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ArticleDrug delivery and translational research2020

In vivo efficacy of bevacizumab-loaded albumin nanoparticles in the treatment of colorectal cancer.

Inés Luis de Redín, Francisco Expósito, Maite Agüeros, María Collantes, Iván Peñuelas, Daniel Allemandi, Juan M Llabot, Alfonso Calvo, Juan M Irache

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Article in Drug delivery and translational research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Inés Luis de RedínDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, NANO-VAC Research Group, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Francisco ExpósitoDepartment of Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology, School of Medicine, IDISNA and Program in Solid Tumors and Biomarkers, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), CIBERONC, ISC-III, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Maite AgüerosDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, NANO-VAC Research Group, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
María CollantesRadiopharmacy, Radionanopharmacology and Translational Molecular Imaging Research Group, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.
Iván PeñuelasRadiopharmacy, Radionanopharmacology and Translational Molecular Imaging Research Group, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.
Daniel AllemandiUNITEFA-CONICET, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences (FCQ-UNC), National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
Juan M LlabotUNITEFA-CONICET, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences (FCQ-UNC), National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
Alfonso CalvoDepartment of Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology, School of Medicine, IDISNA and Program in Solid Tumors and Biomarkers, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), CIBERONC, ISC-III, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Juan M IracheDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, NANO-VAC Research Group, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. jmirache@unav.es.ORCID 0000-0001-9687-3436
Universidad de Navarra · ESConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ESNavarre Institute of Health Research · ES

Funding

FUNCTION OF FCERI ON EPIDERMAL LANGERHANS CELLSK08AR002011 · NIAMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BORKOWSKI, TERESA A · 1997 to 2001
$252k
Asociación de Amigos de la Universidad de Navarra (ES) -Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI16/01352Instituto de Salud Carlos III Projects PI14/01830Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PRI-PIBAR-2011-1377
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bevacizumab (as other monoclonal antibodies) has now become a mainstay in the treatment of several cancers in spite of some limitations, including poor tumour penetration and the development of resistance mechanisms. Its nanoencapsulation may be an adequate strategy to minimize these problems. The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficacy of bevacizumab-loaded nanoparticles (B-NP-PEG) on a xenograft model of human colorectal cancer. For this purpose, human serum albumin nanoparticles were prepared by coacervation, then coated with poly(ethylene glycol) and freeze-dried. B-NP-PEG displayed a mean size of about 300 nm and a bevacizumab loading of approximately 145 μg/mg. An in vivo study was conducted in the HT-29 xenograft model of colorectal cancer. Both, free and nanoencapsulated bevacizumab, induced a similar reduction in the tumour growth rate of about 50%, when compared to controls. By microPET imaging analysis, B-NP-PEG was found to be a more effective treatment in decreasing the glycolysis and metabolic tumour volume than free bevacizumab, suggesting higher efficacy. These results correlated well with the capability of B-NP-PEG to increase about fourfold the levels of intratumour bevacizumab, compared with the conventional formulation. In parallel, B-NP-PEG displayed six-times lower amounts of bevacizumab in blood than the aqueous formulation of the antibody, suggesting a lower incidence of potential undesirable side effects. In summary, albumin-based nanoparticles may be adequate carriers to promote the delivery of monoclonal antibodies (i.e. bevacizumab) to tumour tissues. Graphical abstract.

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AnimalsBevacizumabCell ProliferationCell SurvivalColorectal NeoplasmsDrug CompoundingGlycolysisHT29 CellsHumansMiceNanoparticlesSerum Albumin, HumanTreatment OutcomeXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysBevacizumabSerum Albumin, HumanAlbuminBevacizumabBiodistributionColorectal cancermicroPETNanoparticles

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PMID32040774
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