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ReviewMedComm2023

Lipid-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems for cancer immunotherapy.

Yang Hao, Zhonghao Ji, Hengzong Zhou, Dongrun Wu, Zili Gu, Dongxu Wang, Peter Ten Dijke

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Review in MedComm, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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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

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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

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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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.

Yang HaoDepartment of Laboratory Animals College of Animal Sciences Jilin University Changchun China.
Zhonghao JiDepartment of Laboratory Animals College of Animal Sciences Jilin University Changchun China.
Hengzong ZhouDepartment of Laboratory Animals College of Animal Sciences Jilin University Changchun China.
Dongrun WuDeparture of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities Leiden University Leiden The Netherlands.
Zili GuDepartment of Radiology Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.
Dongxu WangDepartment of Laboratory Animals College of Animal Sciences Jilin University Changchun China.
Peter Ten DijkeDepartment of Cell and Chemical Biology and Oncode Institute Leiden University Medical Center Leiden The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown remarkable success in cancer treatment. However, in cancer patients without sufficient antitumor immunity, numerous data indicate that blocking the negative signals elicited by immune checkpoints is ineffective. Drugs that stimulate immune activation-related pathways are emerging as another route for improving immunotherapy. In addition, the development of nanotechnology presents a promising platform for tissue and cell type-specific delivery and improved uptake of immunomodulatory agents, ultimately leading to enhanced cancer immunotherapy and reduced side effects. In this review, we summarize and discuss the latest developments in nanoparticles (NPs) for cancer immuno-oncology therapy with a focus on lipid-based NPs (lipid-NPs), including the characteristics and advantages of various types. Using the agonists targeting stimulation of the interferon genes (STING) transmembrane protein as an exemplar, we review the potential of various lipid-NPs to augment STING agonist therapy. Furthermore, we present recent findings and underlying mechanisms on how STING pathway activation fosters antitumor immunity and regulates the tumor microenvironment and provide a summary of the distinct STING agonists in preclinical studies and clinical trials. Ultimately, we conduct a critical assessment of the obstacles and future directions in the utilization of lipid-NPs to enhance cancer immunotherapy.

Indexed as

cancer immunotherapylipid‐based nanoparticlesstimulator of interferon genestumor microenvironmenttype I interferon

Identifiers

PMID37560754
PMCPMC10407046

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