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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Innovative Peptide Therapeutics in the Pipeline: Transforming Cancer Detection and Treatment.

Yanyamba Nsereko, Amy Armstrong, Fleur Coburn, Othman Al Musaimi

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing 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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Self-Assembly of Peptides and Biomolecular Systems Into Functional Nanomaterials.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 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

4 authors.

Yanyamba NserekoSchool of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.ORCID 0009-0007-9815-1518
Amy ArmstrongSchool of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.ORCID 0009-0003-4919-1223
Fleur CoburnSchool of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.ORCID 0009-0000-5129-6110
Othman Al MusaimiSchool of Pharmacy, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2421-1825

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer remains a leading global health burden, profoundly affecting patient survival and quality of life. Current treatments-including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgery-are often limited by toxicity or insufficient specificity. Conventional chemotherapy, for instance, indiscriminately attacks rapidly dividing cells, causing severe side effects. In contrast, peptide-based therapeutics offer a paradigm shift, combining high tumour-targeting precision with minimal off-target effects. Their low immunogenicity, multi-pathway modulation capabilities, and adaptability for diagnostics and therapy make them ideal candidates for advancing oncology care. Innovative peptide platforms now enable three transformative applications: (1) precision molecular diagnostics (e.g.,

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NeoplasmsPeptidesAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPrecision MedicinePeptidescancerdiagnosticpeptidestargeted therapytheranostic

Identifiers

PMID40725089
PMCPMC12295999

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