Advances in treating glioblastoma.

Advances in treating glioblastoma. F1000Prime Rep. 2014;6:46 Authors: Weathers SP, Gilbert MR Abstract Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor in adults. Optimized standard treatment only confers a modest improvement in progression and overall survival, underscoring the pressing need for the development of novel therapies. Our understanding of glioblastoma (a molecularly heterogeneous disorder) has been accelerated in the setting of large scale genomic analyses, lending insight into potential actionable targets. Antiangiogenic therapies have been used in the treatment of glioblastoma, and our understanding of the means to optimize the role of these agents is continuing to evolve. Recently, immunotherapy has garnered increasing attention as a therapeutic approach in the treatment of gliomas. Promising novel approaches are under active development in the treatment of glioblastoma. PMID: 24991423 [PubMed]
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