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ArticleNeurogenesis (Austin, Tex.)2016

Subventricular zone-associated glioblastoma: A call for translational research to guide clinical decision making.

Andrew W Smith, Bhupesh Parashar, A Gabriella Wernicke

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Article in Neurogenesis (Austin, Tex.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Anatomical-molecular interaction in glioblastoma: subventricular zone involvement and MGMT-related survival benefit.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew W SmithUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester, NY, USA.
Bhupesh ParasharStitch Radiation Oncology, Weill-Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital , New York, NY, USA.
A Gabriella WernickeStitch Radiation Oncology, Weill-Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital , New York, NY, USA.
Cornell University · USUniversity of Rochester · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is both the most common and the most devastating primary cancer of the central nervous system, with an expected overall survival in most patients of about 14 months. Despite extensive research, outcomes for GBM have been largely unchanged since the introduction of temozolomide in 2005. We believe that in order to achieve a breakthrough in therapeutic management, we must begin to identify subtypes of GBM, and tailor treatment to best target a particular tumor's vulnerabilities. Our group has recently produced an examination of the clinical outcomes of radiation therapy directed at tumors that contact the subventricular zone (SVZ), the 3-5 mm lateral border of the lateral ventricles that contains the largest collection of neural stem cells in the adult brain. We find that SVZ-associated tumors have worse progression free and overall survival than tumors that do not contact the SVZ, and that they exhibit unique recurrence and migration patterns. However, with minimal basic science research into SVZ-associated GBM, it is currently impossible to determine if the clinicobehavioral uniqueness of this group of tumors represents a true disease subtype from a genetic perspective. We believe that further translational research into SVZ-associated GBM is needed to establish a therapeutic profile.

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cancer stem cellsglioblastomaneural stem cellsradiationsubventricular zone

Identifiers

PMID27900341
PMCPMC5111577
OpenAlexW2508468041

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