Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38183103›Full record

ReviewJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2024

Current and future therapeutic strategies for high-grade gliomas leveraging the interplay between epigenetic regulators and kinase signaling networks.

Lea M Stitzlein, Jack T Adams, Erin N Stitzlein, Richard W Dudley, Joya Chandra

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Review in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. The Spectrum of IDH- and H3-Wildtype High-Grade Glioma Subgroups Occurring across Teenage and Young Adult Patient Populations.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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  13. Killing the killers: Natural killer cell therapy targeting glioma stem cells in high-grade glioma.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  18. A fetal oncogene NUAK2 is an emerging therapeutic target in glioblastoma.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lea M Stitzlein *Department of Pediatrics Research, The MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Box 853, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Jack T Adams *Department of Pediatrics Research, The MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Box 853, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Erin N StitzleinDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Richard W DudleyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH, USA.
Joya ChandraDepartment of Pediatrics Research, The MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Box 853, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. jchandra@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2077-9715
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USDrexel University · USUniversity of Findlay · US

Funding

Tropism Enhanced Oncolytic Adenovirus for the Treatment of Brain TumorsP50CA127001 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Juan Fueyo, FREDERICK F LANG · 2008 to 2026
$41.2M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR003169 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI CHANDRA, JOYA, FROST, JEFFREY A. · 2019 to 2023
$3.7M
Evaluation of Novel Dually Targeted Kinase Inhibitors for Therapy of Adult and Pediatric High-Grade GliomaR33NS111058 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI CHANDRA, JOYA · 2020 to 2021
$701k
Preclinical evaluation of a novel combinatory epigenetics based therapy for glioblastomaR21NS093387 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI CHANDRA, JOYA · 2015 to 2016
$440k
Evaluation of Novel Dually Targeted Kinase Inhibitors for Therapy of Adult and Pediatric High-Grade GliomaR61NS111058 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI CHANDRA, JOYA · 2019 to 2019
$334k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR003169NCI NIH HHS P50 CA127001NIH HHS P50 CA127001NIH HHS R21 NS093387NIH HHS R61/R33NS111058NIH HHS TL1 TR003169NINDS NIH HHS R33 NS111058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeted therapies, including small molecule inhibitors directed against aberrant kinase signaling and chromatin regulators, are emerging treatment options for high-grade gliomas (HGG). However, when translating these inhibitors into the clinic, their efficacy is generally limited to partial and transient responses. Recent studies in models of high-grade gliomas reveal a convergence of epigenetic regulators and kinase signaling networks that often cooperate to promote malignant properties and drug resistance. This review examines the interplay between five well-characterized groups of chromatin regulators, including the histone deacetylase (HDAC) family, bromodomain and extraterminal (BET)-containing proteins, protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) family, Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), and lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1), and various signaling pathways essential for cancer cell growth and progression. These specific epigenetic regulators were chosen for review due to their targetability via pharmacological intervention and clinical relevance. Several studies have demonstrated improved efficacy from the dual inhibition of the epigenetic regulators and signaling kinases. Overall, the interactions between epigenetic regulators and kinase signaling pathways are likely influenced by several factors, including individual glioma subtypes, preexisting mutations, and overlapping/interdependent functions of the chromatin regulators. The insights gained by understanding how the genome and epigenome cooperate in high-grade gliomas will guide the design of future therapeutic strategies that utilize dual inhibition with improved efficacy and overall survival.

Indexed as

GliomaSignal TransductionCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromatinEpigenesis, GeneticHumansChromatinDiffuse midline gliomasEpigenetically directed therapyEpigenetic regulatorsGlioblastomaHigh-grade gliomasTargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID38183103
PMCPMC10768151
OpenAlexW4390619366

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