutations in the NF1 tumour suppressor gene. Nearly all individuals with neurofibromatosis …

Glioma-derived IL-33 orchestrates an inflammatory brain tumor microenvironment that accelerates glioma progression

A De Boeck, BY Ahn, C D'Mello, X Lun… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite a deeper molecular understanding, human glioblastoma remains one of the most
treatment refractory and fatal cancers. It is known that the presence of macrophages and …

IFNγ is critical for CAR T cell–mediated myeloid activation and induction of endogenous immunity

D Alizadeh, RA Wong, S Gholamin, M Maker… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells mediate potent antigen-specific antitumor activity;
however, their indirect effects on the endogenous immune system are not well …

[HTML][HTML] Paediatric and adult glioblastoma: multiform (epi) genomic culprits emerge

D Sturm, S Bender, DTW Jones, P Lichter, J Grill… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
We have extended our understanding of the molecular biology that underlies adult
glioblastoma over many years. By contrast, high-grade gliomas in children and adolescents …

Mouse models of glioblastoma for the evaluation of novel therapeutic strategies

AF Haddad, JS Young, D Amara… - Neuro-oncology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an incurable brain tumor with a median survival of approximately 15
months despite an aggressive standard of care that includes surgery, chemotherapy, and …

Guidelines for the welfare and use of animals in cancer research

P Workman, EO Aboagye, F Balkwill, A Balmain… - British journal of …, 2010 - nature.com
Animal experiments remain essential to understand the fundamental mechanisms
underpinning malignancy and to discover improved methods to prevent, diagnose and treat …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways

Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network Tissue … - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Human cancer cells typically harbour multiple chromosomal aberrations, nucleotide
substitutions and epigenetic modifications that drive malignant transformation. The Cancer …

Most human non-GCIMP glioblastoma subtypes evolve from a common proneural-like precursor glioma

T Ozawa, M Riester, YK Cheng, JT Huse, M Squatrito… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
To understand the relationships between the non-GCIMP glioblastoma (GBM) subgroups,
we performed mathematical modeling to predict the temporal sequence of driver events …

Dedifferentiation of neurons and astrocytes by oncogenes can induce gliomas in mice

D Friedmann-Morvinski, EA Bushong, E Ke, Y Soda… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant primary brain
tumor in humans. Here we show that gliomas can originate from differentiated cells in the …