A New Treatment and Diagnosis Approach for Brain Tumors with MMP-14 May Improve Survival

Treatment with CLIO-ICT plus temozolomide increased survival of human GBM-bearing mice by more than 2-fold compared with temozolomide alone.

• Glioblastoma-initiating cells (GICs) are implicated in GBM drug resistance.
• Theranostic nanoparticles specifically targeted GBM tumor cells and GICs, causing toxicity.
• The treatment disrupted tumor blood vessels and induced apoptosis in GICs.
• The nanoparticles allowed for drug tracking using MRI imaging.
• Tumor remission was achieved with the combination treatment, indicating a potential new therapeutic strategy.

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