Molecular targeting for malignant gliomas (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Yasuko Kondo
    • Emporia F. Hollingsworth
    • Seiji Kondo
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  • Published online on: May 1, 2004     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.24.5.1101
  • Pages: 1101-1109
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Abstract

With tendency to invade rapidly in the brain, malignant gliomas are very resistant to conventional therapies including radiation and chemotherapy. Recent advances in genetic and molecular techniques have made it possible to define characteristic molecular profiles of malignant gliomas. Based on the list of the molecules closely related to glioblastoma tissues, we reviewed strategies targeting them. Target molecules extensively studied include EGFR, PTEN, telomerase and signal pathway modulators for Ras/Raf/MAPK and PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathways. Therapies targeting specific molecules may result in killing tumor cells effectively while keeping normal cells intact.

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May 2004
Volume 24 Issue 5

Print ISSN: 1019-6439
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Kondo Y, Hollingsworth EF and Kondo S: Molecular targeting for malignant gliomas (Review). Int J Oncol 24: 1101-1109, 2004
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Kondo, Y., Hollingsworth, E.F., & Kondo, S. (2004). Molecular targeting for malignant gliomas (Review). International Journal of Oncology, 24, 1101-1109. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.24.5.1101
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Kondo, Y., Hollingsworth, E. F., Kondo, S."Molecular targeting for malignant gliomas (Review)". International Journal of Oncology 24.5 (2004): 1101-1109.
Chicago
Kondo, Y., Hollingsworth, E. F., Kondo, S."Molecular targeting for malignant gliomas (Review)". International Journal of Oncology 24, no. 5 (2004): 1101-1109. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.24.5.1101