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ArticleAutophagy reports2022

A Novel Combination Therapy Approach Targeting STAT3 and Autophagy in Glioblastoma.

Sujoy Bhattacharya, Lawrence M Pfeffer, Edward Chaum

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Article in Autophagy reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sujoy BhattacharyaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Lawrence M PfefferDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Center for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Edward ChaumDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3542-8376

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma (GBM) is notoriously resistant to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, which drives tumor recurrence and relapse. GBM cells are highly addicted to STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) and STAT3 inhibition blocks GBM-driven tumor growth. STAT3 regulates macroautophagy/autophagy, a central player in GBM pathobiology. Although autophagy suppression has been implicated in the pathophysiology of GBM, it is unknown if modulation of autophagy can reduce GBM tumorigenesis. Based on observations from our recent study, the answer appears to be yes, and we propose a therapeutic strategy for dual inhibition of STAT3 and MTOR, or STAT3 and ULK1 to target GBM tumorigenesis and chemoresistance.

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AMPKαapoptosiscaspase 3cathepsin DLC3-I/LC3-IIMTORC1RAD001 (everolimus)ULK1

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PMID40396025
PMCPMC11864606

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