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ReviewPharmaceutics2021

Targeting Engineered Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer Therapy.

Kumar Ganesan, Yan Wang, Fei Gao, Qingqing Liu, Chen Zhang, Peng Li, Jinming Zhang, Jianping Chen

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 81 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 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Kumar GanesanLi Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3198-6066
Yan WangLi Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Fei GaoSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Qingqing LiuLi Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Chen ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Peng LiState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao 999078, China.
Jinming ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Jianping ChenLi Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNCity University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Macau · MO

Funding

Guangxi Science and Technology Department AB16450012Innovation and Technology Commission MRP/027/18X
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) is the second most common cancer in women globally after lung cancer. Presently, the most important approach for BC treatment consists of surgery, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The latter therapeutic methods are often unsuccessful in the treatment of BC because of their various side effects and the damage incurred to healthy tissues and organs. Currently, numerous nanoparticles (NPs) have been identified and synthesized to selectively target BC cells without causing any impairments to the adjacent normal tissues or organs. Based on an exploratory study, this comprehensive review aims to provide information on engineered NPs and their payloads as promising tools in the treatment of BC. Therapeutic drugs or natural bioactive compounds generally incorporate engineered NPs of ideal sizes and shapes to enhance their solubility, circulatory half-life, and biodistribution, while reducing their side effects and immunogenicity. Furthermore, ligands such as peptides, antibodies, and nucleic acids on the surface of NPs precisely target BC cells. Studies on the synthesis of engineered NPs and their impact on BC were obtained from PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. This review provides insights on the importance of engineered NPs and their methodology for validation as a next-generation platform with preventive and therapeutic effects against BC.

Indexed as

breast cancerengineeringligandsnanoparticlestherapeutic effects

Identifiers

PMID34834243
PMCPMC8623926
OpenAlexW3210412454

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