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ReviewBrain sciences2025

GLUT1 as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Glioblastoma.

Fnu Ruchika, Sanika Suvarnapathaki, Antolin Serrano-Farias, Chetan Bettegowda, Jordina Rincon-Torroella

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Review in Brain sciences, 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

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

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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

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.

Fnu RuchikaDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0027-3175
Sanika SuvarnapathakiDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2447-4644
Antolin Serrano-FariasDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Chetan BettegowdaDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Jordina Rincon-TorroellaDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4798-8231

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor in adults, with a median survival of 15-18 months. GBM cells, like all tumors, exhibit a metabolic shift known as the Warburg effect, favoring glycolysis even under normoxic conditions. GLUT1 is a primary glucose transporter in GBM cells and has been found to be overexpressed in these cells. The acidic microenvironment created by glycolysis facilitates immune evasion, therapy resistance, and tumor growth. Overexpression of GLUT1 is driven by hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), c-Myc, and other pathways which have been correlated with tumor aggressiveness as well as poor prognosis Recent studies have highlighted the therapeutic potential of targeting GLUT1 in GBM. Preclinical research shows that GLUT1 inhibitors, such as WZB117 and BAY-876, effectively impair tumor metabolism, reduce cell viability, and improve survival in vitro and in animal models. GLUT1 expression also serves as a prognostic marker, with elevated levels linked to poor outcomes. This review highlights the importance of GLUT1 in GBM biology as a potential therapeutic target and biomarker.

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glioblastomaGLUT1hypoxiaWarburg effect

Identifiers

PMID40563757
PMCPMC12190696

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