Carbon quantum dots for biomedical applications: review and analysis

N Azam, M Najabat Ali, T Javaid Khan - Frontiers in Materials, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a new type of nano-carbons that are currently favored
over semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) because of their solubility, low toxicity, eco …

Toward multi-targeted platinum and ruthenium drugs—a new paradigm in cancer drug treatment regimens?

RG Kenny, CJ Marmion - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
While medicinal inorganic chemistry has been practised for over 5000 years, it was not until
the late 1800s when Alfred Werner published his ground-breaking research on coordination …

Fluorescent chemical probes for accurate tumor diagnosis and targeting therapy

M Gao, F Yu, C Lv, J Choo, L Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Surgical resection of solid tumors is currently the gold standard and preferred therapeutic
strategy for cancer. Chemotherapy drugs also make a significant contribution by inhibiting …

Anti-cancer peptide-based therapeutic strategies in solid tumors

M Karami Fath, K Babakhaniyan, M Zokaei… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Nowadays, conventional medical treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy, and
chemotherapy cannot cure all types of cancer. A promising approach to treat solid tumors is …

The advanced role of carbon quantum dots in nanomedical applications

P Devi, S Saini, KH Kim - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have emerged as a potential material in the diverse fields of
biomedical applications due to their numerous advantageous properties including …

[HTML][HTML] CAR T cell-based immunotherapy for the treatment of glioblastoma

L Maggs, G Cattaneo, AE Dal… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant primary brain
tumor in adults. Current treatment options typically consist of surgery followed by …

A neurocentric perspective on glioma invasion

VA Cuddapah, S Robel, S Watkins… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Malignant gliomas are devastating tumours that frequently kill patients within 1 year of
diagnosis. The major obstacle to a cure is diffuse invasion, which enables tumours to …

Chlorotoxin-directed CAR T cells for specific and effective targeting of glioblastoma

D Wang, R Starr, WC Chang, B Aguilar… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Although chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have demonstrated signs of antitumor
activity against glioblastoma (GBM), tumor heterogeneity remains a critical challenge. To …

NIR fluorescence-guided tumor surgery: new strategies for the use of indocyanine green

C Egloff-Juras, L Bezdetnaya, G Dolivet… - International journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Surgery is the frontline treatment for a large number of cancers. The objective of these
excisional surgeries is the complete removal of the primary tumor with sufficient safety …

Cancer treatment using peptides: current therapies and future prospects

J Thundimadathil - Journal of amino acids, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This paper discusses the role of peptides in cancer therapy with special emphasis on
peptide drugs which are already approved and those in clinical trials. The potential of …