Liposomal drug delivery systems: from concept to clinical applications

TM Allen, PR Cullis - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
The first closed bilayer phospholipid systems, called liposomes, were described in 1965 and
soon were proposed as drug delivery systems. The pioneering work of countless liposome …

Synergic effects of nanoparticles-mediated hyperthermia in radiotherapy/chemotherapy of cancer

K Mortezaee, A Narmani, M Salehi, H Bagheri… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The conventional cancer treatment modalities such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy
suffer from several limitations; hence, their efficiency needs to be improved with other …

Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria—a 10-year update

M Ahmed, L Solbiati, CL Brace, DJ Breen… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Image-guided tumor ablation has become a well-established hallmark of local cancer
therapy. The breadth of options available in this growing field increases the need for …

Curcumin in cancer therapy: A novel adjunct for combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel and alleviation of its adverse effects

M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi, F Hashemi, ER Moghadam… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Dealing with cancer is of importance due to enhanced incidence rate of this life-threatening
disorder. Chemotherapy is an ideal candidate in overcoming and eradication of cancer. To …

Paclitaxel and curcumin coadministration in novel cationic PEGylated niosomal formulations exhibit enhanced synergistic antitumor efficacy

A Alemi, J Zavar Reza, F Haghiralsadat… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background The systemic administration of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents for cancer
treatment often has toxic side effects, limiting the usage dose. To increase chemotherapeutic …

Microwave encounters ionic liquid: synergistic mechanism, synthesis and emerging applications

Z Zhao, H Li, X Gao - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Progress in microwave (MW) energy application technology has stimulated remarkable
advances in manufacturing and high-quality applications of ionic liquids (ILs) that are …

New insights and evolving role of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in cancer therapy

AA Gabizon, Y Patil, NM La-Beck - Drug Resistance Updates, 2016 - Elsevier
We herein review various pharmacological and clinical aspects of pegylated liposomal
doxorubicin (PLD), the first nanomedicine to be approved for cancer therapy, and discuss …

Chemical components for the design of temperature-responsive vesicles as cancer therapeutics

Z Al-Ahmady, K Kostarelos - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this Review, we attempt to offer a thorough description of all of the chemical components
and the rationale behind the design of temperature-sensitive vesicle systems, as well as the …

Implantable smart hyperthermia nanofibers for cancer therapy: Challenges and opportunities

A Valizadeh, S Asghari, S Abbaspoor… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanofibers (NFs) with practical drug‐loading capacities, high stability, and controllable
release have caught the attention of investigators due to their potential applications in on …

Thermal ablation of lung tumors: focus on microwave ablation

TJ Vogl, NEA Nour-Eldin, MH Albrecht… - RöFo-Fortschritte auf …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Background Image-guided thermal ablation can be used for the treatment of medically
inoperable primary and metastatic lung cancer. These techniques are based on the heating …