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Safety Considerations for Nanoparticle Gene Delivery in Pediatric Brain Tumors

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Current standard of care for many CNS tumors involves surgical resection followed by chemotherapy and/or radiation. Some pediatric brain tumor types are infiltrative and diffuse in nature, which reduces the role for surgery. Furthermore, children are extremely vulnerable to neurological sequelae from surgery and radiation therapy, thus alternative approaches are in critical need. As molecular targets underlying various cancers become more clearly defined, there is an increasing push for targeted gene therapies. Viral vectors and nonviral nanoparticles have been thoroughly investigated for gene delivery and show promise as vectors for gene therapy for pediatric brain cancer. Here, we review inorganic and organic materials in development for nanoparticle gene delivery to the brain with a particular focus on safety.

Source: Nanomedicine

DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0110

Authors: Kathryn M Luly, John Choi, Yuan Rui, Jordan J Green, Eric M Jackson

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Language: English

Topic: RNA Interference and Gene Delivery

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Cancer Institute, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering