Immunotherapy for glioblastoma: the promise of combination strategies

M Bausart, V Préat, A Malfanti - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) treatment has remained almost unchanged for more than 20 years. The
current standard of care involves surgical resection (if possible) followed by concomitant …

Molecular mechanisms of treatment resistance in glioblastoma

A Ou, WKA Yung, N Majd - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults and is almost
invariably fatal. Despite our growing understanding of the various mechanisms underlying …

Nanomedicine for brain cancer

S Quader, K Kataoka, H Cabral - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
CNS tumors remain among the deadliest forms of cancer, resisting conventional and new
treatment approaches, with mortality rates staying practically unchanged over the past 30 …

Hurdles to breakthrough in CAR T cell therapy of solid tumors

F Marofi, H Achmad, D Bokov, WK Abdelbasset… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Autologous T cells genetically engineered to express chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) have
shown promising outcomes and emerged as a new curative option for hematological …

Necrotic reshaping of the glioma microenvironment drives disease progression

SM Markwell, JL Ross, CL Olson, DJ Brat - Acta Neuropathologica, 2022 - Springer
Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain tumor and has a dismal prognosis. The
development of central necrosis represents a tipping point in the evolution of these tumors …

Organoid models of glioblastoma and their role in drug discovery

MJ Rybin, ME Ivan, NG Ayad, Z Zeier - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating adult brain cancer with high rates of recurrence and
treatment resistance. Cellular heterogeneity and extensive invasion of surrounding brain …

CAR-T therapy in GBM: current challenges and avenues for improvement

A Pant, M Lim - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Clinical trials in glioblastoma (GBM) using CAR-T cells have not yielded
tangible results. However, clinical and immunological observations from the trials have …

Tumor-associated microglia/macrophages as a predictor for survival in glioblastoma and temozolomide-induced changes in CXCR2 signaling with new resistance …

RM Urbantat, C Jelgersma, S Brandenburg… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tumor recurrence is the main challenge in glioblastoma (GBM) treatment. Gold standard
therapy temozolomide (TMZ) is known to induce upregulation of IL8/CXCL2/CXCR2 …

Adaptive changes allow targeting of ferroptosis for glioma treatment

R Huang, R Dong, N Wang, Y He, P Zhu… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Ferroptosis is a type of regulated cell death that plays an essential role in various brain
diseases, including cranial trauma, neuronal diseases, and brain tumors. It has been …

[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic therapy of Glioblastoma cells using doped conjugated polymer nanoparticles: An in vitro comparative study based on redox status

MD Caverzán, L Beaugé, CA Chesta… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to their superb light absorption and photostability conjugated polymer nanoparticles are
promising photosensitizers (PS) for their use in Photodynamic therapy (PDT). Recently, we …