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Glutamate and α-ketoglutarate: key players in glioma metabolism.
Amino acids - 1 Jan 2017
Maus Andreas, Peters Godefridus J
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), or grade IV astrocytoma, is the most common type of primary brain tumor. It has a devastating prognosis with a 2-year-overall survival rate of only 26 % after standard treatment, which includes surgery, radiation, and adjuvant chemotherapy with temozolomide. Also lower grade gliomas are difficult to treat, because they diffusely spread into the brain, where extensive removal of...
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