Abstract:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most lethal primary brain tumor, with a 5 year survival rate of only 5%. The standard of care for GBM is maximal surgical resection of the tumor, followed by irradiation and chemotherapy. Despite treatment, tumors recur in almost 100% of patients. There are subpopulations of cells in GBM that are radioresistant and chemoresistant, and new treatments will need to inclusively target these cells. KIF11 is a mitotic protein that drives bipolar spindle formation and is crucial for successf… Show more
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