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 …

Next-generation cancer organoids

BL LeSavage, RA Suhar, N Broguiere, MP Lutolf… - Nature materials, 2022 - nature.com
Organotypic models of patient-specific tumours are revolutionizing our understanding of
cancer heterogeneity and its implications for personalized medicine. These advancements …

[HTML][HTML] Current therapy and drug resistance in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

M Cai, XL Song, XA Li, M Chen, J Guo, DH Yang… - Drug Resistance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), especially metastatic castration-resistant
prostate cancer (mCRPC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies and main cause of …

A role for microfluidic systems in precision medicine

JM Ayuso, M Virumbrales-Muñoz, JM Lang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Precision oncology continues to challenge the “one-size-fits-all” dogma. Under the precision
oncology banner, cancer patients are screened for molecular tumor alterations that predict …

Wnt signaling in breast cancer: biological mechanisms, challenges and opportunities

X Xu, M Zhang, F Xu, S Jiang - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Wnt signaling is a highly conserved signaling pathway that plays a critical role in controlling
embryonic and organ development, as well as cancer progression. Genome-wide …

Nanodelivery of nucleic acids

BB Mendes, J Conniot, A Avital, D Yao… - Nature reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
There is growing need for a safe, efficient, specific and non-pathogenic means for delivery of
gene therapy materials. Nanomaterials for nucleic acid delivery offer an unprecedented …

Breast cancer as an example of tumour heterogeneity and tumour cell plasticity during malignant progression

F Lüönd, S Tiede, G Christofori - British journal of cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Heterogeneity within a tumour increases its ability to adapt to constantly changing
constraints, but adversely affects a patient's prognosis, therapy response and clinical …

Stealth nanoparticles in oncology: Facing the PEG dilemma

S Zalba, TLM Ten Hagen, C Burgui… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (Nps) have revolutionized the landscape of many treatments, by modifying not
only pharmacokinetic properties of the encapsulated agent, but also providing a significant …

Small molecules, big impact: 20 years of targeted therapy in oncology

PL Bedard, DM Hyman, MS Davids, LL Siu - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
The identification of molecular targets and the growing knowledge of their cellular functions
have led to the development of small molecule inhibitors as a major therapeutic class for …

The single-cell pathology landscape of breast cancer

HW Jackson, JR Fischer, VRT Zanotelli, HR Ali… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Single-cell analyses have revealed extensive heterogeneity between and within human
tumours,,–, but complex single-cell phenotypes and their spatial context are not at present …