Figure 2: Abnormal accumulation of the FGFR - TACC fusion protein (red) in glioblastoma stem cells isolated from a primary
human glioblastoma with fused FGFR - TACC genes.
Not exact matches
The investigators report that trapping virus - loaded stem cells in a gel and applying them to tumors significantly improved survival in mice
with glioblastoma multiforme, the most common brain tumor in
human adults and also the most difficult to treat.
Shah next plans to rationally combine the toxin - secreting stem cells
with a number of different therapeutic stem cells developed by his team to further enhance their positive results in mouse models of
glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor in
human adults.
Into the cerebral cortex of mice
with these light - sensitive proteins, the team implanted cancer cells from a
human pediatric cortical
glioblastoma.
These results could pave the way for the use of progesterone against
glioblastoma in a
human clinical trial, perhaps in combination
with standard - of - care therapeutic agents such as temozolomide.
Calorie restriction has been used effectively to treat malignant
glioblastoma multiforme in mice, which shares many characteristics
with human glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive and invasive primary
human brain cancer [3].