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ReviewTheranostics2022

Nanocarriers for pancreatic cancer imaging, treatments, and immunotherapies.

Luman Liu, Prakash G Kshirsagar, Shailendra K Gautam, Mansi Gulati, Emad I Wafa, John C Christiansen, Brianna M White, Surya K Mallapragada, Michael J Wannemuehler, Sushil Kumar and 5 more

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Review in Theranostics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

15 authors.

Luman LiuDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Prakash G KshirsagarDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE.
Shailendra K GautamDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE.
Mansi GulatiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE.
Emad I WafaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
John C ChristiansenDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Brianna M WhiteDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Surya K MallapragadaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Michael J WannemuehlerDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Sushil KumarDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE.
Joyce C SolheimDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE.
Surinder K BatraDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE.
Aliasger K SalemDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Balaji NarasimhanDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Maneesh JainDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE.

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jon C.D. Houtman · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
UNMC/EPPLEY CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTP30CA036727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI James Eudy · 1985 to 2026
$55.0M
Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM115458 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI RIZZO, MATTHEW · 2016 to 2025
$42.8M
Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jong Sung Kim · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
Project 3: MUC16-Mediated Metabolic Reprograming Induces PC MetastasisP01CA217798 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI THAYER, SARAH P · 2018 to 2022
$8.1M
Ignite-Engage-Sustain: A Comprehensive Approach to Motivate, Involve, Educate, and Mentor Native American Students and Their Communities in Cancer Prevention, Treatment and ResearchR25CA221777 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MAURICE GODFREY, Regina Emily Idoate · 2017 to 2026
$4.0M
Modulation of Tumor Microenvironment for Improved Therapy of Pancreatic CancerR01CA247471 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BATRA, SURINDER K., JAIN, MANEESH · 2020 to 2024
$2.8M
Nanovaccine platforms to combat pancreatic cancerU01CA213862 · NCI · IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JAIN, MANEESH, NARASIMHAN, BALAJI · 2017 to 2021
$2.7M
Targeted Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic CancerR01CA195586 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BATRA, SURINDER K., JAIN, MANEESH · 2015 to 2019
$2.2M
Targeting tumor and its microenvironment using nanotherapeutics for pancreatic cancerR01CA247763 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI RACHAGANI, SATYANARAYANA · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
New Strategy for Pancreatic Cancer TherapyR21CA223429 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SOLHEIM, JOYCE C · 2018 to 2019
$358k
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA217798NCI NIH HHS P30 CA036727NCI NIH HHS P30 CA086862NCI NIH HHS R01 CA195586NCI NIH HHS R01 CA247471NCI NIH HHS R01 CA247763NCI NIH HHS R21 CA223429NCI NIH HHS R25 CA221777NCI NIH HHS U01 CA213862NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005605NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM115458
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic tumors are highly desmoplastic and immunosuppressive. Delivery and distribution of drugs within pancreatic tumors are compromised due to intrinsic physical and biochemical stresses that lead to increased interstitial fluid pressure, vascular compression, and hypoxia. Immunotherapy-based approaches, including therapeutic vaccines, immune checkpoint inhibition, CAR-T cell therapy, and adoptive T cell therapies, are challenged by an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Together, extensive fibrosis and immunosuppression present major challenges to developing treatments for pancreatic cancer. In this context, nanoparticles have been extensively studied as delivery platforms and adjuvants for cancer and other disease therapies. Recent advances in nanotechnology have led to the development of multiple nanocarrier-based formulations that not only improve drug delivery but also enhance immunotherapy-based approaches for pancreatic cancer. This review discusses and critically analyzes the novel nanoscale strategies that have been used for drug delivery and immunomodulation to improve treatment efficacy, including newly emerging immunotherapy-based approaches. This review also presents important perspectives on future research directions that will guide the rational design of novel and robust nanoscale platforms to treat pancreatic tumors, particularly with respect to targeted therapies and immunotherapies. These insights will inform the next generation of clinical treatments to help patients manage this debilitating disease and enhance survival rates.

Indexed as

Pancreatic NeoplasmsHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveTumor MicroenvironmentImmunologic Factorsdrug deliveryimmunotherapynanoparticlesPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomasolid tumorstumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID35154473
PMCPMC8771545

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