Neuro-Oncology Reviews

Volume 28 Number 8
20 March 2026

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Abu-Arja MH, Stuckert A, Ghebrelul RT, Chintagumpala M, Taylor MD, Ahmed N.
Immunotherapy approaches for the treatment of relapsed or progressive medulloblastoma.
J Neurooncol. 2026 Mar 11;177(1):39. doi: 10.1007/s11060-026-05437-2. PMID: 41811637˰ ˍ

Ma Z, Yuan Q, Liu M, Tang Z, Shang P, Wang C, Xu X, Yue J.
Proton beam therapy versus photon therapy for multiple malignancies: An umbrella systematic review and meta-analysis.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2026 Mar 12;222:105276. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2026.105276. PMID: 41831626˰ ˍ

Kunz EM, Foster DT, Durrani A, Kioutchoukova IP, Thakkar R, Davidson C, Foreman M, Lucke-Wold B.
Active immunization strategies in glioblastoma - clinical outcomes and effect modifiers for dendritic vaccines and adoptive cell therapies: a systematic review.
J Clin Neurosci. 2026 Mar 14;148:111983. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2026.111983. PMID: 41833230˰ ˍ

Tykocki T.
Immunotherapy failure in glioblastoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2026 Mar 14;222:105279. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2026.105279. PMID: 41839399˰ ˍ

Antonacci C, Abballe L, Patrizi S, Miele E.
Unlocking diagnostic potential: DNA methylation profiling in cerebrospinal fluid for central nervous system tumors.
Epigenomics. 2026 Mar 16;18(3):269-272. doi: 10.1080/17501911.2026.2641518. PMID: 41834492. ˍ

Biserova K, Strumfa I.
Glioblastoma Stem Cells and Tumour Microenvironment: Interactions Across Hypoxia, Vasculature and Immune Modulation.
Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Mar 11;27(6):2557. doi: 10.3390/ijms27062557. PMID: 41898421. ˍ

Ruggiero A, Gessi M, d'Amati A, Albanese A, Attinà G.
Medulloblastoma in Adolescents and Young Adults: Molecular Subgroups, Prognostic Biomarkers, and Age-Specific Therapeutic Challenges.
Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2026 Mar 11;48(3):297. doi: 10.3390/cimb48030297. PMID: 41899451. ˍ

Brock CS, Nguyen L, Pattillo C, Ahamed CJ, Sato K, Kumar KK.
Metabolic Landscape and Emerging Therapeutic Potential in Pediatric and Adult Gliomas.
Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Mar 17;27(6):2720. doi: 10.3390/ijms27062720. PMID: 41898581. ˍ

Cui Q, Jin Y, Tang Y, Xiong B, Sun C.
Efficacy of concurrent hyperbaric oxygen therapy with chemoradiotherapy for glioma: a meta-analysis.
Clin Transl Oncol. 2026 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s12094-026-04290-z. PMID: 41843266. ˍ

de Freitas Neto VA, Albuquerque JHN, de Carvalho Melikian L, de Aquino Filho JC, Gondim MVL, Rio LES, de Souza E Silva HR.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in combination with standard treatment versus standard treatment alone for newly diagnosed glioblastoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Neurosurg Rev. 2026 Mar 17;49(1):286. doi: 10.1007/s10143-026-04229-6. PMID: 41843056˰ ˍ

Garg P, Salgia R, Singhal SS.
mRNA-based cancer vaccines: A new frontier in personalized immunotherapy.
Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2026 Mar 18;1881(3):189577. doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2026.189577. PMID: 41861922. ˍ

Kutuk T, Atak E, Harrell M, Raval RR, Fekrmandi F, Zhu S, Beyer S, Singh PK, Giglio P, Mohtashami H, Wu KC, Elder JB, Mahase SS, Singh R, Chakravarti A, Palmer JD.
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for High-Grade CNS Tumors: Mechanisms, Carriers, and Clinical Progress: A Narrative Review.
Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Mar 18;27(6):2765. doi: 10.3390/ijms27062765. PMID: 41898626. ˍ

Green GBH, Cox-Holmes AN, Flowers JT, Williams MB, Potier ACE, Brandom JL, Watts SA, Luke R, Yu JS, McFarland BC.
Dietary and Nutritional Strategies for Patients with Glioma: A Narrative Review of Treatment, Recovery, Immune Support, and Microbiota Modulation.
Nutrients. 2026 Mar 19;18(6):975. doi: 10.3390/nu18060975. PMID: 41901151. ˍ

Autio U, Sahlman H, Tiihonen M, Laitinen H, Huovinen M.
Is maternal smoking during pregnancy associated with childhood brain tumors? A systematic literature review.
Toxicol Lett. 2026 Mar 20;419:111883. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2026.111883. PMID: 41864483. ˍ

Dima G, Olivari A, Di Nunno V, Aprile M, Tosoni A, Gatto L, Argento CM, Margotti M, Bartolini S, Conti A, Franceschi E.
Ultrasound-Based Therapies in Primary Central Nervous System Tumors.
Cancers (Basel). 2026 Mar 20;18(6):1010. doi: 10.3390/cancers18061010. PMID: 41899611. ˍ

Poe J, Kim C, Coleman C, Nguyen H, Velazhahan V, Bergsneider B, Sanker V, Kim S, Chen Y, Abikenari M, Choi J, Lim M.
Precision Immunotherapeutics for Glioblastoma: Current Approaches and Emerging Strategies in 2026.
Cells. 2026 Mar 20;15(6):561. doi: 10.3390/cells15060561. PMID: 41892350. ˍ

Roccavilla MC, Vigneul E, Fomekong E.
Extraneural metastases of pediatric brain tumors: a systematic review.
J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2026 Mar 20:1-10. doi: 10.3171/2025.10.PEDS25394. PMID: 41871436˰ ˍ

*Tini P, Donnini F, Rubino G, Battaglia G, Pastina P, Vannini M, Carfagno T, Tiezzi G, Cellini L, Minniti G, Chibbaro S.
Beyond Resection: Surgery as an Evolutionary Bottleneck Shaping Tumor Evolution and Treatment Response in Diffuse Gliomas.
Cancers (Basel). 2026 Mar 20;18(6):1012. doi: 10.3390/cancers18061012. PMID: 41899613. ˍ