Glioma: Molecular Aspects and Theranostics
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 3884
Special Issue Editors
Interests: glioma; glioblastoma; heterogeneity; tumor markers; theranostics; antibodies; aptamers; nuclei acids therapeutics; nucleic acids-protein interactions; PET; receptors; glioma stem cells; radiotherapy; chemotherapy
Interests: radiology; neuroradiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The success in glioma treatment to date has been very modest, and these tumors remain incurable. Inter- and intratumoral heterogeneity are essential features of glioma. Additionally, glioma cancer stem cells supply additional variability to the cell populations. To apply a targeted therapy to aggressive clones of the tumor, the fates of these clones have to be followed, for example, by studying the possibility of eradicating them.
The application of theranostics to treat glioma requires developing at least two arms of research. The first arm includes the discovery and verification of more diagnostics and prognostics of molecular biomarkers, including circulating biomarkers in liquid biopsies, in addition to conventional ones. The second includes the development of elements which are able to recognize these markers, both molecular recognition elements (MoREs) and cellular recognition elements (CeREs, like CAR T cells). Different theranostic MoREs include monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic peptides, protein scaffolds, aptamers, crypto-aptamers (such as G-qudruplexes), and pseudo-aptamers. Further, MoREs could be supplied with additional active molecular modules, both in ensembles and as conjugates; they could also be a part of supramolecular nanoconstructs. Application of different therapeutic nucleic acids and their complexes, including editing complexes and viruses, is an attractive supplement. Combinations of theranostics with conventional chemo- and radiotherapies will also be considered.
The Special Issue aims to gather ongoing research on molecular aspects of glioma, including growth factor receptor signal transduction involved in malignant cell survival, proliferation, and invasion, as well as inter- and intratumoral heterogeneity. It will focus on the discovery and verification of molecular markers essential for exploring new targets and development of novel personalized theranostic approaches.
The goal is to gather the data collected by researchers and clinicians to provide a systemic view on glioma. We welcome articles in glioma, including topics on neuropathology/genetics, models of glioma, and investigational therapies.
Prof. Dr. Alexey Kopylov
Prof. Dr. Majda M. Thurnher
Prof. Dr. Gali V. Palova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Molecular recognition
- Nucleic acids
- Antibody
- Protein scaffolds
- Animal model
- Cell culture
- Signal transduction
- Survival
- Proliferation
- Invasion
- Cancer heterogeneity
- Stem cells
- Biomarkers
- Radiotherapy
- DNA damage responses
- Target therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Pathways
- Signal transduction
- Receptor signaling
- Growth factors
- Antibody–drug conjugate (ADC)
- Nanobody
- Aptamers
- Nanomedicine
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