Advances in Nanocarriers for Anticancer Drugs Delivery

Title:Advances in Nanocarriers for Anticancer Drugs Delivery

Volume: 23 Issue: 20

Author(s): Imran Ali, Mohammad Nadeem Lone, Mohammad Suhail, Sofi Danish Mukhtar and Leonid Asnin

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Keywords: Current challenges, Future prospective, Mechanisms of action, Nano-anticancer drugs, Nanocarriers, Recent advances.

Abstract: Cancer is the most dangerous disease to haunt the mankind in the world today. Generally, the overall cancer mortality rates are similar in both the sexes. The reasons for most of these deaths are inefficacy and failure of the current methods of treatments or the unavailability of treatment options. The researchers of the world are actively integrating nanotechnology of treating of various cancers. The development of smart nanocarriers is one of the most important innovations in this direction. The nanocarriers of the different materials are being developed to improve the efficacy of current treatments. The present article describes the role of nanotechnology in cancer treatment emphasizing cancer nanotherapy, nanocarriers for drug delivery, types and the mechanisms of the nanocarriers. Besides, the efforts are made to discuss the recent advances in the nanocarriers, current challenges and the future prospective.

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Ali Imran, Lone Nadeem Mohammad, Suhail Mohammad, Mukhtar Danish Sofi and Asnin Leonid, Advances in Nanocarriers for Anticancer Drugs Delivery, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 23 (20) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666160405111152