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Angiogenesis in Glioblastoma-Treatment Approaches.

Agnieszka Nowacka, Maciej Śniegocki, Wojciech Smuczyński, Dominika Bożiłow, Ewa Ziółkowska

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  17. DUSP8 as a regulator of glioblastoma stem-like cell contribution to tumor vascularization.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025
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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

5 authors.

Agnieszka NowackaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul. Curie Skłodowskiej 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5848-8788
Maciej ŚniegockiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul. Curie Skłodowskiej 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Wojciech SmuczyńskiDepartment of Physiotherapy, Nicolas Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, ul. Techników 3, 85-801 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Dominika BożiłowAnaesthesiology and Intensive Care Clinical Ward, The 10th Military Research Hospital and Polyclinic, ul. Powstańców Warszawy 5, 85-681 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7517-2075
Ewa ZiółkowskaDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1822-3133

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma, the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults, carries a poor prognosis, with a median survival of just 15 months, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. The aggressive growth of these highly vascularized tumors relies heavily on angiogenesis, driven primarily by vascular endothelial growth factor-A. Therefore, VEGF signaling pathway has become a prime therapeutic target in GBM treatment over the past decade. While anti-angiogenic treatment showed promise, agents like bevacizumab have ultimately failed to improve overall survival. This highlights the presence of compensatory angiogenic mechanisms that bypass VEGF inhibition, necessitating further investigation into resistance mechanisms and the development of more effective therapeutic strategies. This review examined the current landscape of anti-angiogenic agents for GBM, analyzed the mechanisms driving resistance to these therapies, and explored potential strategies for enhancing their effectiveness.

Indexed as

Angiogenesis InhibitorsBrain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaNeovascularization, PathologicAngiogenesisAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesis InhibitorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aangiogenesisanti-angiogenic therapybevacizumabGBMglioblastomaresistancetumor microenvironmentVEGF

Identifiers

PMID40136656
PMCPMC11941181

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