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ReviewThe AAPS journal2025

Lipid Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery in Cancer Immunotherapy.

Yasir Alshehry, Xiang Liu, Wenhua Li, Qiyan Wang, Janét Cole, Guizhi Zhu

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Review in The AAPS journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

6 authors.

Yasir AlshehryDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America.
Xiang LiuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States of America.
Wenhua LiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States of America.
Qiyan WangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States of America.
Janét ColeDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, United States of America.
Guizhi ZhuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States of America. guizhiz@umich.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2945-7982

Funding

Multivalent Small Circular mRNA Vaccines for Melanoma Combination ImmunotherapyR01CA286122 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Xiang-Yang Shawn Wang, Guizhi Zhu · 2024 to 2026
$2.8M
Small Circular mRNA VaccinesR01AI168684 · NIAID · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHU, GUIZHI · 2022 to 2025
$2.2M
Nucleic Acid Modulators and Theranostics for ADARR35GM143014 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHU, GUIZHI · 2021 to 2025
$2.1M
Lymph Node-Targeted Codelivery of Albumin-Binding Peptide Antigens and Di-Adjuvant for Melanoma Combination ImmunotherapyR01CA266981 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Guizhi Zhu · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
Highly stable mini-circRNA vaccine with maximally activated and long-lasting T cells for HPV-related cancer combination immunotherapyR43CA287530 · NCI · AMPEDRNA BIOSCIENCES LLC · PI PARRY, GORDON · 2024 to 2024
$399k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA266981NCI NIH HHS R01 CA286122NCI NIH HHS R43 CA287530NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI168684NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM143014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer immunotherapy is poised to be one of the major modalities for cancer treatment. Messenger RNA (mRNA) has emerged as a versatile and promising platform for the development of effective cancer immunotherapy. Delivery systems for mRNA therapeutics are pivotal for their optimal therapeutic efficacy and minimal adverse side effects. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have demonstrated a great success for mRNA delivery. Numerous LNPs have been designed and optimized to enhance mRNA stability, facilitate transfection, and ensure intracellular delivery for subsequent processing. Nevertheless, challenges remain to, for example, improve the efficiency of endosomal escape and passive targeting. This review highlights key advancements in the development of mRNA LNPs for cancer immunotherapy. We delve into the design of LNPs for mRNA delivery, encompassing the chemical structures, characterization, and structure-activity relationships (SAR) of LNP compositions. We discuss the key factors influencing the transfection efficiency, passive targeting, and tropism of mRNA-loaded LNPs. We also review the preclinical and clinical applications of mRNA LNPs in cancer immunotherapy. This review can enhance our understanding in the design and application of LNPs for mRNA delivery in cancer immunotherapy.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyLipidsNanoparticlesNeoplasmsRNA, MessengerAnimalsGene Transfer TechniquesHumansLiposomesLipid NanoparticlesLipidsLiposomesRNA, Messengercancer immunotherapydrug deliverylipid nanoparticleMRNA

Identifiers

PMID40102316

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