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ReviewCancer treatment and research2015

Synthetic high-density lipoprotein-like nanoparticles as cancer therapy.

Kaylin M McMahon, Linda Foit, Nicholas L Angeloni, Francis J Giles, Leo I Gordon, C Shad Thaxton

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Review in Cancer treatment and research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
17.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kaylin M McMahonFeinberg School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Northwestern University, Tarry 16-703, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Linda Foit
Nicholas L Angeloni
Francis J Giles
Leo I Gordon
C Shad Thaxton
Northwestern University · US

Funding

CARCINOGENESIS TRAINING PROGRAMT32CA009560 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1986 to 2026
$8.4M
High Density Lipoprotein Nanoparticles for siRNA DeliveryR01CA167041 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI THAXTON, COLBY SHAD · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS L30 CA162042NCI NIH HHS R01 CA167041NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009560
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-density lipoproteins (HDL) are diverse natural nanoparticles that carry cholesterol and are best known for the role that they play in cardiovascular disease. However, due to their unique targeting capabilities, diverse molecular cargo, and natural functions beyond cholesterol transport, it is becoming increasingly appreciated that HDLs are critical to cancer development and progression. Accordingly, this chapter highlights ongoing research focused on the connections between HDL and cancer in order to design new drugs and targeted drug delivery vehicles. Research is focused on synthesizing biomimetic HDL-like nanoparticles (NP) that can be loaded with diverse therapeutic cargo (e.g., chemotherapies, nucleic acids, proteins) and specifically targeted to cancer cells. Beyond drug delivery, new data is emerging that HDL-like NPs may be therapeutically active in certain tumor types, for example, B cell lymphoma. Overall, HDL-like NPs are becoming increasingly appreciated as targeted, biocompatible, and efficient therapies for cancer, and may soon become indispensable agents in the cancer therapeutic armamentarium.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansLipoproteins, HDLNanoconjugatesNanomedicineNeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsLipoproteins, HDLNanoconjugates

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PMID25895867
PMCPMC4418545
OpenAlexW2399367310

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