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Anoikis resistance as a key driver of glioma malignancy: From ECM detachment to potential druggable targets

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Yuheng Zou
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Chen Zou
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Xiumei Huang
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Yipeng Zhu
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Qirui Wang *
DOI:10.1016/j.bbcan.2026.189608delete
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Abstract

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• Gliomas, especially glioblastoma, exhibit marked invasiveness, recurrence, and therapeutic resistance. • Detachment or dysregulated adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) triggers anoikis, a specialized apoptotic process in mammalian cells. • Anoikis resistance is cooperatively mediated by dysregulated survival-related regulators, autocrine/paracrine signaling, protective autophagy, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and metabolic reprogramming. • Anoikis resistance fuels glioma stemness, local infiltration, recurrence, and even metastatic dissemination. • Preclinical evidence indicates that pharmacological inhibition of specific mediators of anoikis resistance can restore anoikis sensitivity in glioma cells, presenting a promising therapeutic strategy.
Keywords:
Anoikis resistance
Glioma malignancy
Extracellular matrix
Glioma stemness
Therapeutic targets

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biochimica et biophysica acta (bba) - reviews on cancer
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the hong kong polytechnic university
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southern medical university
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