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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2026

Regulatory framework for polymer-based nanotherapeutics in clinical translation.

Federico Stucchi, Min Li, Giuseppe Castellano, Francesco Cellesi

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Federico StucchiDepartment of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
Min LiRenal Research Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe CastellanoUnit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Francesco CellesiDepartment of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymer-based nanotherapeutics (PNs) have emerged as versatile drug delivery platforms offering controlled release, targeted delivery, and improved pharmacokinetics across therapeutic areas. However, their structural complexity and nanoscale behavior pose significant regulatory challenges. Current frameworks still evaluate PNs under conventional pharmaceutical and biological regulations, overlooking nanospecific properties and leading to case-by-case assessments. This review examines critical quality attributes, analytical requirements, and gaps in standardization that hinder clinical translation. Key issues include inadequate characterization of the physicochemical properties, scalability of manufacturing, and limited predictability of

Indexed as

clinical translationcritical quality attributesnanomedicine policypolymer conjugatespolymeric nanoparticlesquality by bench-to-bedside designregulatory framework

Identifiers

PMID41647359
PMCPMC12868300

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