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ReviewBeilstein journal of nanotechnology2024

Realizing active targeting in cancer nanomedicine with ultrasmall nanoparticles.

André F Lima, Giselle Z Justo, Alioscka A Sousa

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Review in Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 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

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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Engineered MoSNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Review
  2. The promising arsenal of ferroptosis inducers in bladder cancer.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

André F LimaDepartment of Biochemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 04044-020, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0709-2003
Giselle Z JustoDepartment of Biochemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 04044-020, Brazil.
Alioscka A SousaDepartment of Biochemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 04044-020, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7443-5363

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasmall nanoparticles (usNPs) have emerged as promising theranostic tools in cancer nanomedicine. With sizes comparable to globular proteins, usNPs exhibit unique physicochemical properties and physiological behavior distinct from larger particles, including lack of protein corona formation, efficient renal clearance, and reduced recognition and sequestration by the reticuloendothelial system. In cancer treatment, usNPs demonstrate favorable tumor penetration and intratumoral diffusion. Active targeting strategies, incorporating ligands for specific tumor receptor binding, serve to further enhance usNP tumor selectivity and therapeutic performance. Numerous preclinical studies have already demonstrated the potential of actively targeted usNPs, revealing increased tumor accumulation and retention compared to non-targeted counterparts. In this review, we explore actively targeted inorganic usNPs, highlighting their biological properties and behavior, along with applications in both preclinical and clinical settings.

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active targetingcancernanoclustersrenal clearanceultrasmall nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID39376728
PMCPMC11457047

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