Advanced targeted therapies in cancer: Drug nanocarriers, the future of chemotherapy

E Pérez-Herrero, A Fernández-Medarde - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second worldwide cause of death, exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases.
It is characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation and an absence of cell death that, except …

Active targeting strategies for anticancer drug nanocarriers

L Basile, R Pignatello, C Passirani - Current drug delivery, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Chemotherapy at present remains the main form of treatment for cancer, though there is no
clinically available antineoplastic drug that acts selectively on the tumor mass. For this …

Clinical advances of nanocarrier-based cancer therapy and diagnostics

E Luque-Michel, E Imbuluzqueta… - Expert Opinion on …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and efficient new strategies are
urgently needed to combat its high mortality and morbidity statistics. Fortunately, over the …

The clinical translation of organic nanomaterials for cancer therapy: a focus on polymeric nanoparticles, micelles, liposomes and exosomes

S Palazzolo, S Bayda, M Hadla… - Current medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The application of nanotechnology in the medical field is called nanomedicine.
Nowadays, this new branch of science is a point of interest for many investigators due to the …

Drug nanocarriers and functional nanoparticles: applications in cancer therapy

B Thierry - Current drug delivery, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Extending on recent progress in control of matter at the nanoscale, functional nanoparticles
and drug nanocarriers are being actively developed with the promise of improved delivery of …

Nanomedicines as cancer therapeutics: current status

S Akhter, I Ahmad, MZ Ahmad… - Current cancer drug …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
As of 21st century, cancer is arguably the most complex and challenging disease known to
mankind and an inevitable public health concern of this millennium. Nanotechnology …

[PDF][PDF] Nanodrugs used in cancer therapy.

K Kopeckova, T Eckschlager, J Sirc… - … Papers of the …, 2019 - biomed.papers.upol.cz
Cancer despite the introduction of new targeted therapy remains for many patients a fatal
disease. Nanotechnology in cancer medicine has emerged as a promising approach to …

Nanodelivery strategies in cancer chemotherapy: biological rationale and pharmaceutical perspectives

G Mattheolabakis, B Rigas, PP Constantinides - Nanomedicine, 2012 - Future Medicine
Nanotechnology is revolutionizing our approach to drug delivery, a key determinant of drug
efficacy. Here, we present cancer drug delivery strategies that exploit nanotechnology …

Nanomedicines based drug delivery systems for anti-cancer targeting and treatment

V Jain, S Jain, SC Mahajan - Current drug delivery, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer is defined as an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Current treatment strategies
for cancer include combination of radiation, chemotherapy and surgery. The long-term use …

Nanomedicine in cancer therapy

D Fan, Y Cao, M Cao, Y Wang, Y Cao… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer remains a highly lethal disease in the world. Currently, either conventional cancer
therapies or modern immunotherapies are non-tumor-targeted therapeutic approaches that …