Rational design of nanoparticles with deep tumor penetration for effective treatment of tumor metastasis

Z Zhang, H Wang, T Tan, J Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The limited penetration of nanoparticles in primary tumors and metastases remains a great
challenge for effective treatment of tumor metastasis. This review outlines the current …

Barrier permeation and improved nanomedicine delivery in tumor microenvironments

J Liu, J Zhang, Y Gao, Y Jiang, Z Guan, Y Xie, J Hu… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomedicines can effectively penetrate tumor sites compared to traditionally used drugs.
However, effective drugs that reach the interior of tumors remain limited. Based on studies of …

Display of GPI-anchored anti-EGFR nanobodies on extracellular vesicles promotes tumour cell targeting

SAA Kooijmans, CG Aleza, SR Roffler… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are attractive candidate drug delivery systems due
to their ability to functionally transport biological cargo to recipient cells. However, the …

Normalizing tumor vessels to increase the enzyme-induced retention and targeting of gold nanoparticle for breast cancer imaging and treatment

W Xiao, S Ruan, W Yu, R Wang, C Hu… - Molecular …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Abnormal tumor vessels impede the transport and distribution of chemotherapeutics,
resulting in low drug concentration at tumor sites and compromised drug efficacy …

Effect of vascular normalization on drug delivery to different stages of tumor progression: In-silico analysis

FM Kashkooli, M Soltani, M Rezaeian… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vascular normalization (VN) by anti-angiogenic factors may be efficacious for improving
drug delivery in solid tumors. In the present study, a 3D computational model is employed to …

Mathematical modeling of intraperitoneal drug delivery: simulation of drug distribution in a single tumor nodule

M Steuperaert, G Falvo D'Urso Labate, C Debbaut… - Drug …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The intraperitoneal (IP) administration of chemotherapy is an alternative treatment for
peritoneal carcinomatosis, allowing for higher intratumor concentrations of the cytotoxic …

Multifunctional liposome nanocarriers combining upconverting nanoparticles and anticancer drugs

Y Huang, E Hemmer, F Rosei… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are well-known for their inherent
ability to convert low energy near-infrared (NIR) excitation wavelengths into higher energy …

Quantifying the effects of antiangiogenic and chemotherapy drug combinations on drug delivery and treatment efficacy

S Yonucu, D Yιlmaz, C Phipps, MB Unlu… - PLoS computational …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Tumor-induced angiogenesis leads to the development of leaky tumor vessels devoid of
structural and morphological integrity. Due to angiogenesis, elevated interstitial fluid …

Computational simulations of tumor growth and treatment response: Benefits of high-frequency, low-dose drug regimens and concurrent vascular normalization

MR Nikmaneshi, RK Jain, LL Munn - PLoS Computational Biology, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Implementation of effective cancer treatment strategies requires consideration of how the
spatiotemporal heterogeneities within the tumor microenvironment (TME) influence tumor …

Numerical investigation on the anti-angiogenic therapy-induced normalization in solid tumors

M Mohammadi, C Aghanajafi, M Soltani, K Raahemifar - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study numerically analyzes the fluid flow and solute transport in a solid tumor to
comprehensively examine the consequence of normalization induced by anti-angiogenic …