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ReviewAsian journal of pharmaceutical sciences2025

Extracellular vesicles as delivery vehicles and therapeutic agents for glioblastoma treatment: A systematic review of in vitro and in vivo preclinical studies.

Jun Quan Ng, Nabil Ajwad Abu Yazid, Shing Cheng Tan, Mastura Monif, Tin Wui Wong, Si-Yuen Lee

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Review in Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Advancements in Drug Delivery Systems in Glioblastoma Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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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.

Jun Quan NgSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.
Nabil Ajwad Abu YazidSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.
Shing Cheng TanUKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras 56000, Malaysia.
Mastura MonifDepartment of Neuroscience, Monash University, Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia.
Tin Wui WongNon-Destructive Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Centre, Smart Manufacturing Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam 42300, Malaysia.
Si-Yuen LeeSchool of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current treatments for glioblastoma face challenges such as the blood-brain barrier and lack of targeted therapy, compounded by the aggressive nature, high invasiveness, and heterogeneity of the disease. Exosomes, a subtype of extracellular vesicles are emerging as promising nanocarrier drug delivery systems to address these limitations. Exosomes released by all cell types can be easily obtained and modified as delivery vehicles or therapeutic agents. A systematic review was conducted to evaluate various methods for exosome isolation, characterization, engineering or modification, drug loading and delivery efficiency, including exosome biodistribution and treatment efficacy. A search of four databases for

Indexed as

Blood-brain barrierCargo laodingDelivery vehicleExosomesExtracellular vesiclesGlioblastomaTherapeutic agent

Identifiers

PMID40503055
PMCPMC12152891

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