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ReviewHeliyon2024

The clinical impact of mRNA therapeutics in the treatment of cancers, infections, genetic disorders, and autoimmune diseases.

Roham Deyhimfar, Mehrnaz Izady, Mohammadreza Shoghi, Mohammad Hossein Kazazi, Zahra Fakhraei Ghazvini, Hojjatollah Nazari, Zahra Fekrirad, Ehsan Arefian

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In one paragraph

Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. [Clinical Progress and Prospects of mRNA Tumor Drugs].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  5. Target, silence, replace: a review on RNA-based drugs in modern medicine.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  10. Neoantigen mRNA vaccines induce progenitor-exhausted T cells that support anti-PD-1 therapy in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Roham DeyhimfarDepartment of Stem Cells Technology and Tissue Regeneration, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrnaz IzadyDepartment of Stem Cells Technology and Tissue Regeneration, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadreza ShoghiDepartment of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mohammad Hossein KazaziDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, ON, Canada.
Zahra Fakhraei GhazviniDepartment of Animal Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Hojjatollah NazariSchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Zahra FekriradDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
Ehsan ArefianDepartment of Microbiology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
University of Tehran · IRShahed University · IRUniversity of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Guelph · CAUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA-based therapeutics have revolutionized medicine and the pharmaceutical industry. The recent progress in the optimization and formulation of mRNAs has led to the development of a new therapeutic platform with a broad range of applications. With a growing body of evidence supporting the use of mRNA-based drugs for precision medicine and personalized treatments, including cancer immunotherapy, genetic disorders, and autoimmune diseases, this emerging technology offers a rapidly expanding category of therapeutic options. Furthermore, the development and deployment of mRNA vaccines have facilitated a prompt and flexible response to medical emergencies, exemplified by the COVID-19 outbreak. The establishment of stable and safe mRNA molecules carried by efficient delivery systems is now available through recent advances in molecular biology and nanotechnology. This review aims to elucidate the advancements in the clinical applications of mRNAs for addressing significant health-related challenges such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, genetic disorders, and infections and provide insights into the efficacy and safety of mRNA therapeutics in recent clinical trials.

Indexed as

Autoimmune diseasesCancerGenetic disordersmRNA therapyVaccine

Identifiers

PMID38486748
PMCPMC10937594
OpenAlexW4392301536

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Registered trials

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