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ReviewMolecular pharmaceutics2025

Non-Viral RNA Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Their Corresponding Clinical Trials.

Palas Balakdas Tiwade, Vincent Fung, Rachel VanKeulen-Miller, Eshan Amruth Narasipura, Yutian Ma, Owen S Fenton

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Review in Molecular pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
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  4. Characterizing the Impact of the Cell Cycle on mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
    Article
  5. Review
  6. RNA therapeutic targeting of recalcitrant and rare cancers.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2026
    Review
  7. Non-viral gene delivery for non-small cell lung cancer.Annals of translational medicine · 2025
    Article
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  9. Article
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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.

Palas Balakdas TiwadeDivision of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9956-4815
Vincent FungDivision of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.
Rachel VanKeulen-MillerDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.
Eshan Amruth NarasipuraDivision of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.ORCID 0009-0008-2821-2482
Yutian MaDivision of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0110-0244
Owen S FentonDivision of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5585-9280

Funding

CTSA K12 Program at UNCK12TR004416 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Michelle Hernandez, Jonathan J Juliano · 2023 to 2026
$6.5M
Investigating and Manipulating Cells in Low Oxygen Environments Using Lipid NanoparticlesR35GM157060 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Owen S Fenton · 2025 to 2026
$764k
NCATS NIH HHS K12 TR004416NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM157060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribonucleic acid (RNA)-based therapies represent a promising class of drugs for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to their ability to modulate gene expression. Therapies leveraging small interfering RNA (siRNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), microRNA (miRNA), and antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) offer various advantages over conventional treatments, including the ability to target specific genetic mutations and the potential for personalized medicine approaches. However, the clinical translation of these therapeutics for the treatment of NSCLC faces challenges in delivery due to their immunogenicity, negative charge, and large size, which can be mitigated with delivery platforms. In this review, we provide a description of the pathophysiology of NSCLC and an overview of RNA-based therapeutics, specifically highlighting their potential application in the treatment of NSCLC. We discuss relevant classes of RNA and their therapeutic potential for NSCLC. We then discuss challenges in delivery and non-viral delivery strategies such as lipid- and polymer-based nanoparticles that have been developed to address these issues in preclinical models. Furthermore, we provide a summary table of clinical trials that leverage RNA therapies for NSCLC [which includes their National Clinical Trial (NCT) numbers] to highlight the current progress in NSCLC. We also discuss how these NSCLC therapies can be integrated with existing treatment modalities to enhance their efficacy and improve patient outcomes. Overall, we aim to highlight non-viral strategies that tackle RNA delivery challenges while showcasing RNA's potential as a next-generation therapy for NSCLC treatment.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicDrug Delivery SystemsGenetic TherapyHumansMicroRNAsNanoparticlesOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingMicroRNAsOligonucleotides, AntisenseRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingCancer VaccinesClinical TrialsLipid NanoparticlesLung CancerPolymer NanoparticlesRNATumor-Associated Genes

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PMID40131145
PMCPMC13589444

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