Intratumor heterogeneity and transcriptional profiling in glioblastoma: Translational opportunities
Authors
Piccirillo, Sara
Spiteri, I
Publication Date
2015-08Journal Title
Future Neurology
ISSN
1479-6708
Publisher
Future Medicine Ltd
Volume
10
Pages
369-381
Language
English
Type
Article
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Piccirillo, S., & Spiteri, I. (2015). Intratumor heterogeneity and transcriptional profiling in glioblastoma: Translational opportunities. Future Neurology, 10 369-381. https://doi.org/10.2217/FNL.15.16
Abstract
<jats:p> The study of phenotypic and genetic intratumor heterogeneity in glioblastoma is attracting a lot of attention. Recent studies have demonstrated that transcriptional profiling analysis can help interpret the complexity of this disease. Previously proposed molecular classifiers have been recently challenged due to the unexpected degree of intratumor heterogeneity that has been described spatially and at single-cell level. Different computational methods have been employed to analyze this huge amount of data, but new experimental designs including multisampling from individual patients and single-cell experiments require new specific approaches. In light of these results, there is hope that integration of genetic, phenotypic and transcriptional data coupled with functional experiments might help define new therapeutic strategies and classify patients according to key pathways and molecular targets that can be further investigated to develop personalized and combinatorial treatment strategies. </jats:p>
Keywords
cancer stem cells, glioblastoma, intratumor heterogeneity, molecular classification, transcriptional analysis
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.2217/FNL.15.16
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