SHH inhibitors for the treatment of medulloblastoma

A Samkari, J White, R Packer - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A Samkari, J White, R Packer
Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2015Taylor & Francis
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood. It is currently
stratified into four molecular variants through the advances in transcriptional profiling. They
include: wingless, sonic hedgehog (SHH), Group III, and Group IV. The SHH group is
characterized by constitutive activation of the SHH signaling pathway, and genetically
characterized by mutations in patched homolog 1 (PTCH1) or other downstream pathway
mutations. SHH inhibitors have become of great clinical interest in treating SHH-driven …
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood. It is currently stratified into four molecular variants through the advances in transcriptional profiling. They include: wingless, sonic hedgehog (SHH), Group III, and Group IV. The SHH group is characterized by constitutive activation of the SHH signaling pathway, and genetically characterized by mutations in patched homolog 1 (PTCH1) or other downstream pathway mutations. SHH inhibitors have become of great clinical interest in treating SHH-driven medulloblastoma. Many inhibitors are currently in different stages of development, some already approved for other SHH-driven cancers, such as basal cell carcinoma. In vitro and in vivo medulloblastoma studies have shown efficacy and these findings have been translated into Phase I and II clinical trials. In this review, we present an overview of SHH medulloblastoma, as well as a discussion of currently available SHH inhibitors, and the challenges associated with their use.
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