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ReviewChemical Society reviews2019

Nanomedicine and macroscale materials in immuno-oncology.

Qingxue Sun, Matthias Barz, Bruno G De Geest, Mustafa Diken, Wim E Hennink, Fabian Kiessling, Twan Lammers, Yang Shi

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Review in Chemical Society reviews, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
38citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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

38 citing papers in PubMed, 155 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Triggering Immune System With Nanomaterials for Cancer Immunotherapy.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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  19. Nanotechnology synergized immunoengineering for cancer.European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V · 2021
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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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Qingxue SunDepartment of Nanomedicines and Theranostics, Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen and Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany. tlammers@ukaachen.de yshi@ukaachen.de.
Matthias Barz
Bruno G De Geest
Mustafa Diken
Wim E Hennink
Fabian Kiessling
Twan Lammers
Yang Shi
Institute for Biomedical Engineering · CHUniversity of Applied Sciences Mainz · DEUtrecht University · NLGhent University Hospital · BE

Funding

European Research Council 813086
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy is revolutionizing the treatment of cancer. It can achieve unprecedented responses in advanced-stage patients, including complete cures and long-term survival. However, immunotherapy also has limitations, such as its relatively low response rates and the development of severe side effects. These drawbacks are gradually being overcome by improving our understanding of the immune system, as well as by establishing combination regimens in which immunotherapy is combined with other treatment modalities. In addition to this, in recent years, progress made in chemistry, nanotechnology and materials science has started to impact immuno-oncology, resulting in more effective and less toxic immunotherapy interventions. In this context, multiple different nanomedicine formulations and macroscale materials have been shown to be able to boost anti-cancer immunity and the efficacy of immunomodulatory drugs. We here review nanotechnological and materials chemistry efforts related to endogenous and exogenous vaccination, to the engineering of antigen-presenting cells and T cells, and to the modulation of the tumor microenvironment. We also discuss limitations, current trends and future directions. Together, the insights provided and the evidence obtained indicate that there is a bright future ahead for engineering nanomedicines and macroscale materials for immuno-oncology applications.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyNanomedicineHumansMacromolecular SubstancesNeoplasmsMacromolecular Substances

Identifiers

PMID30465669
PMCPMC7115880
OpenAlexW2900623674

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