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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells (MSCs) in Cancer Therapy: Advanced Therapeutic Strategies Towards Future Clinical Translation.

Hanna Kucharczyk, Maciej Tarnowski, Marta Tkacz

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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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.

Hanna KucharczykDepartment of Physiology in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Zolnierska 48, 70-210 Szczecin, Poland.
Maciej TarnowskiDepartment of Physiology in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Zolnierska 48, 70-210 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3869-5077
Marta TkaczDepartment of Physiology in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Zolnierska 48, 70-210 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8311-0824

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) appear in many studies, and their utilization is a developing area of study. Scientists are investigating the abilities of MSCs and the possibilities of using them in anticancer therapies, as well as combining such therapies with those currently used clinically. This article provides an overview of MSC-based therapeutic strategies, assessing their potential in the context of cancer treatment. These are engineering or biotechnological approaches that utilize the natural properties of MSCs in a targeted and therapeutically effective manner. The review focuses on innovative methods such as genetic modifications to express desired therapeutic molecules, highlighting their potential applications in clinical practice. Innovative strategies include modifications to express anticancer proteins, miRNA (microRNA), siRNA (small interfering RNA), lncRNA (long non-coding RNA), and circRNA (circular RNA) that induce specific effects, as well as the delivery of therapeutic genes and oncolytic viruses. However, further studies are required to address the existing impediments, which are also discussed in this review. A major challenge in the clinical application of MSCs is their bidirectional role, an issue that remains a central focus of current research and is examined in this article.

Indexed as

Mesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationNeoplasmsAnimalsGenetic TherapyHumansMicroRNAsTranslational Research, BiomedicalMicroRNAscancercancer therapydrug carriersgenetic modificationsMSCsMSCs bidirectional role

Identifiers

PMID41471830
PMCPMC12736153

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