Level D· Scientific groundwork from lab and animal studiesNarrative ReviewEurope PMC

Nanoparticle designs for delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics as brain cancer therapies

Karlsson J., Luly KM., Tzeng SY., Green JJ.

Narrative Review, published in Adv Drug Deliv Rev (2021) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

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Study type
Narrative Review
Journal
Adv Drug Deliv Rev (2021)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
34715258
PMCID
PMC8720292
DOI
10.1016/j.addr.2021.113999
Citations
46

Abstract (original English)

Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive central nervous system cancer with a dismal prognosis. The standard of care involves surgical resection followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, but five-year survival is only 5.6% despite these measures. Novel therapeutic approaches, such as immunotherapies, targeted therapies, and gene therapies, have been explored to attempt to extend survival for patients. Nanoparticles have been receiving increasing attention as promising vehicles for non-viral nucleic acid delivery in the context of GBM, though delivery is often limited by low blood-brain barrier permeability, particle instability, and low trafficking to target brain structures and cells. In this review, nanoparticle design considerations and new advances to overcome nucleic acid delivery challenges to treat brain cancer are summarized and discussed.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is a narrative review: it collects no new patient data and does not systematically appraise evidence quality.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
Blood-Brain BarrierHumansGlioblastomaBrain NeoplasmsMicroRNAsRNA, Small InterferingRNARNA, MessengerDrug CarriersDrug Administration Routes

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