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ReviewTheranostics2021

Current status of sorafenib nanoparticle delivery systems in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Fan-Hua Kong, Qi-Fa Ye, Xiong-Ying Miao, Xi Liu, Si-Qi Huang, Li Xiong, Yu Wen, Zi-Jian Zhang

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Review in Theranostics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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119citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
15.9field-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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

119 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 212 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fan-Hua KongDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Qi-Fa YeInstitute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Wuhan University, Transplant Centre of Wuhan University, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiong-Ying MiaoDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Xi LiuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Si-Qi HuangDepartment of Integrated Traditional Chinese & Western Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Li XiongDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yu WenDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zi-Jian ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Central South University · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CNThird Xiangya Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Advanced HCC displays strong resistance to chemotherapy, and traditional chemotherapy drugs do not achieve satisfactory therapeutic efficacy. Sorafenib is an oral kinase inhibitor that inhibits tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis and induces cancer cell apoptosis. It also improves the survival rates of patients with advanced liver cancer. However, due to its poor solubility, fast metabolism, and low bioavailability, clinical applications of sorafenib have been substantially restricted. In recent years, various studies have been conducted on the use of nanoparticles to improve drug targeting and therapeutic efficacy in HCC. Moreover, nanoparticles have been extensively explored to improve the therapeutic efficacy of sorafenib, and a variety of nanoparticles, such as polymer, lipid, silica, and metal nanoparticles, have been developed for treating liver cancer. All these new technologies have improved the targeted treatment of HCC by sorafenib and promoted nanomedicines as treatments for HCC. This review provides an overview of hot topics in tumor nanoscience and the latest status of treatments for HCC. It further introduces the current research status of nanoparticle drug delivery systems for treatment of HCC with sorafenib.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularDrug Delivery SystemsHumansLiver NeoplasmsNanoparticlesSorafenibAntineoplastic AgentsSorafenibHepatocellular carcinomaNanomaterialsNanomedicine.NanoparticlesSorafenib

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PMID33859758
PMCPMC8039945
OpenAlexW3137764588

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