Publications by authors named "Jagasia Sarisha"

Glioma is the most prevalent type of primary central nervous system cancer, while glioblastoma (GBM) is its most aggressive variant, with a median survival of only 15 months when treated with maximal surgical resection followed by chemoradiation therapy (CRT). CD133 is a potentially significant GBM biomarker. However, current clinical biomarker studies rely on invasive tissue samples.

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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and the most common primary brain tumor, defined by nearly uniform rapid progression despite the current standard of care involving maximal surgical resection followed by radiation therapy (RT) and temozolomide (TMZ) or concurrent chemoirradiation (CRT), with an overall survival (OS) of less than 30% at 2 years. The diagnosis of tumor progression in the clinic is based on clinical assessment and the interpretation of MRI of the brain using Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria, which suffers from several limitations including a paucity of precise measures of progression. Given that imaging is the primary modality that generates the most quantitative data capable of capturing change over time in the standard of care for GBM, this renders it pivotal in optimizing and advancing response criteria, particularly given the lack of biomarkers in this space.

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Glioblastoma (GBM) is a fatal brain tumor with limited treatment options. O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status is the central molecular biomarker linked to both the response to temozolomide, the standard chemotherapy drug employed for GBM, and to patient survival. However, MGMT status is captured on tumor tissue which, given the difficulty in acquisition, limits the use of this molecular feature for treatment monitoring.

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Introduction: Patient selection remains challenging as the clinical use of re-irradiation (re-RT) increases. Re-RT data is limited to retrospective studies and small prospective single-institution reports, resulting in small, heterogenous data sets. Validated prognostic and predictive biomarkers are derived from large-volume studies with long-term follow-up.

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Glioma grading plays a pivotal role in guiding treatment decisions, predicting patient outcomes, facilitating clinical trial participation and research, and tailoring treatment strategies. Current glioma grading in the clinic is based on tissue acquired at the time of resection, with tumor aggressiveness assessed from tumor morphology and molecular features. The increased emphasis on molecular characteristics as a guide for management and prognosis estimation underscores is driven by the need for accurate and standardized grading systems that integrate molecular and clinical information in the grading process and carry the expectation of the exposure of molecular markers that go beyond prognosis to increase understanding of tumor biology as a means of identifying druggable targets.

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Biomarkers for resistance in Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are lacking, and progress in the clinic has been slow to arrive. CD133 (prominin-1) is a membrane-bound glycoprotein on the surface of cancer stem cells (CSCs) that has been associated with poor prognosis, therapy resistance, and tumor recurrence in GBM. Due to its connection to CSCs, to which tumor resistance and recurrence have been partially attributed in GBM, there is a growing field of research revolving around the potential role of CD133 in each of these processes.

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Glioblastomas (GBM) are rapidly growing, aggressive, nearly uniformly fatal, and the most common primary type of brain cancer. They exhibit significant heterogeneity and resistance to treatment, limiting the ability to analyze dynamic biological behavior that drives response and resistance, which are central to advancing outcomes in glioblastoma. Analysis of the proteome aimed at signal change over time provides a potential opportunity for non-invasive classification and examination of the response to treatment by identifying protein biomarkers associated with interventions.

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Gliomas are the most common and aggressive primary brain tumors. Gliomas carry a poor prognosis because of the tumor's resistance to radiation and chemotherapy leading to nearly universal recurrence. Recent advances in large-scale genomic research have allowed for the development of more targeted therapies to treat glioma.

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