The lack of effective drug delivery strategies has impaired the therapeutic progress in the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM). Here, the authors engineer synthetic protein nanoparticle based on polymerized human serum albumin equipped with the cell-penetrating peptide iRGD to deliver siRNA against STAT3 and report improved survival in a mouse model of GBM.
- Jason V. Gregory
- Padma Kadiyala
- Joerg Lahann