Strategies to improve the EPR effect: A mechanistic perspective and clinical translation
Many efforts have been made to achieve targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to enhance
their efficacy and to reduce their adverse effects. These efforts include the development of …
their efficacy and to reduce their adverse effects. These efforts include the development of …
Engineered nanomedicines with enhanced tumor penetration
Nanomedicine has been extensively explored to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy with
modest therapeutic efficacy in the clinic, owing to various factors. A primary factor is …
modest therapeutic efficacy in the clinic, owing to various factors. A primary factor is …
Size-tunable strategies for a tumor targeted drug delivery system
W Yu, R Liu, Y Zhou, H Gao - ACS central science, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles have been widely used in tumor targeted drug delivery, while the antitumor
effects are not always satisfactory due to the limited penetration and retention. As we all …
effects are not always satisfactory due to the limited penetration and retention. As we all …
Targeted contrast agents and activatable probes for photoacoustic imaging of cancer
Z Zhao, CB Swartchick, J Chan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging has emerged as a powerful technique for the high resolution
visualization of biological processes within deep tissue. Through the development and …
visualization of biological processes within deep tissue. Through the development and …
STING-activating nanoparticles normalize the vascular-immune interface to potentiate cancer immunotherapy
The tumor-associated vasculature imposes major structural and biochemical barriers to the
infiltration of effector T cells and effective tumor control. Correlations between stimulator of …
infiltration of effector T cells and effective tumor control. Correlations between stimulator of …
[HTML][HTML] Development and application of hyaluronic acid in tumor targeting drug delivery
Z Luo, Y Dai, H Gao - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2019 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polysaccharide that has gained much attention due to its
biocompatibility, enzyme degradation capacity and active tumor targeting capacity. Its …
biocompatibility, enzyme degradation capacity and active tumor targeting capacity. Its …
The progress and perspective of strategies to improve tumor penetration of nanomedicines
J Hu, X Yuan, F Wang, H Gao, X Liu, W Zhang - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor penetration is important for effectively tumor targeting drug delivery. Recently, many
researches are published to overcome the barriers that restrict tumor penetration and …
researches are published to overcome the barriers that restrict tumor penetration and …
Enzyme-triggered size shrink and laser-enhanced NO release nanoparticles for deep tumor penetration and combination therapy
C Hu, X Cun, S Ruan, R Liu, W Xiao, X Yang, Y Yang… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy remains restricted by poor drug delivery efficacy due to the heterogenous
nature of tumor. Herein, we presented a novel nanoparticle that could not only response to …
nature of tumor. Herein, we presented a novel nanoparticle that could not only response to …
[HTML][HTML] Gold nanoparticles in cancer theranostics
Q Gao, J Zhang, J Gao, Z Zhang, H Zhu… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Conventional cancer treatments, such as surgical resection, radiotherapy, and
chemotherapy, have achieved significant progress in cancer therapy. Nevertheless, some …
chemotherapy, have achieved significant progress in cancer therapy. Nevertheless, some …
Overcoming the biological barriers in the tumor microenvironment for improving drug delivery and efficacy
Y Zhou, X Chen, J Cao, H Gao - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The delivery of drugs to tumors by nanoparticles is a rapidly growing field. However, the
complex tumor microenvironment (TME) barriers greatly hinder drug delivery to tumors. In …
complex tumor microenvironment (TME) barriers greatly hinder drug delivery to tumors. In …