Abstract
Chemoradiotherapy is an important treatment paradigm in oncology and is part of the curative treatment for many solid cancers, such as lung, pancreatic and cervical cancers. One of the main goals in oncology research is to develop approaches that can improve the efficacy of chemoradiotherapy while minimizing treatment toxicity. A new and exciting approach is to incorporate advances in nanomedicine into chemoradiotherapy. Nanoparticles possess unique properties, such as preferential accumulation in tumors and minimal uptake in normal tissues, that make them ideally suited for delivering chemotherapy in chemoradiotherapy. In this review, we plan to discuss the rationale and evidence for applying nanomedicine to chemoradiotherapy.
Keywords: Nanoparticle radiosensitization, chemoradiation nanoparticles, nanomedicine, chemoradiation, nanoparticle radiotherapy, nanoparticle radiosensitizer, nanoparticle chemoradiotherapy, translational nanomedicine, tumors, toxicity
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Chemoradiotherapy of Human Tumors: Novel Approaches from Nanomedicine
Volume: 18 Issue: 19
Author(s): Michael Edward Werner, Michael Bonner Foote and Andrew Zhuang Wang
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Keywords: Nanoparticle radiosensitization, chemoradiation nanoparticles, nanomedicine, chemoradiation, nanoparticle radiotherapy, nanoparticle radiosensitizer, nanoparticle chemoradiotherapy, translational nanomedicine, tumors, toxicity
Abstract: Chemoradiotherapy is an important treatment paradigm in oncology and is part of the curative treatment for many solid cancers, such as lung, pancreatic and cervical cancers. One of the main goals in oncology research is to develop approaches that can improve the efficacy of chemoradiotherapy while minimizing treatment toxicity. A new and exciting approach is to incorporate advances in nanomedicine into chemoradiotherapy. Nanoparticles possess unique properties, such as preferential accumulation in tumors and minimal uptake in normal tissues, that make them ideally suited for delivering chemotherapy in chemoradiotherapy. In this review, we plan to discuss the rationale and evidence for applying nanomedicine to chemoradiotherapy.
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Edward Werner Michael, Bonner Foote Michael and Zhuang Wang Andrew, Chemoradiotherapy of Human Tumors: Novel Approaches from Nanomedicine, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2012; 18 (19) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212800626229
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212800626229 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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