Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG): A Review of Current and Emerging Treatment Strategies.

LJ Weisbrod, A Thiraviyam, R Vengoji, N Shonka… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a childhood malignancy of the brainstem with a
dismal prognosis. Despite recent advances in its understanding at the molecular level, the …

Current trends in sensitizing immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer treatment

J Wei, W Li, P Zhang, F Guo, M Liu - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have dramatically transformed the treatment landscape
for various malignancies, achieving notable clinical outcomes across a wide range of …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and advances to improving drug delivery in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma

LM Arms, RJ Duchatel, ER Jackson… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Diffuse midline glioma (DMG), including tumors diagnosed in the brainstem (diffuse intrinsic
pontine glioma-DIPG), is the primary cause of brain tumor-related death in pediatric patients …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin: From diabetes to cancer to prolongation of life

CR Sirtori, S Castiglione, C Pavanello - Pharmacological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The metformin molecule dates back to over a century, but its clinical use started in the '50 s.
Since then, its use in diabetics has grown constantly, with over 150 million users today. The …

Just a spoonful of metformin helps the medicine go down

T Tzaridis, RJ Wechsler-Reya - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2024 - jci.org
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a devastating brain tumor with a need for novel
therapies. So far, monotherapies have failed to prolong survival for these patients, and …

[HTML][HTML] Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma: The Molecular Landscape and Treatment Advances

E Pucko, D Sulejczak, RP Ostrowski - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is a slow-growing brain tumor
affecting children and young adults. Despite the characteristic molecular and clinical …

Erianin inhibits the proliferation of lung cancer cells by suppressing mTOR activation and disrupting pyrimidine metabolism

L Yan, Y Liu, Y Huang, X Sun, H Jiang… - Cancer Biology & …, 2025 - cancerbiomed.org
Objective: Erianin has potential anticancer activities, especially against lung cancer. The
specific mechanisms underlying the anti-cancer effects, including the molecular targets and …

EZHIP's role in diffuse midline glioma: echoes of oncohistones?

A Cassim, MD Dun, D Gallego-Ortega, F Valdes-Mora - Trends in Cancer, 2024 - cell.com
The enhancer of zeste inhibitory protein (EZHIP) is typically expressed during germ cell
development and has been classified as a cancer-testis antigen (CTA) in various cancers. In …

[HTML][HTML] Paediatric strategy forum for medicinal product development in diffuse midline gliomas in children and adolescents ACCELERATE in collaboration with the …

ADJ Pearson, S Mueller, MG Filbin, J Grill… - European Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Fewer than 10% of children with diffuse midline glioma (DMG) survive 2 years from
diagnosis. Radiation therapy remains the cornerstone of treatment and there are no …

Establishment of xenografts and methods to evaluate tumor burden for the three most frequent subclasses of pediatric-type diffuse high grade gliomas

L Balaguer-Lluna, NG Olaciregui, R Aschero… - Journal of Neuro …, 2025 - Springer
Purpose We aimed to expand and refine the experimental models for pediatric-type diffuse
high grade gliomas (pHGG) and the methods to follow up disease progression in mouse …