Polymer nanoparticles for the intravenous delivery of anticancer drugs: the checkpoints on the road from the synthesis to clinical translation

R Ferrari, M Sponchioni, M Morbidelli, D Moscatelli - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review article we discuss some of the key aspects concerning the development of a
polymer-based nanoparticle formulation for intravenous drug delivery. Since numerous …

Strategies to combine ROP with ATRP or RAFT polymerization for the synthesis of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications

UC Palmiero, M Sponchioni, N Manfredini… - Polymer …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The architecture, composition and molecular weight (MW) of polymers and copolymers
made via free radical polymerization are important parameters that affect the end-use of both …

Trabectedin and Lurbinectedin Modulate the Interplay between Cells in the Tumour Microenvironment—Progresses in Their Use in Combined Cancer Therapy

A Povo-Retana, R Landauro-Vera, C Alvarez-Lucena… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Trabectedin (TRB) and Lurbinectedin (LUR) are alkaloid compounds originally isolated from
Ecteinascidia turbinata with proven antitumoral activity. Both molecules are structural …

Natural compounds-based nanomedicines for cancer treatment: Future directions and challenges

T Andreani, R Cheng, K Elbadri, C Ferro… - Drug Delivery and …, 2024 - Springer
Several efforts have been extensively accomplished for the amelioration of the cancer
treatments using different types of new drugs and less invasives therapies in comparison …

Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles administered in the cerebrospinal fluid: Brain biodistribution, preferential internalization in microglia and implications for cell …

M Peviani, UC Palmiero, F Cecere, R Milazzo… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Cell-selective drug release in the central nervous system (CNS) holds great promise for the
treatment of many CNS disorders but it is still challenging. We previously demonstrated that …

Magnetite nanoparticles coated with biodegradable zwitterionic polymers as multifunctional nanocomposites for drug delivery and cancer treatment

CJ Perecin, M Sponchioni, R Auriemma… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tailor-made materials for biomedical applications can be constructed with different building
blocks to confer multiple functions on one platform. Here, we demonstrate the facile …

Trabectedin in cancers: mechanisms and clinical applications

J Wang, P Wang, Z Zeng, C Lin, Y Lin… - Current …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Trabectedin, a tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid, is the first marine antineoplastic agent
approved with special anticancer mechanisms involving DNA binding, DNA repair …

pH-responsive polymeric nanoparticles with tunable sizes for targeted drug delivery

M Kong, X Peng, H Cui, P Liu, B Pang, K Zhang - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Biodegradable nanoparticles (NPs) have shown great promise as intracellular imaging
probes, nanocarriers and drug delivery vehicles. In this study, we designed and prepared …

Preformed biodegradable zwitterionic nanoparticles as tunable excipients for the formulation of therapeutics directly at the point of care

R Auriemma, M Sponchioni, S Lotti… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polyester-based nanoparticles (NPs) are among the most adopted drug delivery systems
developed so far. This is mainly due to their ability to increase the bioavailability of the …

Synthesis of a Diapocynin Prodrug for Its Prolonged Release from Zwitterionic Biodegradable Nanoparticles

R Auriemma, M Sponchioni… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Today, neurodegenerative diseases are affecting more and more individuals. A typical
therapeutic target to treat the progression of the symptoms related to these diseases is the …