Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM): An overview of current therapies and mechanisms of resistance

W Wu, JL Klockow, M Zhang, F Lafortune… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a WHO grade IV glioma and the most common malignant,
primary brain tumor with a 5-year survival of 7.2%. Its highly infiltrative nature, genetic …

Mechanisms of immunotherapy resistance: lessons from glioblastoma

CM Jackson, J Choi, M Lim - Nature immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the deadliest form of brain cancer, with a median survival of less than
2 years despite surgical resection, radiation, and chemotherapy. GBM's rapid progression …

VEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours

E Song, T Mao, H Dong, LSB Boisserand, S Antila… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Immune surveillance against pathogens and tumours in the central nervous system is
thought to be limited owing to the lack of lymphatic drainage. However, the characterization …

Glioma diagnosis and therapy: current challenges and nanomaterial-based solutions

T Li, J Li, Z Chen, S Zhang, S Li, S Wageh… - Journal of controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glioma is often referred to as one of the most dreadful central nervous system (CNS)-specific
tumors with rapidly-proliferating cancerous glial cells, accounting for nearly half of the brain …

Understanding the glioblastoma immune microenvironment as basis for the development of new immunotherapeutic strategies

AR Pombo Antunes, I Scheyltjens, J Duerinck, B Neyns… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Cancer immunotherapy by immune checkpoint blockade has proven its great potential by
saving the lives of a proportion of late stage patients with immunogenic tumor types …

Myeloid cells in glioblastoma microenvironment

A De Leo, A Ugolini, F Veglia - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive, malignant primary brain tumor in adults. GBM is
notoriously resistant to immunotherapy mainly due to its unique immune microenvironment …

Trial Watch: Toll-like receptor agonists in cancer immunotherapy

M Smith, E García-Martínez, MR Pitter… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists demonstrate therapeutic promise as immunological
adjuvants for anticancer immunotherapy. To date, three TLR agonists have been approved …

Contribution of regulatory T cells to cancer: A review

M Najafi, B Farhood… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) represent a low number of T‐cell population under normal
conditions, and they play key roles for maintaining immune system in homeostasis. The …

Dendritic cells as orchestrators of anticancer immunity and immunotherapy

I Heras-Murillo, I Adán-Barrientos, M Galán… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Dendritic cells (DCs) are a heterogeneous group of antigen-presenting innate immune cells
that regulate adaptive immunity, including against cancer. Therefore, understanding the …

Tumor-associated macrophages in gliomas—basic insights and treatment opportunities

JK Andersen, H Miletic, JA Hossain - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Macrophages are a specialized immune cell type found in both
invertebrates and vertebrates. Versatile in functionality, macrophages carry out important …