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Nanocarriers as an emerging platform for cancer therapy
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Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize cancer diagnosis and therapy. Advances in protein engineering and materials science have contributed to novel nanoscale targeting approaches that may bring new hope to cancer patients. Several therapeutic nanocarriers have been approved for clinical use. However, to date, there are only a few clinically approved nanocarriers that incorporate molecules to selectively bind and target cancer cells. This review examines some of the approved formulations and discusses the challenges in translating basic research to the clinic. We detail the arsenal of nanocarriers and molecules available for selective tumour targeting, and emphasize the challenges in cancer treatment.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Peer, D., Karp, J. M., Hong, S., Farokhzad, O. C., Margalit, R., & Langer, R.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Venue
- Nature Nanotechnology
- Published
- 2007-12
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 751-760
- ISSN
- 1748-3387 (ISSN-L)
- 1748-3395
- OpenAlex
- W2032760352
- Cited by
- 8,710
- References
- 106
- Citations by year
- 2026: 315 · 2025: 354 · 2024: 357 · 2023: 383 · 2022: 454 · 2021: 563 · 2020: 618 · 2019: 607 · 2018: 686 · 2017: 677 · 2016: 659 · 2015: 664 · 2014: 600 · 2013: 536 · 2012: 453
- FWCI
- 9.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Nanotechnology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5u54ca119349-05)
- National Cancer Institute (CA 119349)
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (K08EB003647, R01EB000244, EB003647)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Keywords
- nanocarriers, cancer therapy, tumor targeting, targeted drug delivery, clinical translation, nanomedicine, cancer diagnosis
- MeSH terms
- Antineoplastic Agents, Drug Carriers, Drug Compounding, Neoplasms, Nanostructures, Nanomedicine
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