Towards standardization of the parameters for opening the blood–brain barrier with focused ultrasound to treat glioblastoma multiforme: A systematic review of the devices, animal models, and therapeutic compounds used in rodent tumor models

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a deadly and aggressive malignant brain cancer that is highly resistant to treatments. A particular challenge of treatment is caused by the blood–brain barrier (BBB), the relatively impermeable vasculature of the brain. The BBB prevents large molecules from entering...

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Main Authors: Rasika Thombre, Griffin Mess, Kelley M. Kempski Leadingham, Shivani Kapoor, Andrew Hersh, Molly Acord, Tarana Kaovasia, Nicholas Theodore, Betty Tyler, Amir Manbachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1072780/full