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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2025

Albumin-binding dendritic siRNA improves delivery and efficacy to solid tumors in a melanoma model.

Hassan H Fakih, Qi Tang, Ashley Summers, Katherine Y Gross, Mohamad Omar Rachid, Ken Okamura, Nuria Martinez, Hanadi F Sleiman, John E Harris, Anastasia Khvorova

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2025. 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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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Investigating theBioconjugate chemistry · 2026
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  3. Therapeutic delivery of albumin-binding siRNA targeting IRS2 to diverse cell types reduces mammary tumor growth.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Hassan H FakihRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Qi TangRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Ashley SummersRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Katherine Y GrossRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Mohamad Omar RachidRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Ken OkamuraDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Nuria MartinezDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Hanadi F SleimanDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
John E HarrisDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Anastasia KhvorovaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.

Funding

Chemical engineering of therapeutic RNAs for extrahepatic deliveryR35GM131839 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ANASTASIA KHVOROVA · 2019 to 2026
$3.1M
Developing a programmable siRNA-based therapeutic platform for gene silencing in the skinK99AR082987 · NIAMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI TANG, QI · 2023 to 2024
$226k
NIAMS NIH HHS K99 AR082987NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131839
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics are a new class of drugs that is rapidly expanding to tackle various diseases. Extrahepatic delivery of siRNAs, especially to the parenchyma of solid tumors, is challenging with multiple strategies being explored such as lipid nanoparticle based delivery and ligand conjugation strategies. Here, we report that an albumin-binding dendritic siRNA (D-siRNA) boosts blood circulation time following systemic administration, leading to improved delivery and silencing activity in a melanoma tumor model, in comparison to non-albumin binding lipophilic siRNAs. D-siRNAs increased the tumor-to-liver delivery ratio, including both immune and non-immune cell types within the tumor parenchyma. Using D-siRNAs to target JAK1 expression as an adjuvant to immune checkpoint inhibitors, we found that D-siRNAs was able to enhance PD1 antibody treatment and slow tumor progression of melanoma. Thus, this work demonstrates the utility of D-siRNAs as a systemically administered tumor delivery strategy, enabling the use of siRNAs as chemotherapeutic agents. Further mechanistic studies into the role of JAK1 in melanoma pathology and progression may expand this into additional targets as potential treatments.

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albumin bindingcancerdeliveryimmunotherapylipid conjugationmelanomaMT: Delivery StrategiessiRNA therapeuticstumor delivery

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PMID40606645
PMCPMC12213268

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