Knockdown of FADD expression decreased TMZ induced PARP1 cleavage, activation of CASP8 and CASP3, and degradation of BCL2 and BCL-XL in ATRX knockout cells, indicating that suppression of FADD is responsible for ATRX mediated PARP1 stabilization and TMZ resistance in glioma cells. This evidence concerns the gene ATRX and central nervous system cancer.