Glioblastoma multiforme: Pathogenesis and treatment

C Alifieris, DT Trafalis - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Each year, about 5–6 cases out of 100,000 people are diagnosed with primary
malignant brain tumors, of which about 80% are malignant gliomas (MGs). Glioblastoma …

Role of glioblastoma stem cells in cancer therapeutic resistance: A perspective on antineoplastic agents from natural sources and chemical derivatives

ALV Alves, INF Gomes, AC Carloni, MN Rosa… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the highest-grade form of glioma, as well as one of the most
aggressive types of cancer, exhibiting rapid cellular growth and highly invasive behavior …

Cancer stem cells and chemoresistance: The smartest survives the raid

J Zhao - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2016 - Elsevier
Chemoresistant metastatic relapse of minimal residual disease plays a significant role for
poor prognosis of cancer. Growing evidence supports a critical role of cancer stem cell …

Jak Stat signaling and cancer: Opportunities, benefits and side effects of targeted inhibition

B Groner, V von Manstein - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The effects of Jak Stat signaling and the persistent activation of Stat3 and Stat5 on
tumor cell survival, proliferation and invasion have made the Jak Stat pathway a favorite …

Immunosuppressive mechanisms in glioblastoma

EK Nduom, M Weller, AB Heimberger - Neuro-oncology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Despite maximal surgical and medical therapy, the treatment of glioblastoma remains a
seriously vexing problem, with median survival well under 2 years and few long-term …

Therapeutic modulators of STAT signalling for human diseases

G Miklossy, TS Hilliard, J Turkson - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
The signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins have important roles in
biological processes. The abnormal activation of STAT signalling pathways is also …

The role and therapeutic targeting of JAK/STAT signaling in glioblastoma

A Ou, M Ott, D Fang, AB Heimberger - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma is one of the most treatment-refractory human malignancies,
and despite techniques that have allowed scientists and clinicians to better understand the …

The role of JAK-STAT signaling within the CNS

CS Nicolas, M Amici, ZA Bortolotto, A Doherty, Z Csaba… - Jak-stat, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
JAK-STAT is an efficient and highly regulated system mainly dedicated to the regulation of
gene expression. Primarily identified as functioning in hematopoietic cells, its role has been …

Brain tumor stem cells: Molecular characteristics and their impact on therapy

DL Schonberg, D Lubelski, TE Miller, JN Rich - Molecular aspects of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent primary brain tumor and ranks among the most
lethal of human cancers with conventional therapy offering only palliation. Great strides have …

Berberine Inhibits Invasion and Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer Cells via COX-2/PGE2 Mediated JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway

X Liu, Q Ji, N Ye, H Sui, L Zhou, H Zhu, Z Fan, J Cai… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Berberin, extracted from Chinese herbal medicine Coptis chinensis, has been found to have
anti-tumor activities. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated …