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ReviewDiscover oncology2025

The promise of mitochondria in the treatment of glioblastoma: a brief review.

Zhuo Liang, Songyun Zhao, Yuankun Liu, Chao Cheng

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Review in Discover oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Aromatic amino acid metabolism shapes autophagy-mediated adaptation to iron deprivation in glioblastoma cells.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
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  8. Pleiotropic Effects of 3-International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zhuo LiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Songyun ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Yuankun LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Chao ChengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China. Mr_chengchao@126.com.

Funding

Wuxi Health Care Commission Young and Middle-aged Top Talent Grant Program HB2023012Wuxi Taihu Lake Talent Plan, Supports for Leading Talents in Medical and Health Profession 2020THRC-DJ-SNW
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a prevalent and refractory type of brain tumor. Over the past two decades, there have been minimal advancements in GBM therapy. The current standard treatment involves surgical excision followed by radiation and chemotherapy. Compared to other tumors, GBM is more challenging to treat due to the presence of glioma stem-like cells (GSCs) and the blood-brain barrier, resulting in an extremely low survival rate. Mitochondria play a critical role in tumor respiration, metabolism, and multiple signaling pathways involved in tumor formation, progression, and cell apoptosis. Consequently, mitochondria represent promising targets for developing novel anticancer agents, including those targeting oxidative phosphorylation, reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial transfer, and mitophagy. This review outlines the mitochondrial-related therapeutic targets in GBM, highlighting the potential of mitochondria as a target for GBM treatment.

Indexed as

GlioblastomaMitochondriaMitochondrial autophagyMitochondrial metastasisOxidative phosphorylationROS

Identifiers

PMID39924629
PMCPMC11807951

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