2020
Advances in Molecular Classification and Therapeutic Opportunities in Meningiomas
Cordova C, Kurz S. Advances in Molecular Classification and Therapeutic Opportunities in Meningiomas. Current Oncology Reports 2020, 22: 84. PMID: 32617743, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-020-00937-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWHO classification of CNS tumorsClassification of CNS tumorsWHO classificationCNS tumorsWHO grade IDNA methylation patternsBiology of meningiomasClinical trial designPrognostic implicationsTERT promoterTumor biologyGrade IMethylation patternsHistopathological featuresGenetic alterationsEffective therapyLoss of functionMeningiomasMolecular classificationReviewOur understandingDMD geneEpigenetic alterationsTumorEpigenetic changesTherapeutic opportunities
2019
Cell Surface Notch Ligand DLL3 is a Therapeutic Target in Isocitrate Dehydrogenase–mutant Glioma
Spino M, Kurz S, Chiriboga L, Serrano J, Zeck B, Sen N, Patel S, Shen G, Vasudevaraja V, Tsirigos A, Suryadevara C, Frenster J, Tateishi K, Wakimoto H, Jain R, Riina H, Nicolaides T, Sulman E, Cahill D, Golfinos J, Isse K, Saunders L, Zagzag D, Placantonakis D, Snuderl M, Chi A. Cell Surface Notch Ligand DLL3 is a Therapeutic Target in Isocitrate Dehydrogenase–mutant Glioma. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 1261-1271. PMID: 30397180, PMCID: PMC7365589, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-2312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBenzodiazepinonesBrainDNA MethylationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenotypeGliomaHumansImmunoconjugatesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIsocitrate DehydrogenaseLigandsMaleMembrane ProteinsMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalReceptors, NotchRNAConceptsGlioma molecular subtypesAntibody-drug conjugatesMolecular subtypesCell surface tumor-associated antigensTumor-associated antigensWild-type glioblastomaAntigen-dependent mannerLow-grade gliomasRova-TRecurrent tumorsDLL3 expressionRovalpituzumab tesirineNontumor brain tissuesNontumor brainMutant gliomasTherapeutic strategiesCell viability assayGliomaRNA levelsDLL3TumorspheresTherapeutic targetIHCTCGA dataWild-type