Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss current approaches to the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme including chemotherapy, surgical and radiation therapeutic approaches
- Describe the molecular targets of glioblastoma multiforme
- Recount research directions with targeted agents demonstrating investigational potential for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme
Topics covered include:
- Introduction
- EGFR Inhibitors
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors
- Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitors
- Proteasome Inhibitors
- PKC Inhibitors
- Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors
- Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
- Summary