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Extracellular vesicles are essential regulators of cancer progression and serve as a promising, though clinically challenging, platform for targeted drug delivery and biomarker diagnostics across various cancers. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the biological roles of extracellular vesicles in cancer pathogenesis and review advances in their engineering as therapeutic drug delivery systems.

September 5, 2026British Journal of PharmacologyOpen Access

Extracellular vesicles in pharmacology: Innovations in drug delivery and therapeutic applications in cancer

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EPEvangelia PantazakaUniversity of Patras GSGeorgios SivvasDemocritus University of Thrace ΕPΕvangelia PapadimitriouUniversity of Patras

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Review demonstrates therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles across multiple human cancers, highlighting their utility for targeted drug delivery.

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To evaluate the biological roles of extracellular vesicles in cancer pathogenesis and review advances in their engineering as therapeutic drug delivery systems.
Synthesized preclinical and clinical literature detailing extracellular vesicle biology, cargo loading, and physicochemical surface modifications.
Assessed therapeutic formulations carrying chemotherapeutics, nucleic acids, and gene-editing tools across breast, lung, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic cancers, and glioblastoma.
Extracellular vesicles mediate tumor progression, premetastatic niche formation, immune modulation, and angiogenesis while serving as viable diagnostic biomarkers.
Bioengineered vesicle platforms deliver antineoplastic payloads with enhanced target specificity and lower systemic toxicity relative to conventional delivery systems.
Preclinical studies and preliminary clinical trials demonstrate therapeutic promise, though translation remains constrained by manufacturing and standardization barriers.

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Pantazaka et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3e16b95aff0620eb150 https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.70616

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Review demonstrates therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles across multiple human cancers, highlighting their utility for targeted drug delivery.

Extracellular vesicles in pharmacology: Innovations in drug delivery and therapeutic applications in cancer

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Extracellular vesicles in pharmacology: Innovations in drug delivery and therapeutic applications in cancer

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