Glioma targeted therapy: insight into future of molecular approaches

K Yang, Z Wu, H Zhang, N Zhang, W Wu, Z Wang… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Gliomas are the common type of brain tumors originating from glial cells. Epidemiologically,
gliomas occur among all ages, more often seen in adults, which males are more susceptible …

Signaling pathways in brain tumors and therapeutic interventions

S Li, C Wang, J Chen, Y Lan, W Zhang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Brain tumors, although rare, contribute to distinct mortality and morbidity at all ages.
Although there are few therapeutic options for brain tumors, enhanced biological …

The type II RAF inhibitor tovorafenib in relapsed/refractory pediatric low-grade glioma: the phase 2 FIREFLY-1 trial

LB Kilburn, DA Khuong-Quang, JR Hansford, D Landi… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
BRAF genomic alterations are the most common oncogenic drivers in pediatric low-grade
glioma (pLGG). Arm 1 (n= 77) of the ongoing phase 2 FIREFLY-1 (PNOC026) trial …

Selumetinib in children with inoperable plexiform neurofibromas

AM Gross, PL Wolters, E Dombi… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background No approved therapies exist for inoperable plexiform neurofibromas in patients
with neurofibromatosis type 1. Methods We conducted an open-label, phase 2 trial of …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated molecular and clinical analysis of 1,000 pediatric low-grade gliomas

S Ryall, M Zapotocky, K Fukuoka, L Nobre, AG Stucklin… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGG) are frequently driven by genetic alterations in the RAS-
mitogen-activated protein kinase (RAS/MAPK) pathway yet show unexplained variability in …

Pediatric low-grade glioma in the era of molecular diagnostics

S Ryall, U Tabori, C Hawkins - Acta neuropathologica communications, 2020 - Springer
Low grade gliomas are the most frequent brain tumors in children and encompass a
spectrum of histologic entities which are currently assigned World Health Organisation …

Childhood brain tumors: current management, biological insights, and future directions: JNSPG 75th Anniversary Invited Review Article

IF Pollack, S Agnihotri, A Broniscer - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2019 - thejns.org
Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children, and, unfortunately, many
subtypes continue to have a suboptimal long-term outcome. During the last several years …

Alterations in ALK/ROS1/NTRK/MET drive a group of infantile hemispheric gliomas

AS Guerreiro Stucklin, S Ryall, K Fukuoka… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Infant gliomas have paradoxical clinical behavior compared to those in children and adults:
low-grade tumors have a higher mortality rate, while high-grade tumors have a better …