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GSCs in the Transdifferentiation Phenomenon: Focus on CAR-T-Based Therapy.

Martina Di Marco, Alessandro Lo Giudice, Francesca Chiara Cecala, Sabrina David, Celeste Caruso Bavisotto, Claudia Campanella, Alessandra Maria Vitale, Giuseppa D'Amico

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Review in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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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

1 citing paper 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

8 authors.

Martina Di MarcoInstitute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-8174-6320
Alessandro Lo GiudiceInstitute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-5640-859X
Francesca Chiara CecalaInstitute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Sabrina DavidDepartment of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Area (MePreCC), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Celeste Caruso BavisottoInstitute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8260-8471
Claudia CampanellaInstitute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.
Alessandra Maria VitaleInstitute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7566-4309
Giuseppa D'AmicoInstitute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2131-563X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) remains one of the most lethal brain tumors, largely due to the resilience and plasticity of glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs), which drive tumor growth, recurrence, and resistance to conventional therapies. A key mechanism underlying their aggressiveness is transdifferentiation, whereby GSCs acquire endothelial- and pericyte-like phenotypes, promoting neovascularization and remodeling the tumor microenvironment to sustain malignancy. Conventional treatments often fail to eliminate these resilient populations, highlighting the need for innovative targeted strategies. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based immunotherapies offer a targeted strategy to specifically eliminate GSCs and interfere with their role in promoting tumor vascularization and suppressing immune responses. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the molecular mechanisms driving GSC transdifferentiation and to summarize the current landscape of CAR-T therapies developed to target these cells. By integrating knowledge of GSC biology with advances in CAR-T-based interventions, this work highlights the potential of next-generation immunotherapies to overcome therapeutic resistance, limit tumor recurrence, and improve clinical outcomes in GBM.

Indexed as

CAR-T therapyGBMGSCstransdifferentiation

Identifiers

PMID41744806
PMCPMC12939862

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