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ReviewBioMed research international2015

Blood brain barrier: a challenge for effectual therapy of brain tumors.

Arijit Bhowmik, Rajni Khan, Mrinal Kanti Ghosh

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Review in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06666712 (Chronic Convection Enhanced Delivery of Topotecan for Recurrent Malignant Glioma), which is not on this map. Cited by 130 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06666712 phase1recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Chronic Convection Enhanced Delivery of Topotecan for Recurrent Malignant Glioma

TypeinterventionalSponsorJeffrey N. BruceRan2026 to 2028Enrolled6ConditionsBrain Tumor, Recurrent, Malignant Glioma (WHO Grade III or IV), IDH1/IDH2 MutationArmsTopotecan
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

130 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Arijit BhowmikSignal Transduction in Cancer and Stem Cells Laboratory, Division of Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India.
Rajni KhanSignal Transduction in Cancer and Stem Cells Laboratory, Division of Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8015-4752
Mrinal Kanti GhoshSignal Transduction in Cancer and Stem Cells Laboratory, Division of Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain tumors are one of the most formidable diseases of mankind. They have only a fair to poor prognosis and high relapse rate. One of the major causes of extreme difficulty in brain tumor treatment is the presence of blood brain barrier (BBB). BBB comprises different molecular components and transport systems, which in turn create efflux machinery or hindrance for the entry of several drugs in brain. Thus, along with the conventional techniques, successful modification of drug delivery and novel therapeutic strategies are needed to overcome this obstacle for treatment of brain tumors. In this review, we have elucidated some critical insights into the composition and function of BBB and along with it we have discussed the effective methods for delivery of drugs to the brain and therapeutic strategies overcoming the barrier.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsBlood-Brain BarrierBrain NeoplasmsBiological Transport, ActiveHumansAntineoplastic Agents

Identifiers

PMID25866775
PMCPMC4383356

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