Challenges in glioblastoma research: focus on the tumor microenvironment

A Bikfalvi, CA da Costa, T Avril, JV Barnier, L Bauchet… - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most deadly type of malignant brain tumor, despite extensive
molecular analyses of GBM cells. In recent years, the tumor microenvironment (TME) has …

Immunotherapy for glioblastoma: the promise of combination strategies

M Bausart, V Préat, A Malfanti - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) treatment has remained almost unchanged for more than 20 years. The
current standard of care involves surgical resection (if possible) followed by concomitant …

GAP43-dependent mitochondria transfer from astrocytes enhances glioblastoma tumorigenicity

DC Watson, D Bayik, S Storevik, SS Moreino… - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
The transfer of intact mitochondria between heterogeneous cell types has been confirmed in
various settings, including cancer. However, the functional implications of mitochondria …

Glioma: molecular signature and crossroads with tumor microenvironment

L Barthel, M Hadamitzky, P Dammann… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
In patients with glioblastoma, the average survival time with current treatments is short,
mainly due to recurrences and resistance to therapy. This insufficient treatment success is, in …

Tumor cell invasion in glioblastoma

A Vollmann-Zwerenz, V Leidgens, G Feliciello… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a particularly devastating tumor with a median survival of about 16
months. Recent research has revealed novel insights into the outstanding heterogeneity of …

The many facets of therapy resistance and tumor recurrence in glioblastoma

A Goenka, D Tiek, X Song, T Huang, B Hu, SY Cheng - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most lethal type of primary brain cancer. Standard care using
chemo-and radio-therapy modestly increases the overall survival of patients; however …

Perspective of mesenchymal transformation in glioblastoma

Y Kim, FS Varn, SH Park, BW Yoon, HR Park… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Despite aggressive multimodal treatment, glioblastoma (GBM), a grade IV primary brain
tumor, still portends a poor prognosis with a median overall survival of 12–16 months. The …

A systematic review of glioblastoma-targeted therapies in phases II, III, IV clinical trials

E Cruz Da Silva, MC Mercier, N Etienne-Selloum… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review describes in a very detailed and exhaustive approach the
literature of these last 20 years on glioblastoma targeted therapies in Phases II-IV of 257 …

Evolution of experimental models in the study of glioblastoma: toward finding efficient treatments

R Gómez-Oliva, S Domínguez-García… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common form of brain tumor characterized by its resistance
to conventional therapies, including temozolomide, the most widely used chemotherapeutic …

Glioma-derived miRNA-containing extracellular vesicles induce angiogenesis by reprogramming brain endothelial cells

R Lucero, V Zappulli, A Sammarco, OD Murillo… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is characterized by aberrant vascularization and a complex tumor
microenvironment. The failure of anti-angiogenic therapies suggests pathways of GBM …