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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Exploring Nanocarriers as Treatment Modalities for Skin Cancer.

Mohammad Adnan, Md Habban Akhter, Obaid Afzal, Abdulmalik S A Altamimi, Irfan Ahmad, Manal A Alossaimi, Mariusz Jaremko, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, Tanweer Haider, Md Faheem Haider

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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.

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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Camel Milk in Skin Cancer Therapeutics: AnAnti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  8. Optimization, Preparation, and Cytotoxic Potential ofCurrent topics in medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  19. Nanoemulsions in Skin Cancer Therapy: A Promising Frontier.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025
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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

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammad AdnanFaculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Md Habban AkhterSchool of Pharmaceutical and Population Health Informatics (SoPPHI), DIT University, Dehradun 248009, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6278-0370
Obaid AfzalDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4188-5592
Abdulmalik S A AltamimiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Irfan AhmadDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha 62521, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9500-4623
Manal A AlossaimiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8911-8109
Mariusz JaremkoSmart-Health Initiative (SHI) and Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia.
Abdul-Hamid EmwasCore Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9231-3850
Tanweer HaiderAmity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Gwalior 474005, Madhya Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7391-815X
Md Faheem HaiderFaculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4289-8181
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SAIntegral University · INKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology · SADehradun Institute of Technology University · INKing Khalid University · SA

Funding

King Khalid University RGP.2/316/44
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is a progressive disease of multi-factorial origin that has risen worldwide, probably due to changes in lifestyle, food intake, and environmental changes as some of the reasons. Skin cancer can be classified into melanomas from melanocytes and nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) from the epidermally-derived cell. Together it constitutes about 95% of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) are creditworthy of 99% of NMSC due to the limited accessibility of conventional formulations in skin cancer cells of having multiple obstacles in treatment reply to this therapeutic regime. Despite this, it often encounters erratic bioavailability and absorption to the target. Nanoparticles developed through nanotechnology platforms could be the better topical skin cancer therapy option. To improve the topical delivery, the nano-sized delivery system is appropriate as it fuses with the cutaneous layer and fluidized membrane; thus, the deeper penetration of therapeutics could be possible to reach the target spot. This review briefly outlooks the various nanoparticle preparations, i.e., liposomes, niosomes, ethosomes, transferosomes, transethosomes, nanoemulsions, and nanoparticles technologies tested into skin cancer and impede their progress tend to concentrate in the skin layers. Nanocarriers have proved that they can considerably boost medication bioavailability, lowering the frequency of dosage and reducing the toxicity associated with high doses of the medication.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsDrug CarriersNanoparticlesSkin NeoplasmsAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansLiposomesAntineoplastic AgentsDrug CarriersLiposomesbasal cell carcinomacutaneous squamous cell carcinomananoformulationsskin cancerskin permeation

Identifiers

PMID37570875
PMCPMC10421083
OpenAlexW4385607506

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