Advances in mRNA therapeutics for cancer immunotherapy: From modification to delivery.

Adv Drug Deliv Rev

Molecular Surgery Laboratory, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Electronic address:

Published: August 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • * Current research is focused on overcoming challenges with mRNA, such as its stability, delivery efficiency, and short lifespan in the body.
  • * Advances in chemical modifications and delivery systems are enhancing the potential of mRNA therapeutics, making the future of mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy promising.

Article Abstract

RNA vaccines have demonstrated their ability to solve the issues posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This success has led to the renaissance of research into mRNA and their nanoformulations as potential therapeutic modalities for various diseases. The potential of mRNA as a template for synthesizing proteins and protein fragments for cancer immunotherapy is now being explored. Despite the promise, the use of mRNA in cancer immunotherapy is limited by challenges, such as low stability against extracellular RNases, poor delivery efficiency to the target organs and cells, short circulatory half-life, variable expression levels and duration. This review highlights recent advances in chemical modification and advanced delivery systems that are helping to address these challenges and unlock the biological and pharmacological potential of mRNA therapeutics in cancer immunotherapy. The review concludes by discussing future perspectives for mRNA-based cancer immunotherapy, which holds great promise as a next-generation therapeutic modality.

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