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ReviewMini reviews in medicinal chemistry2025

Polysaccharide-Based Magnetic Nanoparticles in Brain Cancer: A Review on the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Potential of Ferumoxytol.

Christian Chapa Gonzalez, Pamela Ocampo Valverde

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Review in Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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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

2 authors.

Christian Chapa GonzalezGrupo de Nanomedicina, Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Avenida del Charro 450, 32310, México.ORCID 0000-0003-1760-6116
Pamela Ocampo ValverdeGrupo de Nanomedicina, Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Avenida del Charro 450, 32310, México.ORCID 0000-0002-7076-639X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polysaccharide-based iron oxide nanoparticles, particularly PSC-iron oxide nanoparticles, have emerged as promising agents for brain cancer diagnosis and therapy. Originally approved for anemia treatment, PSC-iron oxide nanoparticles leverage extended circulation time, biocompatibility, and MRI contrast capabilities to serve dual diagnostic and therapeutic roles. This review highlights its application in brain tumor management, focusing on enhanced MRI visualization of tumor vascularization and macrophage activity compared to gadolinium-based agents, which improve tumor delineation and treatment monitoring. Additionally, PSC-iron oxide nanoparticles exhibit immune- modulating properties that promote anti-tumor macrophage responses. Preclinical evidence supports the synergistic effects of this approach with existing therapies and its potential in hyperthermia applications. Challenges in clinical translation, including dosage optimization and safety, require further investigation. This review highlights the potential of PSC-iron oxide nanoparticles in current findings to advance precision medicine or nanomedicine approaches for brain tumors.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsFerrosoferric OxideMagnetic Iron Oxide NanoparticlesMagnetite NanoparticlesPolysaccharidesAnimalsContrast MediaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingAntineoplastic AgentsContrast MediaFerrosoferric OxideMagnetite NanoparticlesPolysaccharidesBrain tumorcontrast agent.immunomodulationmagnetic resonance imagingnanomedicinePSC-iron oxide nanoparticles

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