Glioblastoma therapy: Past, present and future

E Obrador, P Moreno-Murciano… - International journal of …, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GB) stands out as the most prevalent and lethal form of brain cancer.
Although great efforts have been made by clinicians and researchers, no significant …

Applications of focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening

CM Gorick, VR Breza, KM Nowak, VWT Cheng… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The blood brain barrier (BBB) plays a critically important role in the regulation of central
nervous system (CNS) homeostasis, but also represents a major limitation to treatments of …

Ultrasound-mediated blood–brain barrier opening: An effective drug delivery system for theranostics of brain diseases

J Wang, Z Li, M Pan, M Fiaz, Y Hao, Y Yan… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains a significant obstacle to drug therapy for brain diseases.
Focused ultrasound (FUS) combined with microbubbles (MBs) can locally and transiently …

Biomimetic nanosonosensitizers combined with noninvasive ultrasound actuation to reverse drug resistance and sonodynamic-enhanced chemotherapy against …

H Chen, S Zhang, Q Fang, H He, J Ren, D Sun, J Lai… - ACS …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most devastating brain tumor and highly resistant to conventional
chemotherapy. Herein, we introduce biomimetic nanosonosensitizer systems (MDNPs) …

Strategies to improve drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier for glioblastoma

KH Narsinh, E Perez, AF Haddad, JS Young… - Current Neurology and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Glioblastoma remains resistant to most conventional treatments.
Despite scientific advances in the past three decades, there has been a dearth of effective …

Towards controlled drug delivery in brain tumors with microbubble-enhanced focused ultrasound

S Schoen Jr, MS Kilinc, H Lee, Y Guo… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Brain tumors are particularly challenging malignancies, due to their location in a structurally
and functionally distinct part of the human body–the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of focused ultrasound for the treatment of glioblastoma: a new frontier

AM Hersh, M Bhimreddy, C Weber-Levine, K Jiang… - Cancers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma (GBM) is a common primary brain tumor with a short median
overall survival despite aggressive treatment with resection, chemotherapy, and radiation …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in glioma care: Focus on emerging neurosurgical techniques

M De Simone, V Conti, G Palermo, L De Maria… - Biomedicines, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Background: Despite significant advances in understanding the molecular pathways of
glioma, translating this knowledge into effective long-term solutions remains a challenge …

[HTML][HTML] Obstacles to glioblastoma treatment two decades after temozolomide

JVR Cruz, C Batista, BH Afonso, MS Alexandre-Moreira… - Cancers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastomas are the most common and aggressive brain tumors in
adults, with a median survival of 15 months. Treatment is surgical removal, followed by …

[HTML][HTML] Barrier-breaking effects of ultrasonic cavitation for drug delivery and biomarker release

Y Hu, J Wei, Y Shen, S Chen, X Chen - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Recently, emerging evidence has demonstrated that cavitation actually creates important
bidirectional channels on biological barriers for both intratumoral drug delivery and …