Wnt and PI3K/Akt/mTOR survival pathways as therapeutic targets in glioblastoma

A Barzegar Behrooz, Z Talaie, F Jusheghani… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating type of brain tumor, and current therapeutic treatments,
including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, are palliative at best. The design of effective …

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 …

Targeting mTOR and metabolism in cancer: lessons and innovations

C Magaway, E Kim, E Jacinto - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells support their growth and proliferation by reprogramming their metabolism in
order to gain access to nutrients. Despite the heterogeneity in genetic mutations that lead to …

mTORC1 as a regulator of mitochondrial functions and a therapeutic target in cancer

KG de la Cruz López, ME Toledo Guzmán… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Continuous proliferation of tumor cells requires constant adaptations of energy metabolism
to rapidly fuel cell growth and division. This energetic adaptation often comprises …

IDH Mutations in Glioma: Double-Edged Sword in Clinical Applications?

A Kayabolen, E Yilmaz, T Bagci-Onder - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Discovery of point mutations in the genes encoding isocitrate dehydrogenases (IDH) in
gliomas about a decade ago has challenged our view of the role of metabolism in tumor …

Deuterium metabolic imaging reports on TERT expression and early response to therapy in cancer

G Batsios, C Taglang, M Tran, N Stevers, C Barger… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Telomere maintenance is a hallmark of cancer. Most tumors maintain telomere
length via reactivation of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression. Identifying …

IDH Mutations in Chondrosarcoma: Case Closed or Not?

S Venneker, JVMG Bovée - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chondrosarcomas are cartilage tumours that often harbour a mutation in
one of the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genes. IDH mutations are important drivers at the …

Molecular genetics and targeted therapies for paediatric high-grade glioma

KS Rallis, AM George, AM Wozniak… - Cancer Genomics & …, 2022 - cgp.iiarjournals.org
Brain tumours are the leading cause of paediatric cancer-associated death worldwide. High-
grade glioma (HGG) represents a main cause of paediatric brain tumours and is associated …

Protein kinase B (PKB/AKT) protects IDH-mutated glioma from ferroptosis via Nrf2

Y Liu, FJ Chou, F Lang, M Zhang, H Song… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Purpose: Mutations of the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene are common genetic
mutations in human malignancies. Increasing evidence indicates that IDH mutations play …

Non-invasive assessment of isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutant gliomas using optimized proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy on a routine clinical 3-Tesla MRI

LL de Godoy, KC Lim, A Rajan, G Verma, M Hanaoka… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary IDH mutation is one of the most important prognostic biomarkers in glioma
management. Noninvasive neuroimaging techniques to predict IDH mutant glioma may be …