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ReviewTrends in molecular medicine2025

Molecular evolution of central nervous system metastasis and therapeutic implications.

David Gritsch, Priscilla K Brastianos

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Review in Trends in molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Brain metastasis: Opportunities for novel therapies.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

David GritschMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Priscilla K BrastianosMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: pbrastianos@mgh.harvard.edu.

Funding

Training Program in Nervous System TumorsK12CA090354 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PLOTKIN, SCOTT R · 2001 to 2025
$16.3M
NCI NIH HHS K12 CA090354
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing prevalence and poor prognosis of central nervous system (CNS) metastases pose a significant challenge in oncology, necessitating improved therapeutic strategies. Recent research has shed light on the complex genomic landscape of brain metastases, identifying unique and potentially actionable genetic alterations. These insights offer new avenues for targeted therapy, highlighting the potential of precision medicine approaches in treating CNS metastases. However, translating these discoveries into clinical practice requires overcoming challenges such as availability of tissue for characterization, access to molecular testing, drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and addressing intra- and intertumoral genetic heterogeneity. This review explores novel insights into the evolution of CNS metastases, the molecular mechanisms underlying their development, and implications for therapeutic interventions.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsEvolution, MolecularAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierHumansactionable mutationsblood–brain barrierbrain metastasisbranched evolutionmolecular profilingtargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID39424530
PMCPMC11908961

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