Polymer–drug conjugate therapeutics: advances, insights and prospects

I Ekladious, YL Colson, MW Grinstaff - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Polymer–drug conjugates have long been a mainstay of the drug delivery field, with several
conjugates successfully translated into clinical practice. The conjugation of therapeutic …

Progress, challenges, and future of nanomedicine

C Zhang, L Yan, X Wang, S Zhu, C Chen, Z Gu, Y Zhao - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanotherapeutics exhibit unique advantages in clinical outcomes compared with
conventional small molecular drugs. The past three decades have seen intensive research …

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 …

Advanced targeted therapies in cancer: Drug nanocarriers, the future of chemotherapy

E Pérez-Herrero, A Fernández-Medarde - European journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second worldwide cause of death, exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases.
It is characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation and an absence of cell death that, except …

Polymeric mixed micelles as nanomedicines: Achievements and perspectives

M Cagel, FC Tesan, E Bernabeu, MJ Salgueiro… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
During the past few decades, polymeric micelles have raised special attention as novel
nano-sized drug delivery systems for optimizing the treatment and diagnosis of numerous …

Self-assembling prodrugs

AG Cheetham, RW Chakroun, W Ma… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Covalent modification of therapeutic compounds is a clinically proven strategy to devise
prodrugs with enhanced treatment efficacies. This prodrug strategy relies on the modified …

Combination of small molecule prodrug and nanodrug delivery: amphiphilic drug–drug conjugate for cancer therapy

P Huang, D Wang, Y Su, W Huang… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
All drugs for cancer therapy face several transportation barriers on their tortuous journey to
the action sites. To overcome these barriers, an effective drug delivery system for cancer …

Functionalizing nanoparticles with biological molecules: developing chemistries that facilitate nanotechnology

KE Sapsford, WR Algar, L Berti, KB Gemmill… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …

Smart chemistry-based nanosized drug delivery systems for systemic applications: a comprehensive review

T Ramasamy, HB Ruttala, B Gupta, BK Poudel… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the smart chemistry that has been utilized in developing polymer-
based drug delivery systems over the past 10 years. We provide a comprehensive overview …

Doxorubicin: nanotechnological overviews from bench to bedside

M Cagel, E Grotz, E Bernabeu, MA Moretton… - Drug discovery today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Doxorubicin (DOX) is considered one of the most effective chemotherapeutic
agents.•Dose-cumulative cardiotoxicity is the most dangerous adverse effect.•DOX-based …