Mol Cell Biochem DOI 10.1007/s11010-017-2965-5 Pharmacological effects of asiatic acid in glioblastoma cells under hypoxia Flourina Kumar Thakor1 · Ka‑Wai Wan1 · Philip John Welsby1 · Gail Welsby1 Received: October 2016 / Accepted: 30 January 2017 © The Author(s) 2017 This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and malignant primary brain tumor in adults Despite current treatment options including surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy with temozolomide and cisplatin, the median survival rate remains low (