Nano-Oncology : Clinical Application for Cancer Therapy and Future Perspectives
Joint Authors
Riggio, Cristina
Pagni, Eleonora
Cuschieri, Alfred
Raffa, Vittoria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Abstract EN
Nano-oncology, the application of Nanomedicine to cancer diagnosis and treatment, has the potential to transform clinical oncology by enhancing the efficacy of cancer chemotherapy for a wide spectrum of invasive cancers.
It achieves this by enabling novel drug delivery systems which target the tumour site with several functional molecules, including tumour-specific ligands, antibodies, cytotoxic agents, and imaging probes simultaneously thereby improving tumour response rates in addition to significant reduction of the systemic toxicity associated with current chemotherapy regimens.
For this reason, nano-oncology is attracting considerable scientific interest and a growing investment by the global pharmaceutical industry.
Several therapeutic nano-carriers have been approved for clinical use and others are undergoing phase II and III clinical trials.
This paper describes the current approved formulations, such as liposomes and polymeric nanoparticles, and discusses the overall present status of nano-oncology as an emerging branch of nanomedicine and its future perspectives in cancer and therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Riggio, Cristina& Pagni, Eleonora& Raffa, Vittoria& Cuschieri, Alfred. 2011. Nano-Oncology : Clinical Application for Cancer Therapy and Future Perspectives. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Riggio, Cristina…[et al.]. Nano-Oncology : Clinical Application for Cancer Therapy and Future Perspectives. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Riggio, Cristina& Pagni, Eleonora& Raffa, Vittoria& Cuschieri, Alfred. Nano-Oncology : Clinical Application for Cancer Therapy and Future Perspectives. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451015
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451015