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ArticleExpert opinion on drug delivery2022

Intratumorally anchored cytokine therapy.

K Dane Wittrup, Howard L Kaufman, Michael M Schmidt, Darrell J Irvine

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Article in Expert opinion on drug delivery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

K Dane WittrupKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Howard L KaufmanAnkyra Therapeutics, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael M SchmidtAnkyra Therapeutics, Boston, MA, USA.
Darrell J IrvineKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Akebia Therapeutics (United States) · USMassachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Localized immunotherapy using alum-binding therapeuticsR01EB031082 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI IRVINE, DARRELL J, WITTRUP, KARL DANE · 2021 to 2024
$2.1M
Intratumoral Cytokine Immunotherapy Studies in Companion Canine Cancer ModelsR01CA271243 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI FAN, TIMOTHY M, WITTRUP, KARL DANE · 2022 to 2025
$2.0M
Localizing Immunotherapy to Improve Therapeutic IndexR01CA174795 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI WITTRUP, KARL DANE · 2013 to 2017
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA174795NCI NIH HHS R01 CA271243NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB031082
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOn-target, off-tumor toxicity severely limits systemic dosing of cytokines and agonist antibodies for cancer. Intratumoral administration is increasingly being explored to mitigate this problem. Full exploitation of this mode of administration must include a mechanism for sustained retention of the drug; otherwise, rapid diffusion out of the tumor eliminates any advantage. AREAS COVERED: We focus here on strategies for anchoring immune agonists in accessible formats. Such anchoring may utilize extracellular matrix components, cell surface receptor targets, or exogenously administered particulate materials. Promising alternative strategies not reviewed here include slow release from the interior of a material depot, expression following local transfection, and conditional proteolytic activation of masked molecules. EXPERT OPINION: An effective mechanism for tissue retention is a critical component of intratumorally anchored cytokine therapy, as leakage leads to decreased tumor drug exposure and increased systemic toxicity. Matching variable drug release kinetics with receptor-mediated cellular uptake is an intrinsic requirement for the alternative strategies mentioned above. Bioavailability of an anchored form of the administered drug is key to obviating this balancing act.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyNeoplasmsAntibodiesCytokinesHumansAntibodiesCytokinesagonistsanchoringCancer immunotherapycytokinesintratumoral

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PMID35638290
PMCPMC9262866
OpenAlexW4281617589

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