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ArticleOncology letters2017

Preparation, pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution and antitumor effect of sorafenib-incorporating nanoparticles

Xia Sheng, Tao Huang, Jianmin Qin, Qi Li, Weiwei Wang, Liandong Deng, Anjie Dong

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Article in Oncology letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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

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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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xia ShengDepartment of General Surgery, The Third Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 201805, P.R. China.
Tao HuangDepartment of General Surgery, The Third Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 201805, P.R. China.
Jianmin QinDepartment of General Surgery, The Third Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 201805, P.R. China.
Qi LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China.
Weiwei WangInstitute of Chemical Industry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P.R. China.
Liandong DengInstitute of Chemical Industry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P.R. China.
Anjie DongInstitute of Chemical Industry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P.R. China.
Second Military Medical University · CNTianjin University · CNShuguang Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sorafenib is a molecularly targeted drug used for treating hepatocellular carcinoma. However, sorafenib may affect the function of normal hepatocytes, and the clinical application of sorafenib is limited due to its adverse effects. The aim of the current study was to improve the effectiveness of sorafenib by preparing it as a nanoparticle formulation using nanoprecipitation technology. Sorafenib was combined with a polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether-racemic polylactic acid copolymer. The properties of the nanoparticles, including particle size, ξ potential and release efficiency, were measured. The pharmacokinetic profile, tissue distribution and tumor-inhibiting effects of the nanoparticles were determined

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liver cancernanoparticlesorafenibtarget

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PMID29113262
PMCPMC5661419
OpenAlexW2754965503

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