Cancer neuroscience: State of the field, emerging directions

F Winkler, HS Venkatesh, M Amit, T Batchelor, IE Demir… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The nervous system governs both ontogeny and oncology. Regulating organogenesis
during development, maintaining homeostasis, and promoting plasticity throughout life, the …

The neuroscience of cancer

R Mancusi, M Monje - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The nervous system regulates tissue stem and precursor populations throughout life.
Parallel to roles in development, the nervous system is emerging as a critical regulator of …

A prognostic neural epigenetic signature in high-grade glioma

R Drexler, R Khatri, T Sauvigny, M Mohme, CL Maire… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Neural–tumor interactions drive glioma growth as evidenced in preclinical models, but
clinical validation is limited. We present an epigenetically defined neural signature of …

Why do patients with cancer die?

A Boire, K Burke, TR Cox, T Guise… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer is a major cause of global mortality, both in affluent countries and increasingly in
develo** nations. Many patients with cancer experience reduced life expectancy and …

High-throughput identification of repurposable neuroactive drugs with potent anti-glioblastoma activity

S Lee, T Weiss, M Bühler, J Mena, Z Lottenbach… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive primary brain cancer, has a dismal prognosis, yet
systemic treatment is limited to DNA-alkylating chemotherapies. New therapeutic strategies …

Neuron–oligodendroglial interactions in health and malignant disease

KR Taylor, M Monje - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Experience sculpts brain structure and function. Activity-dependent modulation of the
myelinated infrastructure of the nervous system has emerged as a dimension of adaptive …

Glioblastoma microenvironment—from biology to therapy

RD Read, ZM Tapp, P Rajappa… - Genes & …, 2024 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain cancer. These tumors exhibit high
intertumoral and intratumoral heterogeneity in neoplastic and nonneoplastic compartments …

Crosstalk between the nervous system and tumor microenvironment: Functional aspects and potential therapeutic strategies

L Wang, J Ge, H Han, Y Jia, Y Qin - Cancer letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent advancements in understanding the tumor microenvironment (TME) have
highlighted the critical role of the nervous system in cancer progression. This review …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer hallmarks intersect with neuroscience in the tumor microenvironment

D Hanahan, M Monje - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
The mechanisms underlying the multistep process of tumorigenesis can be distilled into a
logical framework involving the acquisition of functional capabilities, the so-called hallmarks …

Glioblastoma and brain connectivity: the need for a paradigm shift

A Salvalaggio, L Pini, A Bertoldo… - The Lancet Neurology, 2024 - thelancet.com
Despite substantial advances in cancer treatment, for patients with glioblastoma prognosis
remains bleak. The emerging field of cancer neuroscience reveals intricate functional …