Nanomaterial-based blood-brain-barrier (BBB) crossing strategies

J **e, Z Shen, Y Anraku, K Kataoka, X Chen - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing attention has been paid to the diseases of central nervous system (CNS). The
penetration efficiency of most CNS drugs into the brain parenchyma is rather limited due to …

EGFR heterogeneity and implications for therapeutic intervention in glioblastoma

E Eskilsson, GV Røsland, G Solecki, Q Wang… - Neuro …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Patients with glioblastoma (GBM) have a universally poor prognosis and are in urgent need
of effective treatment strategies. Recent advances in sequencing techniques unraveled the …

Evolving drug delivery strategies to overcome the blood brain barrier

DS Hersh, AS Wadajkar, NB Roberts… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) poses a unique challenge for drug delivery to the central
nervous system (CNS). The BBB consists of a continuous layer of specialized endothelial …

Convection-enhanced drug delivery for glioblastoma: A review

RS D'Amico, MK Aghi, MA Vogelbaum… - Journal of Neuro …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) is a method of targeted, local drug
delivery to the central nervous system (CNS) that bypasses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) …

Polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery to the central nervous system

T Patel, J Zhou, JM Piepmeier, WM Saltzman - Advanced drug delivery …, 2012 - Elsevier
The central nervous system (CNS) poses a unique challenge for drug delivery. The blood–
brain barrier significantly hinders the passage of systemically delivered therapeutics and the …

EGFR as a target for glioblastoma treatment: an unfulfilled promise

M Westphal, CL Maire, K Lamszus - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
The receptor for epidermal growth factor (EGFR) is a prime target for cancer therapy across
a broad variety of tumor types. As it is a tyrosine kinase, small molecule tyrosine kinase …

Brain-targeted drug delivery-nanovesicles directed to specific brain cells by brain-targeting ligands

R Moreira, C Nóbrega, LP de Almeida… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by extensive loss of function or death of
brain cells, hampering the life quality of patients. Brain-targeted drug delivery is challenging …

Convection-enhanced delivery in glioblastoma: a review of preclinical and clinical studies

A Jahangiri, AT Chin, PM Flanigan, R Chen… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor, and it carries an extremely poor
prognosis. Attempts to develop targeted therapies have been hindered because the blood …

EGFRvIII antibody–conjugated iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging–guided convection-enhanced delivery and targeted therapy of glioblastoma

CG Hadjipanayis, R Machaidze, M Kaluzova… - Cancer …, 2010 - aacrjournals.org
The magnetic nanoparticle has emerged as a potential multifunctional clinical tool that can
provide cancer cell detection by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast enhancement …

Extent of resection in glioma–a review of the cutting edge

RS D'Amico, ZK Englander, P Canoll, JN Bruce - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Modern glioma surgery has evolved from the principal belief that safe, maximal tumor
resection improves symptom management, quality of life, progression-free survival, and …