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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2025

Iron oxide nanoparticles empowering melanoma therapy: advances in multifunctional platform research.

Xiaolong Bai, Zhijun Wang, Ziyi Cao, Junping Zhen

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Xiaolong Bai *College of Medical Imaging, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Zhijun Wang *Second Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Ziyi CaoFirst Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Junping ZhenDepartment of Imaging, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma, one of the most aggressive types of skin cancer, has exhibited a continuously rising incidence worldwide, accompanied by a significant mortality risk. Despite ongoing advances in therapeutic approaches, effective and definitive clinical interventions remain limited, severely restricting long-term patient prognosis. In recent years, nanotechnology-based tumor therapies have demonstrated tremendous potential. Among them, iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), owing to their excellent biocompatibility, magnetic responsiveness, low cost, and scalability in synthesis, have emerged as a highly promising nanoplatform for melanoma treatment. This review systematically summarizes the physicochemical properties of IONPs and their tumor-targeting mechanisms, with a particular focus on recent advances in their applications for melanoma, including drug-targeted delivery, hyperthermia, Photodynamic therapy (PDT), Chemodynamic therapy (CDT), immunotherapy, and combination therapies. Additionally, the review discusses current challenges and provides perspectives on the future development of IONPs for precision melanoma therapy.

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immunotherapyiron oxide nanoparticlesmelanomananodrug deliveryphotodynamic therapy

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PMID41280655
PMCPMC12634534

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