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ArticleJournal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society2026

Preclinical assessment of genetically modified exosomes for colorectal cancer immunotherapy.

Thuc Oanh Hoang, Lei Zhang, Sunny H Kim, Guoyun Kao, Kaiyu Shen, Zeyu Zhang, Po-Wen Yu, Heinz-Josef Lenz, Yong Zhang

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Article in Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Thuc Oanh HoangDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Sunny H KimDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Guoyun KaoDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Kaiyu ShenDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Zeyu ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Po-Wen YuDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Heinz-Josef LenzDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States.
Yong ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States; Department of Chemistry, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States; Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States; Research Center for Liver Diseases, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States. Electronic address: yongz@usc.edu.

Funding

Reprogramming Exosomes for Biomedical ApplicationsR01EB031830 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI ZHANG, YONG · 2021 to 2024
$2.1M
Reprogramming Exosomes for Novel Immunotherapy of Triple Negative Breast CancerR01CA276240 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Yong Zhang · 2023 to 2026
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA276240NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB031830
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) claims nearly one million lives every year worldwide. Current treatments for CRC suffer from limited efficacy and developed resistance. Exosomes are cell-derived membranous vesicles, characterized by unique properties for drug discovery. We previously designed genetically engineered multifunctional immune-modulating exosomes (GEMINI-Exos) with surface-displayed antibodies against T-cell CD3 and cancer-associated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antigens as well as programmed death 1 receptors and OX40 ligands. Here, GEMINI-Exos were evaluated in cellular and animal models of CRC. By recruiting and activating cytotoxic T cells toward attacking EGFR-positive CRC cells and subsequently engaging with distinct checkpoint pathways, GEMINI-Exos elicit robust cellular immunity to CRC tumors in vitro and in vivo. This work presents GEMINI-Exos as an immunotherapeutic candidate with promising preclinical activity for CRC.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsExosomesImmunotherapyAnimalsCD3 ComplexCell Line, TumorErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansMiceT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicCD3 ComplexErbB ReceptorsColorectal cancerExosomeImmunotherapyProtein engineering

Identifiers

PMID41265641
PMCPMC12671558

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