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ReviewNanomedicine (London, England)2025

Localized treatment of glioblastoma: a review of clinical strategies and advances in drug delivery systems.

Cristiano Pesce, Giulia Rodella, Agnese Fragassi, Mariangela Garofalo, Stefano Salmaso, Paolo Caliceti, Bernard Gallez, Alessio Malfanti

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Review in Nanomedicine (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cristiano PesceDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Giulia RodellaUCLouvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials, Brussels, Belgium.
Agnese FragassiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Mariangela GarofaloDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Stefano SalmasoDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Paolo CalicetiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Bernard GallezUCLouvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Brussels, Belgium.
Alessio MalfantiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

Funding

Bando 2European Research CouncilMIMITProgetti di AteneoUniversity of Padova (Italy)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prognosis for glioblastoma patients remains poor despite recent advances in neurosurgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. One promising treatment strategy lies in the localized delivery of therapeutics through drug delivery systems designed to enhance existing clinical treatments by directly targeting the tumor site or surrounding area. This review explores the latest advancements in localized therapies for glioblastoma, highlighting recent preclinical and clinical studies and examining how we can integrate these approaches - including stereotactic techniques such as convection-enhanced delivery and therapies targeting the post-surgical resection cavity - with drug delivery systems. We describe the features that the drug delivery system should possess for the efficient transport of drugs for both inoperable and resectable glioblastoma local treatment. Finally, this review discusses future directions that may facilitate the clinical translation of localized treatment strategies for glioblastoma.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsDrug Delivery SystemsGlioblastomaAnimalsHumansAntineoplastic Agentscontrolled drug releasedrug deliveryGlioblastomaimplantslocalized treatmentnanomedicineneurosurgery

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PMID40874730
PMCPMC12505517

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