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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Polymeric Nanoparticle Delivery of Combination Therapy with Synergistic Effects in Ovarian Cancer.

Shani L Levit, Christina Tang

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In one paragraph

Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Nanocarrier drug delivery systems for gynecological cancer therapeutics.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2025
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  8. Polymer Nanoparticles Advancements for Gynecological Cancers.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025
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  13. Anticancer Evaluation of Methoxy Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-International journal of nanomedicine · 2023
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shani L LevitChemical and Life Science Engineering Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
Christina TangChemical and Life Science Engineering Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6204-0129
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

National Science Foundation 1651957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment of ovarian cancer is challenging due to late stage diagnosis, acquired drug resistance mechanisms, and systemic toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents. Combination chemotherapy has the potential to enhance treatment efficacy by activation of multiple downstream pathways to overcome drug resistance and reducing required dosages. Sequence of delivery and the dosing schedule can further enhance treatment efficacy. Formulation of drug combinations into nanoparticles can further enhance treatment efficacy. Due to their versatility, polymer-based nanoparticles are an especially promising tool for clinical translation of combination therapies with tunable dosing schedules. We review polymer nanoparticle (e.g., micelles, dendrimers, and lipid nanoparticles) carriers of drug combinations formulated to treat ovarian cancer. In particular, the focus on this review is combinations of platinum and taxane agents (commonly used first line treatments for ovarian cancer) combined with other small molecule therapeutic agents. In vitro and in vivo drug potency are discussed with a focus on quantifiable synergistic effects. The effect of drug sequence and dosing schedule is examined. Computational approaches as a tool to predict synergistic drug combinations and dosing schedules as a tool for future nanoparticle design are also briefly discussed.

Indexed as

cancercombination chemotherapydrug deliverynanocarrierovarian carcinomapolymersynergytherapeutic efficacy

Identifiers

PMID33923947
PMCPMC8072532
OpenAlexW3155884675

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