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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Delivering Therapeutics to Glioblastoma: Overcoming Biological Constraints.

Elza N Mathew, Bethany C Berry, Hong Wei Yang, Rona S Carroll, Mark D Johnson

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elza N MathewDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4156-8183
Bethany C BerryDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Hong Wei YangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2367-4692
Rona S CarrollDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Mark D JohnsonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most lethal intrinsic brain tumor. Even with the existing treatment regimen of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, the median survival time is only 15-23 months. The invasive nature of this tumor makes its complete removal very difficult, leading to a high recurrence rate of over 90%. Drug delivery to glioblastoma is challenging because of the molecular and cellular heterogeneity of the tumor, its infiltrative nature, and the blood-brain barrier. Understanding the critical characteristics that restrict drug delivery to the tumor is necessary to develop platforms for the enhanced delivery of effective treatments. In this review, we address the impact of tumor invasion, the molecular and cellular heterogeneity of the tumor, and the blood-brain barrier on the delivery and distribution of drugs using potential therapeutic delivery options such as convection-enhanced delivery, controlled release systems, nanomaterial systems, peptide-based systems, and focused ultrasound.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrain NeoplasmsDrug Delivery SystemsGlioblastomaHumansAntineoplastic Agentsbrain tumordrug deliveryglioblastoma

Identifiers

PMID35163633
PMCPMC8835860
OpenAlexW4210322957

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