Polymeric nanomedicines for image-guided drug delivery and tumor-targeted combination therapy

T Lammers, V Subr, K Ulbrich, WE Hennink, G Storm… - Nano Today, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine systems aim to improve the biodistribution and the target site accumulation of
systemically applied (chemo-) therapeutics. By increasing drug localization at the …

Anticancer nanoparticulate polymer‐drug conjugate

Q Feng, R Tong - Bioengineering & translational medicine, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We review recent progress in polymer‐drug conjugate for cancer nanomedicine. Polymer‐
drug conjugates, including the nanoparticle prepared from these conjugates, are designed …

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 …

Acid-activatable prodrug nanogels for efficient intracellular doxorubicin release

F Zhan, W Chen, Z Wang, W Lu, R Cheng… - …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Endosomal pH-activatable doxorubicin (DOX) prodrug nanogels were designed, prepared,
and investigated for triggered intracellular drug release in cancer cells. DOX prodrugs with …

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 …

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 …

PEGylation and its impact on the design of new protein-based medicines

C Ginn, H Khalili, R Lever… - Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
PEGylation is the covalent conjugation of PEG to therapeutic molecules. Protein PEGylation
is a clinically proven approach for extending the circulation half-life and reducing the …

A review on engineering polymer drug conjugates to improve combination chemotherapy

DR Vogus, V Krishnan, S Mitragotri - Current opinion in colloid & interface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Combination chemotherapy treatments with polymer drug conjugates (PDCs) have been
designed to overcome the limitations of traditional chemotherapy. While there are many …

HPMA copolymer-conjugated pirarubicin in multimodal treatment of a patient with stage IV prostate cancer and extensive lung and bone metastases

H Dozono, S Yanazume, H Nakamura, T Etrych… - Targeted …, 2016 - Springer
Nanomedicine allows achievement of tumor-selective drug delivery because of the
enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect of solid tumors. We report here the first …

Advanced architectures in the design of responsive polymers for cancer nanomedicine

AM Wagner, DS Spencer… - Journal of applied polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, nanoparticles have shown significant promise as an oncology treatment
modality. Responsive polymers represent a promising class of nanoparticles that can trigger …