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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2024

Harnessing the nutriceutics in early-stage breast cancer: mechanisms, combinational therapy, and drug delivery.

Pavithra Pradeep Prabhu, Barsha Mohanty, Cynthia Lizzie Lobo, Sri Renukadevi Balusamy, Amitha Shetty, Haribalan Perumalsamy, Manohar Mahadev, Ivan Mijakovic, Akhilesh Dubey, Priyanka Singh

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Biochemical landscape of breast cancer: integrating serum markers with clinical prognosis and staging.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  6. Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Activity of theMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Pavithra Pradeep PrabhuNitte (Deemed to Be University), Department of Pharmacognosy, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangaluru, 575018, India.
Barsha MohantyNitte (Deemed to Be University), Department of Molecular Genetics and Cancer Biology, Nitte University Centre for Science, Education and Research, Mangaluru, 575018, India.
Cynthia Lizzie LoboNitte (Deemed to Be University), Department of Pharmaceutics, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangaluru, 575018, India.
Sri Renukadevi BalusamyDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. renubalu@sejong.ac.kr.
Amitha ShettyNitte (Deemed to Be University), Department of Pharmaceutics, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangaluru, 575018, India.
Haribalan PerumalsamyCenter for Creative Convergence Education, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Manohar MahadevNitte (Deemed to Be University), Department of Pharmaceutics, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangaluru, 575018, India.
Ivan MijakovicThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Akhilesh DubeyNitte (Deemed to Be University), Department of Pharmaceutics, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mangaluru, 575018, India. akhilesh@nitte.edu.in.
Priyanka SinghSystems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden. prisin@biosustain.dtu.dk.

Funding

Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (Grant number 2020R1A6A1A06046728) Grant number 2020R1A6A1A06046728
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBreast cancer (BC) is a significant health challenge, ranking as the second leading cause of cancer-related death and the primary cause of mortality among women aged 45 to 55. Early detection is crucial for optimal prognosis. Among various treatment options available for cancer, chemotherapy remains the predominant approach. However, its patient-friendliness is hindered by cytotoxicity, adverse effects, multi-drug resistance, potential for recurrence, and high costs. This review explores extensively studied phytomolecules, elucidating their molecular mechanisms. It also emphasizes the importance of combination therapy, highlighting recent advancements in the exploration of diverse drug delivery systems and novel routes of administration. The regulatory considerations are crucial in translating these approaches into clinical practices.

resultsConsequently, there is growing interest in exploring the relationship between diet, cancer, and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in cancer chemotherapy. Phytochemicals like berberine, curcumin, quercetin, lycopene, sulforaphane, resveratrol, epigallocatechin gallate, apigenin, genistein, thymoquinone have emerged as promising candidates due to their pleiotropic actions on target cells through multiple mechanisms with minimal toxicity effects. This review focuses on extensively studied phytomolecules, elucidating their molecular mechanisms. It also emphasizes the importance of combination therapy, highlighting recent advancements in the exploration of diverse drug delivery systems and novel routes of administration. The regulatory considerations are crucial in translating these approaches into clinical practices.

conclusionThe present review provides a comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms, coupled with well-designed clinical trials and adherence to regulatory guidelines, which pave the way for nutrition-based combination therapies to become a frontline approach in early-stage BC treatment.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsDrug Delivery SystemsPhytochemicalsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCombined Modality TherapyComplementary TherapiesFemaleHumansAntineoplastic AgentsPhytochemicalsBreast cancerChemotherapyComplementary and alternative system of medicineDietary phytomoleculesNovel drug delivery systemsNutrition-based combination therapy

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PMID39294665
PMCPMC11411841

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