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ReviewCancers2020

Cancer Extracellular Vesicles: Next-Generation Diagnostic and Drug Delivery Nanotools.

Stefano Palazzolo, Lorenzo Memeo, Mohamad Hadla, Fahriye Duzagac, Agostino Steffan, Tiziana Perin, Vincenzo Canzonieri, Tiziano Tuccinardi, Isabella Caligiuri, Flavio Rizzolio

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Trojan Horse Strategy: How Biomimetic Nanomedicine Remodels the Tumor Microenvironment.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  9. Exosomal ncRNAs in reproductive cancers†.Biology of reproduction · 2025
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  20. The Role of Exosomes and Their Applications in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Stefano PalazzoloPathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
Lorenzo MemeoDepartment of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology, 95029 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4251-7203
Mohamad HadlaBiofield Innovation, 35127 Padova, Italy.
Fahriye DuzagacDepartment of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University, 30170 Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
Agostino SteffanImmunopathology and Cancer Biomarkers, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6320-3054
Tiziana PerinPathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
Vincenzo CanzonieriPathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6010-0976
Tiziano TuccinardiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6205-4069
Isabella CaligiuriPathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
Flavio RizzolioPathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3400-4363
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico · ITCa' Foscari University of Venice · ITInnova (Italy) · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITUniversity of Trieste · IT

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro IG23566
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanosized extracellular vesicles (EVs) with dimensions ranging from 100 to 1000 nm are continuously secreted from different cells in their extracellular environment. They are able to encapsulate and transfer various biomolecules, such as nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, that play an essential role in cell‒cell communication, reflecting a novel method of extracellular cross-talk. Since EVs are present in large amounts in most bodily fluids, challengeable hypotheses are analyzed to unlock their potential roles. Here, we review EVs by discussing their specific characteristics (structure, formation, composition, and isolation methods), focusing on their key role in cell biology. Furthermore, this review will summarize the biomedical applications of EVs, in particular those between 30 and 150 nm (like exosomes), as next-generation diagnostic tools in liquid biopsy for cancer and as novel drug delivery vehicles.

Indexed as

cancerdiagnosticsdrug deliveryextracellular vesiclesmicrovesiclesnanomedicine

Identifiers

PMID33126572
PMCPMC7692229
OpenAlexW3096049191

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