Angiogenic signaling pathways and anti-angiogenic therapy for cancer

ZL Liu, HH Chen, LL Zheng, LP Sun… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is a complex and dynamic process
regulated by various pro-and anti-angiogenic molecules, which plays a crucial role in tumor …

Conquering the hypoxia limitation for photodynamic therapy

Y Wan, LH Fu, C Li, J Lin, P Huang - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has aroused great research interest in recent years owing to its
high spatiotemporal selectivity, minimal invasiveness, and low systemic toxicity. However …

The enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect: the significance of the concept and methods to enhance its application

J Wu - Journal of personalized medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy for human solid tumors in clinical practice is far from satisfactory. Despite the
discovery and synthesis of hundreds of thousands of anticancer compounds targeting …

The tumor EPR effect for cancer drug delivery: Current status, limitations, and alternatives

R Sun, J Xiang, Q Zhou, Y Piao, J Tang, S Shao… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past three decades, the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect has
been considered the basis of tumor-targeted drug delivery. Various cancer nanomedicines …

Size-Dependent In Vivo Transport of Nanoparticles: Implications for Delivery, Targeting, and Clearance

M Xu, Y Qi, G Liu, Y Song, X Jiang, B Du - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the in vivo transport of nanoparticles provides guidelines for designing
nanomedicines with higher efficacy and fewer side effects. Among many factors, the size of …

Obstacles and opportunities in a forward vision for cancer nanomedicine

I de Lázaro, DJ Mooney - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer nanomedicines were initially envisioned as magic bullets, travelling through the
circulation to target tumours while sparing healthy tissues the toxicity of classic …

Physical traits of cancer

HT Nia, LL Munn, RK Jain - Science, 2020 - science.org
BACKGROUND Historically, cancer has been considered a disease of the cell, caused by
mutations in genes that control proliferation, differentiation, and death. In recent decades …

Recent advances in tumor targeting via EPR effect for cancer treatment

MA Subhan, SSK Yalamarty, N Filipczak… - Journal of personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer causes the second-highest rate of death world-wide. A major shortcoming inherent
in most of anticancer drugs is their lack of tumor selectivity. Nanodrugs for cancer therapy …

Breaking through the basement membrane barrier to improve nanotherapeutic delivery to tumours

Q Wang, Q Liang, J Dou, H Zhou, C Zeng, H Pan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
An effective nanotherapeutic transport from the vasculature to the tumour is crucial for
cancer treatment with minimal side effects. Here we demonstrate that, in addition to the …

The use of alternative strategies for enhanced nanoparticle delivery to solid tumors

M Izci, C Maksoudian, BB Manshian… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterial (NM) delivery to solid tumors has been the focus of intense research for over a
decade. Classically, scientists have tried to improve NM delivery by employing passive or …