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 …

Glioblastoma multiforme: an overview of emerging therapeutic targets

OG Taylor, JS Brzozowski, KA Skelding - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant primary brain
tumour in humans and has a very poor prognosis. The existing treatments have had limited …

Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways

Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network Tissue … - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Human cancer cells typically harbour multiple chromosomal aberrations, nucleotide
substitutions and epigenetic modifications that drive malignant transformation. The Cancer …

An integrated genomic analysis of human glioblastoma multiforme

DW Parsons, S Jones, X Zhang, JCH Lin, RJ Leary… - science, 2008 - science.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal type of brain cancer. To
identify the genetic alterations in GBMs, we sequenced 20,661 protein coding genes …

Paediatric and adult glioblastoma: multiform (epi) genomic culprits emerge

D Sturm, S Bender, DTW Jones, P Lichter, J Grill… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
We have extended our understanding of the molecular biology that underlies adult
glioblastoma over many years. By contrast, high-grade gliomas in children and adolescents …

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 …

Integrated molecular genetic profiling of pediatric high-grade gliomas reveals key differences with the adult disease

BS Paugh, C Qu, C Jones, Z Liu… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To define copy number alterations and gene expression signatures underlying
pediatric high-grade glioma (HGG). Patients and Methods We conducted a high-resolution …

Targeting the PI3K–AKT–mTOR pathway: progress, pitfalls, and promises

TA Yap, MD Garrett, MI Walton, F Raynaud… - Current opinion in …, 2008 - Elsevier
The strategy of 'drugging the cancer kinome'has led to the successful development and
regulatory approval of several novel molecular targeted agents. The spotlight is now shifting …

Generation and multi-dimensional profiling of a childhood cancer cell line atlas defines new therapeutic opportunities

CX Sun, P Daniel, G Bradshaw, H Shi, M Loi, N Chew… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Pediatric solid and central nervous system tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related
death among children. Identifying new targeted therapies necessitates the use of pediatric …

Recent advances in the use of PI3K inhibitors for glioblastoma multiforme: current preclinical and clinical development

H Zhao, J Wang, W Shao, C Wu, Z Chen, ST To, W Li - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant primary
tumor in the central nervous system. One of the most widely used chemotherapeutic drugs …