Targeted drug delivery with polymers and magnetic nanoparticles: covalent and noncovalent approaches, release control, and clinical studies

K Ulbrich, K Hola, V Subr, A Bakandritsos… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Targeted delivery combined with controlled drug release has a pivotal role in the future of
personalized medicine. This review covers the principles, advantages, and drawbacks of …

Carrier-free nanomedicines for cancer treatment

LH Liu, XZ Zhang - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The last decade witnessed the great advances in the development of nanomedicines. As a
kind of attractive nanomedicine, carrier-free nanomedicines received extensive …

Advances in the development of nucleoside and nucleotide analogues for cancer and viral diseases

LP Jordheim, D Durantel, F Zoulim… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2013 - nature.com
Nucleoside analogues have been in clinical use for almost 50 years and have become
cornerstones of treatment for patients with cancer or viral infections. The approval of several …

State of the art in PEGylation: the great versatility achieved after forty years of research

G Pasut, FM Veronese - Journal of controlled release, 2012 - Elsevier
In the recent years, protein PEGylation has become an established and highly refined
technology by moving forward from initial simple random coupling approaches based on …

Recent strategies towards the surface modification of liposomes: an innovative approach for different clinical applications

AA Khan, KS Allemailem, SA Almatroodi, A Almatroudi… - 3 Biotech, 2020 - Springer
Liposomes are very useful biocompatible tools used in diverse scientific disciplines,
employed for the vehiculation and delivery of lipophilic, ampiphilic or hydrophilic …

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics of Gemcitabine as a mainstay in adult and pediatric oncology: an EORTC-PAMM perspective

J Ciccolini, C Serdjebi, GJ Peters… - Cancer chemotherapy and …, 2016 - Springer
Gemcitabine is an antimetabolite ranking among the most prescribed anticancer drugs
worldwide. This nucleoside analog exerts its antiproliferative action after tumoral conversion …

Poly (ethylene glycol)‐prodrug conjugates: concept, design, and applications

SS Banerjee, N Aher, R Patil… - Journal of drug …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) is the most widely used polymer in delivering anticancer drugs
clinically. PEGylation (ie, the covalent attachment of PEG) of peptides proteins, drugs, and …

The impact of nanoparticles on the immune system: a gray zone of nanomedicine

P Ray, N Haideri, I Haque… - Journal of …, 2021 - immunologyresearchjournal.com
Since the early days marking the first use of nanomedicine in the early 80s, there has been a
meaningful change in the scientific field involving the Fabrication, characterization, and …

Chitosan-modified PLGA nanoparticles with versatile surface for improved drug delivery

Y Wang, P Li, L Kong - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2013 - Springer
Shortage of functional groups on surface of poly (lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA)-based drug
delivery carriers always hampers its wide applications such as passive targeting and …

PEG conjugates in clinical development or use as anticancer agents: an overview

G Pasut, FM Veronese - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
During the almost forty years of PEGylation, several antitumour agents, either proteins,
peptides or low molecular weight drugs, have been considered for polymer conjugation but …