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ReviewCells2025

Therapeutic Targets in Glioblastoma: Molecular Pathways, Emerging Strategies, and Future Directions.

Justin Tang, Nishika Karbhari, Jian L Campian

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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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

44 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Systemic and local dysregulation of the complement system in glioma: a comprehensive systematic review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  6. [Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2026
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  10. CRISPR-Based Gene Therapy for Brain Disease.Molecular neurobiology · 2026
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  18. The Role of CRISPR and Its Therapeutic Applications in Glioblastoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

3 authors.

Justin TangDepartment of Biomedical Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Nishika KarbhariDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3360-6733
Jian L CampianDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, characterized by rapid growth, invasive infiltration into surrounding brain tissue, and resistance to conventional therapies. Despite advancements in surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, median survival remains approximately 15 months, underscoring the urgent need for innovative treatments. Key considerations informing treatment development include oncogenic genetic and epigenetic alterations that may dually serve as therapeutic targets and facilitate treatment resistance. Various immunotherapeutic strategies have been explored and continue to be refined for their anti-tumor potential. Technical aspects of drug delivery and blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration have been addressed through novel vehicles and techniques including the incorporation of nanotechnology. Molecular profiling has emerged as an important tool to individualize treatment where applicable, and to identify patient populations with the most drug sensitivity. The goal of this review is to describe the spectrum of potential GBM therapeutic targets, and to provide an overview of key trial outcomes. Altogether, the progress of clinical and preclinical work must be critically evaluated in order to develop therapies for GBM with the strongest therapeutic efficacy.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaMolecular Targeted TherapyAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierDrug Delivery SystemsHumansImmunotherapySignal Transductionbiomarkersblood–brain barrierCAR T cell therapycombination therapiesdrug delivery systemsepigenetic modulationgene therapyglioblastomaimmunotherapyMGMT promoter methylationmolecular pathwaysnanotechnologyoncolytic virusestargeted therapytumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40214448
PMCPMC11988183

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