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ArticleNature communications2021

Intratumoral immunotherapy using platelet-cloaked nanoparticles enhances antitumor immunity in solid tumors.

Baharak Bahmani, Hua Gong, Brian T Luk, Kristofer J Haushalter, Ethel DeTeresa, Mark Previti, Jiarong Zhou, Weiwei Gao, Jack D Bui, Liangfang Zhang and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers.

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134citing papers in PubMed
18.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

134 citing papers in PubMed, 286 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

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Baharak Bahmani *Cello Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, 92121, USA.
Hua Gong *Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5519-9393
Brian T Luk *Cello Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, 92121, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5757-3908
Kristofer J HaushalterCello Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, 92121, USA.
Ethel DeTeresaCello Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, 92121, USA.
Mark PrevitiCello Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, 92121, USA.
Jiarong ZhouDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Weiwei GaoDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5196-4887
Jack D BuiDepartment of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Liangfang ZhangDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0637-0654
Ronnie H FangDepartment of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. rhfang@ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6373-3189
Jie ZhangCello Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, 92121, USA. jie.zhang@cellothera.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0530-3954
University of California San Diego · USCellerant Therapeutics (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intratumoral immunotherapy is an emerging modality for the treatment of solid tumors. Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists have shown promise for eliciting immune responses, but systemic administration often results in the development of adverse side effects. Herein, we investigate whether localized delivery of the TLR agonist, resiquimod (R848), via platelet membrane-coated nanoparticles (PNP-R848) elicits antitumor responses. The membrane coating provides a means of enhancing interactions with the tumor microenvironment, thereby maximizing the activity of R848. Intratumoral administration of PNP-R848 strongly enhances local immune activation and leads to complete tumor regression in a colorectal tumor model, while providing protection against repeated tumor re-challenges. Moreover, treatment of an aggressive breast cancer model with intratumoral PNP-R848 delays tumor growth and inhibits lung metastasis. Our findings highlight the promise of locally delivering immunostimulatory payloads using biomimetic nanocarriers, which possess advantages such as enhanced biocompatibility and natural targeting affinities.

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AnimalsBlood PlateletsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCells, CulturedFemaleHT29 CellsHumansImidazolesImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesNeoplasmsImidazolesresiquimod

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PMID33790276
PMCPMC8012593
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