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ReviewBiomedicines2025

Peptide-Based Nanoparticle for Tumor Therapy.

Phonpilas Thongpon, Menghuan Tang, Zhaoqing Cong

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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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

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Formulation of Peptide-Based Nanoparticles Using a Microfluidic Device.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2026
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  9. Self-Assembling Short Peptide Carriers for Gene Delivery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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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

3 authors.

Phonpilas ThongponDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Menghuan TangDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Zhaoqing CongDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2737-7636

Funding

Shenzhen Science and Technology Program RCBS20221008093125067Shenzhen University 2035 Program for Excellent Research 2022C003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer treatment continues to face significant challenges due to the limitations of conventional therapies, including non-specific toxicity, poor bioavailability, and drug resistance. Nanotechnology, particularly peptide-based nanoparticles (NPs), is increasingly recognized as a valuable strategy to address these obstacles. Peptides provide a versatile platform offering high biocompatibility, specificity, biodegradability, and minimal immunogenicity, making them ideal for targeted cancer therapies. This review comprehensively examines recent advancements in peptide-based nanoparticle systems, highlighting the mechanisms driving peptide self-assembly, such as amphiphilicity, non-covalent interactions, and metal coordination. It distinguishes between non-bioactive peptide nanoparticles, which primarily serve as drug carriers, and bioactive peptide nanoparticles, which integrate targeting peptides, cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), and therapeutic peptides to enhance specificity, internalization, and anticancer efficacy. Emphasis is placed on innovative designs that exploit active targeting, stimuli-responsive release, and immunomodulatory strategies to maximize therapeutic outcomes while minimizing side effects. Despite promising preclinical outcomes, the clinical translation of peptide nanoparticles struggles with challenges involving stability, delivery efficiency, scalability, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing complexity. The review concludes by outlining future directions, emphasizing personalized nanomedicine, combination therapies, and advanced peptide engineering as crucial pathways toward successful clinical implementation.

Indexed as

cancer therapynanomedicinepeptide nanoparticlesself-assembly

Identifiers

PMID40564134
PMCPMC12190518

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