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ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology

Nanomedicine Therapies for Pediatric Diseases.

Shicheng Yang, Kushi Aggarwal, Jillian Jurczyszak, Needa Brown, Srinivas Sridhar

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Review in Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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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

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shicheng YangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8039-5668
Kushi AggarwalDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8865-5359
Jillian JurczyszakCancer Nanomedicine Co-Ops for Undergraduate Research Experience (CaNCURE), Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5223-0161
Needa BrownDepartment of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3355-1354
Srinivas SridharDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1605-0734

Funding

CaNCURE: Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops For Undergraduate Research ExperiencesR25CA174650 · NCI · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI SRINIVAS SRIDHAR · 2014 to 2026
$3.4M
NCI NIH HHS R25 CA174650NIH HHS 5R25CA174650
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2020, the top 10 causes of death among children and adolescents between the ages of 1 and 19 years old included cancer, congenital anomalies, heart disease, and chronic respiratory disease; all these conditions are potentially treatable with medical intervention. However, children exhibit specific physiological and developmental characteristics that can significantly impact drug pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety profile. These factors illustrate the importance of a heightened focus on pediatric drug development. Traditional drugs lack proper circulation, permeability, targeting, accumulation, and release, and they often require dose adjustments or modifications, which can result in suboptimal therapeutic outcomes and increased risks of adverse effects in pediatric patients. Nanomedicines have emerged as efficient drug delivery systems because of their unique properties, which can improve the solubility and stability of drugs by encapsulating them in different forms of nanoparticles. This review discusses the challenges of pediatric therapy, and the current state of nanomedicines for pediatric diseases in terms of Food and Drug Administration-approved nanomedicines, the types of diseases treated or diagnosed, and preclinical studies that have the potential to be translated to the clinic. In summary, nanomedicine holds significant potential for addressing the unique and pressing challenges associated with diagnosing and treating pediatric diseases.

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NanomedicineAdolescentAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolDrug Delivery SystemsHumansInfantNanoparticlesNeoplasmsPediatricsclinical trialCOVID‐19 vaccineFDA approvalnanomedicinepediatric diseasepreclinical study

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PMID39420230
PMCPMC11493394

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