Table 1

Nanomedicine-based combination therapies for overcoming GBM drug resistance

TypeFormulationsPayloadsMechanismCell linesRefs
Combination drug therapyAcetal-grated dextran; GBM cell membraneTMZ; CDDPAlleviating DNA damage repairU87MG; U251-TR53
Combination drug therapyMPC nanocapsuleInherbin3; cMBPAlleviating DNA damage repairU87MGR57
Combination drug therapyApoE-functionalized liposomal nanoparticlesARTPC; TMZAlleviating DNA damage repairU251-TR59
Combination drug therapyRe-assembled exosomesDHT; TMZInhibiting drug efflux and DNA repair damageGL26162
Combination drug therapyTransferrin-functionalized PEGylated nanoparticlesJQ1; TMZRegulating the DNA damage responseU87MG; GL26164
Combination drug therapyB19 aptamer-conjugated dendrimer nanoparticlesPTX; TMZInducing GSCs apoptosisU87 stem cells65
Combination drug therapyGold nanoparticlesHCQ; DOXInhibiting cytoprotective autophagyC668
Chemotherapy-gene therapyLiposome-based nanoparticlessiMGMT; TMZAlleviating DNA damage repairU87MG69
Chemotherapy-gene therapyPolymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticlessiMGMT; TMZAlleviating DNA damage repairGBM670
Chemotherapy-gene therapyBMSC exosomessiSTAT3; TMZAlleviating DNA damage repairU251-TR73
Chemotherapy-gene therapyLiposome and macrophage exosomessi-c-Myc; si-mTOR; TMZInhibiting GSC proliferationU87; GC-476
Chemotherapy-gene therapyPEI wrapped spherical nucleic acid nanoparticlessi Gli1; TMZInhibiting self-renewal capacity of GSCsU87MG78
Chemotherapy-gene therapyMesoporous silica nanoparticlesR8-PNA; TMZmiR221 downregulationT98G79
Chemotherapy-gene therapyPolymer-based nanoparticlesDOX; miR-125bAggravating DNA damageU25180
Chemotherapy-gene therapyLipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticlespCas9; MGMTAlleviating DNA damage repairT98G81
Chemo-phototherapyPluronic P85/F127 nanoparticlesVP; TMZCircumventing drug resistance pathwaysU87MG86
Chemo-phototherapyPolymer-based nanoparticlesVP; PTXCircumventing drug resistance pathwaysU87MG87
Chemo-phototherapyGold nanoparticlesTMZActivating p53 and alleviating DNA damage repairT98G88
Chemo-phototherapy; HBOPorous silicon nanoparticlesTMZRelieving the hypoxic microenvironmentC689
Chemo-phototherapyLiposome-based nanoparticlesDCHB; TMZ-C18Circumventing drug resistance pathwaysU87MG90
Chemo-immunotherapyLipid polymer nanoparticlesiPD-L1; TMZReversing the tumor suppressive microenvironment; alleviating DNA damage repairC6/TR91
Chemo-immunotherapyMnO2 nanoparticles; PEG-PAETMZReversing the tumor suppressive microenvironment; relieving the hypoxic microenvironmentG42292
Chemo-chemodynamic therapyiRGD-modified polymeric micellesTMZ; MnORelieving the hypoxic microenvironmentC693
Chemo-sonodynamic therapyGold nanoparticlesRA; TMZInducing CSCs differentiationU87MG95