Tumor-activated carrier-free prodrug nanoparticles for targeted cancer Immunotherapy: Preclinical evidence for safe and effective drug delivery

MK Shim, S Yang, IC Sun, K Kim - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
As immunogenic cell death (ICD) inducers initiating antitumor immune responses, certain
chemotherapeutic drugs have shown considerable potential to reverse the …

Emerging albumin-binding anticancer drugs for tumor-targeted drug delivery: current understandings and clinical translation

H Cho, SI Jeon, CH Ahn, MK Shim, K Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Albumin has shown remarkable promise as a natural drug carrier by improving
pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles of anticancer drugs for tumor-targeted delivery. The …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-PD-L1 peptide-conjugated prodrug nanoparticles for targeted cancer immunotherapy combining PD-L1 blockade with immunogenic cell death

Y Moon, MK Shim, J Choi, S Yang, J Kim, WS Yun… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Cancer immunotherapy combining immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with
chemotherapeutic drugs has provided significant clinical advances. However, such …

[HTML][HTML] The role of Cathepsin B in pathophysiologies of non-tumor and tumor tissues: a systematic review

J Wang, M Zheng, X Yang, X Zhou, S Zhang - Journal of Cancer, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cathepsin B (CTSB), a lysosomal cysteine protease, plays an important role in human
physiology and pathology. CTSB is associated with various human diseases, and its …

Perspectives for improving the tumor targeting of nanomedicine via the EPR effect in clinical tumors

J Kim, H Cho, DK Lim, MK Joo, K Kim - International journal of molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past few decades, the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect of
nanomedicine has been a crucial phenomenon in targeted cancer therapy. Specifically …

Bispecific antibodies for targeted delivery of anti-cancer therapeutic agents: a review

A Beishenaliev, YL Loke, SJ Goh, HN Geo… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monospecific antibodies have been utilised increasingly for anti-cancer drug targeting owing
to their ability to minimise off-target toxicity by binding specifically to a tumour epitope, hence …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted drug conjugate systems for ovarian cancer chemotherapy

OD Ogundipe, O Olajubutu, SK Adesina - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer is a highly lethal disease that affects women. Early diagnosis and treatment
of women with early-stage disease improve the probability of survival. Unfortunately, the …

[HTML][HTML] Intraperitoneal drug delivery systems for peritoneal carcinomatosis: Bridging the gap between research and clinical implementation

MT Perelló-Trias, AJ Serrano-Muñoz… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Several abdominal-located cancers develop metastasis within the peritoneum, what is
called peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), constituting a clinical challenge in their therapeutical …

[HTML][HTML] Astragaloside IV inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis via activation of Nrf-2/HO-1 signaling pathway and protects against doxorubicin-induced …

X Chen, C Tian, Z Zhang, Y Qin, R Meng… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2023 - imrpress.com
Background: Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective broad-spectrum antitumor drug, but its
clinical application is limited due to the side effects of cardiac damage. Astragaloside IV (AS …

Nanocargos designed with synthetic and natural polymers for ovarian cancer management

SS Ps, A Guha, B Deepika, S Udayakumar… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2023 - Springer
Ovarian cancer cells usually spread in the peritoneal region, and if chemotherapeutic drugs
can be given in these regions with proximity, then the anticancer property of the …