Glioma targeted therapy: insight into future of molecular approaches

K Yang, Z Wu, H Zhang, N Zhang, W Wu, Z Wang… - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Gliomas are the common type of brain tumors originating from glial cells. Epidemiologically,
gliomas occur among all ages, more often seen in adults, which males are more susceptible …

Clinical implications of the 2021 edition of the WHO classification of central nervous system tumours

C Horbinski, T Berger, RJ Packer, PY Wen - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
A new edition of the WHO classification of tumours of the CNS was published in 2021.
Although the previous edition of this classification was published just 5 years earlier, in …

The type II RAF inhibitor tovorafenib in relapsed/refractory pediatric low-grade glioma: the phase 2 FIREFLY-1 trial

LB Kilburn, DA Khuong-Quang, JR Hansford, D Landi… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
BRAF genomic alterations are the most common oncogenic drivers in pediatric low-grade
glioma (pLGG). Arm 1 (n= 77) of the ongoing phase 2 FIREFLY-1 (PNOC026) trial …

Selumetinib in paediatric patients with BRAF-aberrant or neurofibromatosis type 1-associated recurrent, refractory, or progressive low-grade glioma: a multicentre …

J Fangusaro, A Onar-Thomas, TY Poussaint… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Paediatric low-grade glioma is the most common CNS tumour of childhood.
Although overall survival is good, disease often recurs. No single universally accepted …

Pediatric low-grade glioma in the era of molecular diagnostics

S Ryall, U Tabori, C Hawkins - Acta neuropathologica communications, 2020 - Springer
Low grade gliomas are the most frequent brain tumors in children and encompass a
spectrum of histologic entities which are currently assigned World Health Organisation …

Advances in the molecular genetics of gliomas—implications for classification and therapy

G Reifenberger, HG Wirsching… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Genome-wide molecular-profiling studies have revealed the characteristic genetic
alterations and epigenetic profiles associated with different types of gliomas. These …

Glioblastoma: pathology, molecular mechanisms and markers

K Aldape, G Zadeh, S Mansouri, G Reifenberger… - Acta …, 2015 - Springer
Recent advances in genomic technology have led to a better understanding of key
molecular alterations that underlie glioblastoma (GBM). The current WHO-based …

Crossing the blood–brain barrier: recent advances in drug delivery to the brain

MM Patel, BM Patel - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
CNS disorders are on the rise despite advancements in our understanding of their
pathophysiological mechanisms. A major hurdle to the treatment of these disorders is the …

Glioma

M Weller, W Wick, K Aldape, M Brada… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Gliomas are primary brain tumours that are thought to derive from neuroglial stem or
progenitor cells. On the basis of their histological appearance, they have been traditionally …

Pediatric gliomas: current concepts on diagnosis, biology, and clinical management

D Sturm, SM Pfister, DTW Jones - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Gliomas are the most common CNS tumors in children and adolescents, and they show an
extremely broad range of clinical behavior. The majority of pediatric gliomas present as …