Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

Conquering the hypoxia limitation for photodynamic therapy

Y Wan, LH Fu, C Li, J Lin, P Huang - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has aroused great research interest in recent years owing to its
high spatiotemporal selectivity, minimal invasiveness, and low systemic toxicity. However …

Extracellular matrix and its therapeutic potential for cancer treatment

J Huang, L Zhang, D Wan, L Zhou, S Zheng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is one of the major components of tumors that plays multiple
crucial roles, including mechanical support, modulation of the microenvironment, and a …

Diversity and biology of cancer-associated fibroblasts

G Biffi, DA Tuveson - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Efforts to develop anti-cancer therapies have largely focused on targeting the epithelial
compartment, despite the presence of non-neoplastic stromal components that substantially …

Metallodrugs in cancer nanomedicine

Q Peña, A Wang, O Zaremba, Y Shi… - Chemical society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal complexes are extensively used for cancer therapy. The multiple variables available
for tuning (metal, ligand, and metal–ligand interaction) offer unique opportunities for drug …

The role of tumor microenvironment in cancer metastasis: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

CM Neophytou, M Panagi, T Stylianopoulos… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells escape primary tumor site
and colonize distant organs, is responsible for most cancer-related deaths. The tumor …

Improving cancer immunotherapy using nanomedicines: progress, opportunities and challenges

JD Martin, H Cabral, T Stylianopoulos… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2020 - nature.com
Multiple nanotherapeutics have been approved for patients with cancer, but their effects on
survival have been modest and, in some examples, less than those of other approved …

Nanoparticle‐mediated radiotherapy remodels the tumor microenvironment to enhance antitumor efficacy

W Zhen, RR Weichselbaum, W Lin - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Radiotherapy (RT) uses ionizing radiation to eradicate localized tumors and, in rare cases,
control tumors outside of the irradiated fields via stimulating an antitumor immune response …

Chemo-physical Strategies to Advance the in Vivo Functionality of Targeted Nanomedicine: The Next Generation

J Li, K Kataoka - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020 - ACS Publications
The past few decades have witnessed an evolution of nanomedicine from biologically inert
entities to more smart systems, aimed at advancing in vivo functionality. However, we should …

Polymeric micelles effectively reprogram the tumor microenvironment to potentiate nano-immunotherapy in mouse breast cancer models

M Panagi, F Mpekris, P Chen, C Voutouri… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nano-immunotherapy improves breast cancer outcomes but not all patients respond and
none are cured. To improve efficacy, research focuses on drugs that reprogram cancer …