Molecular and functional imaging in cancer-targeted therapy: current applications and future directions

JW Bai, SQ Qiu, GJ Zhang - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Targeted anticancer drugs block cancer cell growth by interfering with specific signaling
pathways vital to carcinogenesis and tumor growth rather than harming all rapidly dividing …

The development and progress of nanomedicine for esophageal cancer diagnosis and treatment

X Li, L Chen, S Luan, J Zhou, X Xiao, Y Yang… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Esophageal cancer (EC) is a common gastrointestinal malignancy with poor prognosis and
high mortality. Although combined therapeutic strategies have been developed, the 5-year …

Imaging biomarkers for clinical applications in neuro-oncology: current status and future perspectives

FY Chiu, Y Yen - Biomarker Research, 2023 - Springer
Biomarker discovery and development are popular for detecting the subtle diseases.
However, biomarkers are needed to be validated and approved, and even fewer are ever …

Enhanced glypican-3-targeted identification of hepatocellular carcinoma with liver fibrosis by pre-degrading excess fibrotic collagen

J Zhuo, Y Wang, H Hui, C Li, J Yang, P Zhang, C Fang… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Most hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) occur in cirrhotic livers, but unequivocal diagnosis
of early HCC from the fibrotic microenvironment remains a formidable challenge with …

A review of metallic nanoparticles: present issues and prospects focused on the preparation methods, characterization techniques, and their theranostic applications

M Shahalaei, AK Azad, WMAW Sulaiman… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) have garnered significant attention due to their ability to
improve the therapeutic index of medications by reducing multidrug resistance and …

Organotin (IV)‐Decorated Graphene Quantum Dots as Dual Platform for Molecular Imaging and Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

IJ Gómez, K Ovejero‐Paredes… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The pharmacological activity of organotin (IV) complexes in cancer therapy is well
recognized but their large applicability is hampered by their poor water solubility. Hence …

Advances with metal oxide-based nanoparticles as MDR metastatic breast cancer therapeutics and diagnostics

MA Subhan - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal oxide nanoparticles have attracted increased attention due to their emerging
applications in cancer detection and therapy. This study envisioned to highlight the great …

Nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer metastases: Current and future perspectives

M Hegde, N Naliyadhara, J Unnikrishnan… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Metastasis accounts for greater than 90% of cancer-related deaths. Despite recent
advancements in conventional chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and their …

Carbon quantum dots in bioimaging and biomedicines

S Das, S Mondal, D Ghosh - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are gaining a lot more attention than traditional
semiconductor quantum dots owing to their intrinsic fluorescence property, chemical …

Protein-based nanoparticles for the imaging and treatment of solid tumors: the case of ferritin nanocages, a narrative review

F Mainini, A Bonizzi, M Sevieri, L Sitia, M Truffi, F Corsi… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Protein nanocages have been studied extensively, due to their unique architecture,
exceptional biocompatibility and highly customization capabilities. In particular, ferritin …