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New preprint reveals a signaling pathway essential to glioblastoma

Inhibition of HVEM suppresses invasion and growth of mesenchymal glioblastoma

A new preprint from our scientific founders — Ryo Tanabe, Bengt Westermark, Carl-Henrik Heldin and Kohei Miyazono — sheds further light on the role of HVEM (TNFRSF14) in glioblastoma.

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The study shows that HVEM is differentially expressed in mesenchymal glioblastoma-initiating cells and drives tumour progression. The researchers found that the ligand APRIL, secreted by these cells, binds HVEM and activates NF-κB signalling — and that inhibiting HVEM suppresses both the growth and the invasive spread of mesenchymal glioblastoma.

These findings reinforce the scientific rationale behind Mesenkia’s first-in-class approach to HVEM-targeted therapy.

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