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ReviewActa pharmacologica Sinica2020

Nanomedicine-mediated alteration of the pharmacokinetic profile of small molecule cancer immunotherapeutics.

Simon Van Herck, Bruno G De Geest

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Review in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 32 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Simon Van HerckDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Bruno G De GeestDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. br.degeest@ugent.be.
Ghent University · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of immunotherapy is a game changer in cancer therapy with monoclonal antibody- and T cell-based therapeutics being the current flagships. Small molecule immunotherapeutics might offer advantages over the biological drugs in terms of complexity, tissue penetration, manufacturing cost, stability, and shelf life. However, small molecule drugs are prone to rapid systemic distribution, which might induce severe off-target side effects. Nanotechnology could aid in the formulation of the drug molecules to improve their delivery to specific immune cell subsets. In this review we summarize the current efforts in changing the pharmacokinetic profile of small molecule immunotherapeutics with a strong focus on Toll-like receptor agonists. In addition, we give our vision on limitations and future pathways in the route of nanomedicine to the clinical practice.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyNanomedicineAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsHumansNeoplasmsSmall Molecule LibrariesAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsSmall Molecule Librariescancer immunotherapynanomedicinepharmacokinetic profilesmall molecule drugsstimulator of interferon genes (STING)toll-like receptors

Identifiers

PMID32451411
PMCPMC7471422
OpenAlexW3027382357

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