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ReviewCNS oncology2014

Nanocarrier-based therapies for CNS tumors.

Toral R Patel

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Review in CNS oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Toral R PatelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, C712, New York, NY 10065, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current chemotherapeutic strategies for tumors of the CNS are largely ineffective. This is due, in part, to the lack of robust drug delivery systems. The blood-brain barrier hinders the passage of systemically delivered therapeutics, and the brain extracellular matrix limits the distribution and longevity of locally delivered agents. Drug-loaded nanocarriers represent a promising strategy to overcome these barriers. Due to their small size and versatile design, nanocarriers can be finely tuned to address specific drug delivery challenges. Here, we review the major advances in development of nanocarrier-based therapeutics for tumors of the CNS, with an emphasis on polymeric nanoparticles.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsDendrimersHumansLiposomesMicellesNanocapsulesDendrimersLiposomesMicellesNanocapsulesblood–brain barrierbrainconvection-enhanced deliverydendrimerintracranialliposomemicellenanocarriernanoparticlepolymersystemic delivery

Identifiers

PMID25055017
PMCPMC6128187

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