HPMA copolymers: origins, early developments, present, and future

J Kopeček, P Kopečková - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The overview covers the discovery of N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA)
copolymers, initial studies on their synthesis, evaluation of biological properties, and …

HPMA copolymer–anticancer drug conjugates: design, activity, and mechanism of action

J Kopeček, P Kopečková, T Minko, ZR Lu - European journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
The design, synthesis and properties of N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA)
copolymers as carriers of anticancer drugs are reviewed. Macromolecular therapeutics …

Structural and chemical aspects of HPMA copolymers as drug carriers

K Ulbrich, V Šubr - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Synthetic strategies and chemical and structural aspects of the synthesis of HPMA
copolymer conjugates with various drugs and other biologically active molecules are …

HPMA copolymer-based nanomedicines in controlled drug delivery

P Chytil, L Kostka, T Etrych - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, numerous polymer materials have been employed as drug carrier systems in
medicinal research, and their detailed properties have been thoroughly evaluated. Water …

Do HPMA copolymer conjugates have a future as clinically useful nanomedicines? A critical overview of current status and future opportunities

R Duncan, MJ Vicent - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
N-(2-Hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymer conjugates containing doxorubicin
designed in the late 1970s/early 1980s as anticancer polymer therapeutics were the first …

Poly (N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide)-based nanotherapeutics

BS Tucker, BS Sumerlin - Polymer Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This mini-review provides a brief overview of recent advances in the area of biologically-
relevant nanomaterials composed of poly (N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide)(PHPMA) …

HPMA copolymer–drug conjugates with controlled tumor‐specific drug release

P Chytil, E Koziolová, T Etrych… - Macromolecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past few decades, numerous polymer drug carrier systems are designed and
synthesized, and their properties are evaluated. Many of these systems are based on water …

The light at the end of the tunnel—second generation HPMA conjugates for cancer treatment

J Yang, J Kopeček - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2017 - Elsevier
It is almost four decades since N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA)-based
copolymers arose as drug carriers. Although fundamentals have been established and …

Improving the efficacy of combined modality anticancer therapy using HPMA copolymer-based nanomedicine formulations

T Lammers - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Copolymers based on N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) are prototypic and well-
characterized polymeric drug carriers that have been broadly implemented in the delivery of …

Effect of physicochemical modification on the biodistribution and tumor accumulation of HPMA copolymers

T Lammers, R Kühnlein, M Kissel, V Subr… - Journal of controlled …, 2005 - Elsevier
Copolymers of N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) are prototypic and well-
characterized polymeric drug carriers that are being broadly implemented in the delivery of …