Novel nano-drug delivery system for brain tumor treatment

Z Qiu, Z Yu, T Xu, L Wang, N Meng, H Jin, B Xu - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
As the most dangerous tumors, brain tumors are usually treated with surgical removal,
radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. However, due to the aggressive growth of gliomas …

Long-acting therapeutic delivery systems for the treatment of gliomas

S Padmakumar, MM Amiji - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the emergence of cutting-edge therapeutic strategies and tremendous progress in
research, a complete cure of glioma remains elusive. The heterogenous nature of tumor …

Injectable carbon dots-based hydrogel for combined photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy of cancer

J Yue, P Miao, L Li, R Yan, WF Dong… - ACS applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogel has been widely used in modern biotherapeutics due to its excellent
biocompatibility, degradability, and high drug loading capacity. Among them, the …

Microneedle patch capable of dual drug release for drug delivery to brain tumors

R Mousavi, M Soltani, M Souri - Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2024 - Springer
Primary brain tumors are mostly managed using surgical resection procedures.
Nevertheless, in certain cases, a thin layer of tumors may remain outside of the resection …

Local delivery of gambogic acid to improve anti-tumor immunity against oral squamous cell carcinoma

X Chen, DR Chen, H Liu, L Yang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts for nearly 90% of oral cavity malignancies.
However, despite significant advances in the last four decades, little improvement has been …

Loco-regional treatment with temozolomide-loaded thermogels prevents glioblastoma recurrences in orthotopic human xenograft models

L Gherardini, V Vetri Buratti, M Maturi, G Inzalaco… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive primary tumor of the central nervous
system and the diagnosis is often dismal. GBM pharmacological treatment is strongly limited …

Local delivery and glioblastoma: why not combining sustained release and targeting?

C Gazaille, M Sicot, P Saulnier, J Eyer… - Frontiers in Medical …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive brain tumors and is associated with a very low
overall median survival despite the current treatment. The standard of care used in clinic is …

Glioblastoma-targeted, local and sustained drug delivery system based on an unconventional lipid nanocapsule hydrogel

C Gazaille, E Bozzato, N Madadian-Bozorg… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to develop an implantable therapeutic hydrogel that will
ensure continuity in treatment between surgery and radiochemotherapy for patients with …

Locoregional drug delivery for cancer therapy: Preclinical progress and clinical translation

S Shaha, D Rodrigues, S Mitragotri - Journal of Controlled Release, 2024 - Elsevier
Systemic drug delivery is the current clinically preferred route for cancer therapy. However,
challenges associated with tumor localization and off-tumor toxic effects limit the clinical …

Reaching new lights: a review on photo-controlled nanomedicines and their in vivo evaluation

RCPA Remmers, K Neumann - Biomaterials Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective and efficient delivery of bioactive molecules to sites of interest remains a
formidable challenge in medicine. In recent years, it has been shown that stimuli-responsive …