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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2020

Therapeutic Potential of Autophagy in Glioblastoma Treatment With Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Pathway Inhibitors.

Qin Xia, Mengchuan Xu, Pei Zhang, Liqun Liu, Xinyi Meng, Lei Dong

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Autophagy: The convergence point of aging and cancer.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2025
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  12. Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Curcumin Encapsulation and Applications.Recent advances in food, nutrition & agriculture · 2025
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  15. Regulation of autophagy by non-coding RNAs in human glioblastoma.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2024
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  17. Glioblastoma Therapy: Past, Present and Future.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Qin XiaSchool of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Mengchuan XuSchool of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Pei ZhangSchool of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Liqun LiuSchool of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Xinyi MengSchool of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Lei DongSchool of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GB) is the most malignant and aggressive form of brain tumor, characterized by frequent hyperactivation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors have a promising clinical efficacy theoretically. However, strong drug resistance is developed in GB against the PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors due to the cytoprotective effect and the adaptive response of autophagy during the treatment of GB. Activation of autophagy by the PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors not only enhances treatment sensitivity but also leads to cell survival when drug resistance develops in cancer cells. In this review, we analyze how to increase the antitumor effect of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors in GB treatment, which is achieved by various mechanisms, among which targeting autophagy is an important mechanism. We review the dual role of autophagy in both GB therapy and resistance against inhibitors of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, and further discuss the possibility of using combinations of autophagy and PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors to improve the treatment efficacy for GB. Finally, we provide new perspectives for targeting autophagy in GB therapy.

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autophagycombination therapydrug resistanceglioblastomaPI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors

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PMID33123479
PMCPMC7567033

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