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ReviewACS central science2022

Rational Vaccinology: Harnessing Nanoscale Chemical Design for Cancer Immunotherapy.

Ziyin Huang, Cassandra E Callmann, Shuya Wang, Matthew K Vasher, Michael Evangelopoulos, Sarah Hurst Petrosko, Chad A Mirkin

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Review in ACS central science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Nanoimmunotherapy: the smart trooper for cancer therapy.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2025
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  16. In Vivo Behavior of Ultrasmall Spherical Nucleic Acids.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ziyin HuangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, andDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7685-4278
Cassandra E CallmannDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, andDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-3240
Shuya WangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, andDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
Matthew K VasherDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, andDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7920-1232
Michael EvangelopoulosDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, andDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5300-4289
Sarah Hurst PetroskoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, andDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
Chad A MirkinDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, International Institute for Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, andDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6634-7627
Northwestern University · US

Funding

STINGing GBM: A First-in- Man Clinical Trial in Surgical Resectable Recurrent GBMP50CA221747 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Atique U. Ahmed · 2018 to 2026
$21.4M
Chemistry of Life Processes Predoctoral Training ProgramT32GM105538 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI KELLEHER, NEIL L · 2013 to 2022
$2.7M
Systemic RNA interference to reactivate p53 tumor suppressionR01CA208783 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MIRKIN, CHAD A., STEGH, ALEXANDER H. · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA221747NCI NIH HHS R01 CA208783NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM105538
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer immunotherapy is a powerful treatment strategy that mobilizes the immune system to fight disease. Cancer vaccination is one form of cancer immunotherapy, where spatiotemporal control of the delivery of tumor-specific antigens, adjuvants, and/or cytokines has been key to successfully activating the immune system. Nanoscale materials that take advantage of chemistry to control the nanoscale structural arrangement, composition, and release of immunostimulatory components have shown significant promise in this regard. In this Outlook, we examine how the nanoscale structure, chemistry, and composition of immunostimulatory compounds can be modulated to maximize immune response and mitigate off-target effects, focusing on spherical nucleic acids as a model system. Furthermore, we emphasize how chemistry and materials science are driving the rational design and development of next-generation cancer vaccines. Finally, we identify gaps in the field that should be addressed moving forward and outline future directions to galvanize researchers from multiple disciplines to help realize the full potential of this form of cancer immunotherapy through chemistry and rational vaccinology.

Identifiers

PMID35756370
PMCPMC9228553
OpenAlexW4283662643

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