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The Personalisation of Glioblastoma Treatment Using Whole Exome Sequencing: A Pilot Study.

Anne-Marie Garrett, Sarah Lastakchi, Christopher McConville

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Article in Genes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Anne-Marie GarrettSchool of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK.
Sarah LastakchiSchool of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK.
Christopher McConvilleSchool of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular heterogeneity of glioblastoma has been linked to differences in survival and treatment response, while the development of personalised treatments may be a novel way of combatting this disease. Here we show for the first time that low passage number cells derived from primary tumours are greater than an 86% match genetically to the tumour tissue. We used these cells to identify eight genes that could be used for the personalisation of glioblastoma treatment and discovered a number of personalised drug combinations that were significantly more effective at killing glioblastoma cells and reducing recurrence than the individual drugs as well as the control and non-personalised combinations. This pilot study demonstrates for the first time that whole exome sequencing has the potential be used to improve the treatment of glioblastoma patients by personalising treatment. This novel approach could potentially offer a new avenue for treatment for this terrible disease.

Indexed as

Polymorphism, Single NucleotidePrecision MedicineAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsCell ProliferationExomeExome SequencingFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaHumansPilot ProjectsTumor Cells, CulturedAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, Tumorcombination treatmentglioblastomapersonalisationwhole exome sequencing

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PMID32041307
PMCPMC7074406

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