In Situ Albumin Binding siRNAs for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Tumor Penetration and Molecularly Targeted Therapy

Cancer nano-formulations for delivery of small molecule drugs are limited by the ability to target only ~10% of the genome. RNAi molecules can, in theory, be designed against any gene of interest, but siRNA use in clinical oncology faces delivery barriers such as nuclease degradation, rapid renal clearance, poor distribution into tumor

tissues, and poor cell membrane penetration. To overcome these challenges, most RNAi therapies focus on synthetic lipo- and poly-plex nano-formulations. Unfortunately, while these technologies typically achieve very high delivery into the liver, high-penetrance siRNA tumor delivery remains elusive. The overarching goal of this project is to develop siRNA chemical modifications that provide potent, safe,

tumor-penetrating, and molecularly targeted nano-therapeutics against currently undruggable tumor drivers. The approach builds upon our recently published proof of principle siRNA molecules end-modified through a PEG45 linker with a diacyl lipid (siRNA-EG45