Exploiting Metabolic Defects in Glioma with Nanoparticle-Encapsulated NAMPT Inhibitors
Murray M, Noronha K, Wang Y, Friedman A, Paradkar S, Suh H, Sundaram R, Brenner C, Saltzman W, Bindra R. Exploiting Metabolic Defects in Glioma with Nanoparticle-Encapsulated NAMPT Inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2024, 23: 1176-1187. PMID: 38691846, PMCID: PMC11292319, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-24-0012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConvection-enhanced deliveryCentral nervous systemTreatment of primary central nervous systemPrimary central nervous systemSustained drug release in vitroTumor growth delayAssociated with lower survival ratesBone marrow suppressionComplex mutational profilesNAMPT inhibitorsRelease in vitroIntracranial GBM xenograftsBlood-brain barrierDrug release in vitroRetinal toxicityMarrow suppressionNAMPTiGrowth delayTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesExtended survivalLow survival rateGBM xenograftsMutation profilesPromoter methylationAnticancer activity in vitroCompartmentalized ocular lymphatic system mediates eye–brain immunity
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