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ReviewClinical epigenetics2025

A novel approach to enhance glioblastoma multiforme treatment efficacy: non-coding RNA targeted therapy and adjuvant approaches.

Meijun Liu, Yuying Wang, Xiaoli Chen, Yu Zeng, Wenqiong Huang, Jiawen Yang, Hong Dai, Lixin Cheng, Claudio Mauro, Kenneth Chat Pan Cheung

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Review in Clinical epigenetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Meijun Liu *Phenome Research Center, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Yuying Wang *Phenome Research Center, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Xiaoli Chen *Phenome Research Center, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Yu Zeng *Phenome Research Center, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Wenqiong HuangPhenome Research Center, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Jiawen YangSchool of Life Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Hong DaiDepartment of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Lixin ChengHealth Data Science Center, Shenzhen People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern, University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, China. easonlcheng@gmail.com.
Claudio MauroCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2WB, UK. c.mauro@bham.ac.uk.
Kenneth Chat Pan CheungPhenome Research Center, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. kcpcheung@hkbu.edu.hk.

Funding

Hong Kong Baptist University SDF 19- 1216-P03Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee 12101023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a lethal brain tumor. With the current gold standard chemotherapy treatment, temozolomide (TMZ), many patients do not survive beyond one year. While the urgency of researching novel treatments is understandable, the prohibitively high costs and the prolonged duration of research and clinical trials significantly delay the availability of medical advancements to the general public. This highlights the urgent need for adjuvant therapies to enhance treatment effectiveness. MAIN BODY: Recent research has suggested the potential of repurposing FDA-approved drugs such as temozolomide (TMZ), disulfiram (DSF), and aspirin for the treatment of glioblastoma, with encouraging evidence particularly for DSF and aspirin. Additionally, compounds like histone deacetylase inhibitors (e.g., vorinostat) are being investigated for their impact on non-coding RNA (ncRNA) modulation, including microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Combining traditional therapies with ncRNA modulation has shown potential in enhancing therapeutic efficacy and targeting specificity. NcRNAs play a crucial role in regulating gene expression and have been implicated in tumor growth, invasion, and treatment resistance. Recent discoveries, such as cuproptosis, offer new insights into tumor cell death mechanisms.

conclusionThis review focuses on how these molecular insights can serve as novel therapeutic targets and how drug adjuvant therapy may improve GBM treatment strategies. It focuses on how the integration of ncRNA modulation with conventional therapies and the combination strategy of enhancing efficacy of drugs can enhance treatment efficacy and pave the way for innovative approaches in managing GBM. In short, we will explore how non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) might serve as promising targets and how repurposing TMZ, DSF, and aspirin could help enhance the efficacy of GBM treatment.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaRNA, UntranslatedAspirinChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisulfiramDrug RepositioningGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansMicroRNAsMolecular Targeted TherapyRNA, Long NoncodingTemozolomideTreatment OutcomeAspirinDisulfiramHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, UntranslatedTemozolomideAspirinCuproptosisDisulfiramGlioblastoma multiformeNon-coding RNATemozolomide

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PMID40544306
PMCPMC12181852

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