Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Malignant brain tumors, a heterogeneous group of primary and metastatic neoplasms in the
central nervous system (CNS), are notorious for their highly invasive and devastating …

The complexity, diversity, and heterogeneity of tumors seriously undermine the therapeutic
potential of treatment. Therefore, the current trend in clinical research has gradually shifted …

Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles and derivative nanocomposites have aroused great
concern for multimode imaging and cancer synergistic therapies in recent years. Among the …

Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

Photothermal therapy is a kind of therapy based on increasing the temperature of tumoral
cells above 42° C. To this aim, cells must be illuminated with a laser, and the energy of the …

Iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) hold great promise for future biomedical applications
because of their magnetic properties as well as other intrinsic properties such as low toxicity …

Phototherapy and immunotherapy in combination is regarded as the ideal therapeutic
modality to treat both primary and metastatic tumors. Immunotherapy uses different …

Gene therapy (GT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) have emerged as promising alternatives
to chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer treatment, offering noninvasiveness and …

Traditional anti-cancer treatments are inefficient against glioblastoma, which remains one of
the deadliest and most aggressive cancers. Nano-drugs could help to improve this situation …