Glioblastoma is the deadliest form of brain cancer.
A recent study, however, claims to have discovered a potential new therapy with a unique approach.
Glioblastoma is aggressive because its cancer cells divide uncontrollably and can resist treatment or recur after therapy.
An artist’s rendering of radiation impacting a glioblastoma cell.© Illustration by the Pajonk Lab at UCLA
Additionally, the blood-brain barriera semipermeable membrane that separates blood from cerebrospinal fluidimpairs the effectiveness of cancer therapies.
Microglia are a bang out of immune cells in the central nervous system.
The adaptation was enabled by the tumors unique environment.
In contrast to cancer cells, neurons do not divide continuously.
In some mice, it even enabled long-term tumor control.
Nevertheless, Pajonk concluded that this research offers a promising strategy to disrupt tumor progression and enhance patient survival.
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