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- Title
Regulation of cancer stem cells and immunotherapy of glioblastoma (Review).
- Authors
Kosianova, Аleksandra; Pak, Oleg; Bryukhovetskiy, Igor
- Abstract
Glioblastoma (GB) is one of the most adverse diagnoses in oncology. Complex current treatment results in a median survival of 15 months. Resistance to treatment is associated with the presence of cancer stem cells (CSCs). The present review aimed to analyze the mechanisms of CSC plasticity, showing the particular role of β-catenin in regulating vital functions of CSCs, and to describe the molecular mechanisms of Wnt-independent increase of β-catenin levels, which is influenced by the local microenvironment of CSCs. The present review also analyzed the reasons for the low effectiveness of using medication in the regulation of CSCs, and proposed the development of immunotherapy scenarios with tumor cell vaccines, containing heterogenous cancer cells able of producing a multidirectional antineoplastic immune response. Additionally, the possibility of managing lymphopenia by transplanting hematopoietic stem cells from a healthy sibling and using clofazimine or other repurposed drugs that reduce β-catenin concentration in CSCs was discussed in the present study.
- Subjects
CANCER stem cells; GLIOBLASTOMA multiforme; HEMATOPOIETIC stem cells; STEM cell transplantation; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LYMPHOPENIA
- Publication
Biomedical Reports, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 2, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2049-9434
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3892/br.2023.1712