Endocrine Abstracts

Craniopharyngiomas are rare benign epithelial tumors derived from remains of Rathke’s pouch. They are more prevalent in childhood, adolescence, and adults <50 years, and, commonly, are usually diagnosed after being associated with serious comorbidities when the development of the tumor is already advanced. To date, first-line therapy is usually surgery, but frequently the resection is not complete, causing high rates of recurrence. Therefore, the identification of ne...

Gliomas are a common tumor type that affects the glial cells with common features of malignant tumors such as aggressive invasiveness, malignant transformation and vascular proliferation through the central nervous system. Currently, standard therapeutic strategies to treat malignant gliomas are not efficient having alow-rate survival (~12 months). Hence, there is a clear necessity for the identification of novel diagnostic/prognostic tools and therapeutic strategies to m...