Drug delivery to the central nervous system
Despite the rising global incidence of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, CNS drug
development remains challenging, with high costs, long pathways to clinical use and high …
development remains challenging, with high costs, long pathways to clinical use and high …
The blood–brain barrier and blood–tumour barrier in brain tumours and metastases
CD Arvanitis, GB Ferraro, RK Jain - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
For a blood-borne cancer therapeutic agent to be effective, it must cross the blood vessel
wall to reach cancer cells in adequate quantities, and it must overcome the resistance …
wall to reach cancer cells in adequate quantities, and it must overcome the resistance …
The blood–tumour barrier in cancer biology and therapy
PS Steeg - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2021 - nature.com
The protective blood–brain barrier has a major role in ensuring normal brain function by
severely limiting and tightly controlling the ingress of substances into the brain from the …
severely limiting and tightly controlling the ingress of substances into the brain from the …
Brain metastases
AS Achrol, RC Rennert, C Anders, R Soffietti… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
An estimated 20% of all patients with cancer will develop brain metastases, with the majority
of brain metastases occurring in those with lung, breast and colorectal cancers, melanoma …
of brain metastases occurring in those with lung, breast and colorectal cancers, melanoma …
Nanomedicine for brain cancer
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 …
treatment approaches, with mortality rates staying practically unchanged over the past 30 …
Optical blood-brain-tumor barrier modulation expands therapeutic options for glioblastoma treatment
The treatment of glioblastoma has limited clinical progress over the past decade, partly due
to the lack of effective drug delivery strategies across the blood-brain-tumor barrier …
to the lack of effective drug delivery strategies across the blood-brain-tumor barrier …
Blood-brain barrier, blood-brain tumor barrier, and fluorescence-guided neurosurgical oncology: delivering optical labels to brain tumors
E Belykh, KV Shaffer, C Lin, VA Byvaltsev… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Recent advances in maximum safe glioma resection have included the introduction of a host
of visualization techniques to complement intraoperative white-light imaging of tumors …
of visualization techniques to complement intraoperative white-light imaging of tumors …
A predictive microfluidic model of human glioblastoma to assess trafficking of blood–brain barrier-penetrant nanoparticles
The blood–brain barrier represents a significant challenge for the treatment of high-grade
gliomas, and our understanding of drug transport across this critical biointerface remains …
gliomas, and our understanding of drug transport across this critical biointerface remains …
DNA sequences within glioma-derived extracellular vesicles can cross the intact blood-brain barrier and be detected in peripheral blood of patients
Tumor-cell-secreted extracellular vesicles (EVs) can cross the disrupted blood-brain barrier
(BBB) into the bloodstream. However, in certain gliomas, the BBB remains intact, which …
(BBB) into the bloodstream. However, in certain gliomas, the BBB remains intact, which …
Distinct phenotypic states and spatial distribution of CD8+ T cell clonotypes in human brain metastases
Metastatic disease in the brain is difficult to control and predicts poor prognosis. Here, we
analyze human brain metastases and demonstrate their robust infiltration by CD8+ T cell …
analyze human brain metastases and demonstrate their robust infiltration by CD8+ T cell …