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Metabolic Reprogramming in Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Review of Pathways and Therapeutic Targets.

Ashley Irin Cortes Ballen, Maryam Amosu, Surya Ravinder, Joey Chan, Emre Derin, Hasan Slika, Betty Tyler

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Review in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Efficacy and safety of ketogenic diet in glioblastoma: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  12. Metabolic Imaging and Molecular Signatures Reveal Metabolic Phenotypes in Recurrent Glioblastoma.Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2026
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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

7 authors.

Ashley Irin Cortes BallenHunterian Neurosurgical Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Maryam AmosuHunterian Neurosurgical Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Surya RavinderHunterian Neurosurgical Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Joey ChanHunterian Neurosurgical Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Emre DerinHunterian Neurosurgical Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-5309-8158
Hasan SlikaHunterian Neurosurgical Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4597-3642
Betty TylerHunterian Neurosurgical Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9800-6969

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive and highly malignant primary brain tumor characterized by rapid growth and a poor prognosis for patients. Despite advancements in treatment, the median survival time for GBM patients remains low. One of the crucial challenges in understanding and treating GBMs involves its remarkable cellular heterogeneity and adaptability. Central to the survival and proliferation of GBM cells is their ability to undergo metabolic reprogramming. Metabolic reprogramming is a process that allows cancer cells to alter their metabolism to meet the increased demands of rapid growth and to survive in the often oxygen- and nutrient-deficient tumor microenvironment. These changes in metabolism include the Warburg effect, alterations in several key metabolic pathways including glutamine metabolism, fatty acid synthesis, and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, increased uptake and utilization of glutamine, and more. Despite the complexity and adaptability of GBM metabolism, a deeper understanding of its metabolic reprogramming offers hope for developing more effective therapeutic interventions against GBMs.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaAnimalsCellular ReprogrammingGlutamineHumansMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMetabolic ReprogrammingTumor MicroenvironmentGlutamineglioblastoma multiformeglycolysismetabolic reprogrammingtherapeutic drugstumor microenvironmentWarburg effect

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PMID39329757
PMCPMC11430559

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