Histologic classification of gliomas

A Perry, P Wesseling - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
Gliomas form a heterogeneous group of tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) and are
traditionally classified based on histologic type and malignancy grade. Most gliomas, the …

Malignant astrocytic glioma: genetics, biology, and paths to treatment

FB Furnari, T Fenton, RM Bachoo… - Genes & …, 2007 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Malignant astrocytic gliomas such as glioblastoma are the most common and lethal
intracranial tumors. These cancers exhibit a relentless malignant progression characterized …

Disrupting the CD47-SIRPα anti-phagocytic axis by a humanized anti-CD47 antibody is an efficacious treatment for malignant pediatric brain tumors

S Gholamin, SS Mitra, AH Feroze, J Liu… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Morbidity and mortality associated with pediatric malignant primary brain tumors remain high
in the absence of effective therapies. Macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of tumor cells via …

Hotspot mutations in H3F3A and IDH1 define distinct epigenetic and biological subgroups of glioblastoma

D Sturm, H Witt, V Hovestadt, DA Khuong-Quang… - Cancer cell, 2012 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a brain tumor that carries a dismal prognosis and displays
considerable heterogeneity. We have recently identified recurrent H3F3A mutations affecting …

Molecular subclasses of high-grade glioma predict prognosis, delineate a pattern of disease progression, and resemble stages in neurogenesis

HS Phillips, S Kharbanda, R Chen, WF Forrest… - Cancer cell, 2006 - cell.com
Previously undescribed prognostic subclasses of high-grade astrocytoma are identified and
discovered to resemble stages in neurogenesis. One tumor class displaying neuronal …

De novo pyrimidine synthesis is a targetable vulnerability in IDH mutant glioma

DD Shi, MR Savani, MM Levitt, AC Wang, JE Endress… - Cancer cell, 2022 - cell.com
Mutations affecting isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) enzymes are prevalent in glioma,
leukemia, and other cancers. Although mutant IDH inhibitors are effective against leukemia …

Emerging insights into the molecular and cellular basis of glioblastoma

GP Dunn, ML Rinne, J Wykosky… - Genes & …, 2012 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Glioblastoma is both the most common and lethal primary malignant brain tumor. Extensive
multiplatform genomic characterization has provided a higher-resolution picture of the …

A glial signature and Wnt7 signaling regulate glioma-vascular interactions and tumor microenvironment

A Griveau, G Seano, SJ Shelton, R Kupp, A Jahangiri… - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
Gliomas comprise heterogeneous malignant glial and stromal cells. While blood vessel co-
option is a potential mechanism to escape anti-angiogenic therapy, the relevance of glial …

[HTML][HTML] bHLH transcription factors in neural development, disease, and reprogramming

DJ Dennis, S Han, C Schuurmans - Brain research, 2019 - Elsevier
The formation of functional neural circuits in the vertebrate central nervous system (CNS)
requires that appropriate numbers of the correct types of neuronal and glial cells are …

Origin of oligodendrocytes in the subventricular zone of the adult brain

B Menn, JM Garcia-Verdugo, C Yaschine… - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-positive astrocytes (type B cells) in the subventricular
zone (SVZ) generate large numbers of new neurons in the adult brain. SVZ stem cells can …