Enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of nanoparticles for cancer treatment using versatile targeted strategies

H Tian, T Zhang, S Qin, Z Huang, L Zhou, J Shi… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022‏ - Springer
Poor targeting of therapeutics leading to severe adverse effects on normal tissues is
considered one of the obstacles in cancer therapy. To help overcome this, nanoscale drug …

Small-molecule inhibitors, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and more: FDA-approved novel therapeutic drugs for solid tumors from 1991 to 2021

Q Wu, W Qian, X Sun, S Jiang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has always been a
forerunner in drug evaluation and supervision. Over the past 31 years, 1050 drugs …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery

M Manzano, M Vallet‐Regí - Advanced functional materials, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, nanomedicine has emerged at the forefront of nanotechnology, generating
great expectations in the biomedical field. Researchers are develo** novel nanoparticles …

Exploiting the folate receptor α in oncology

M Scaranti, E Cojocaru, S Banerjee… - Nature reviews clinical …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Folate receptor α (FRα) came into focus as an anticancer target many decades after the
successful development of drugs targeting intracellular folate metabolism, such as …

Functional ligands for improving anticancer drug therapy: current status and applications to drug delivery systems

R Bajracharya, JG Song, BR Patil, SH Lee, HM Noh… - Drug Delivery, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Conventional chemotherapy lacking target selectivity often leads to severe side effects,
limiting the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Therefore, drug delivery systems ensuring both …

Recent advances in active targeting of nanomaterials for anticancer drug delivery

B Dutta, KC Barick, PA Hassan - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2021‏ - Elsevier
One of the challenges in cancer chemotherapy is the low target to non-target ratio of
therapeutic agents which incur severe adverse effect on the healthy tissues. In this regard …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant, anti-obesity, nutritional and other beneficial effects of different chili pepper: A review

A Azlan, S Sultana, CS Huei, MR Razman - Molecules, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Fruits and vegetables are important components of a healthy diet. They are rich sources of
vitamins and minerals, dietary fibre and a host of beneficial non-nutrient substances …

Advances in targeting the folate receptor in the treatment/imaging of cancers

M Fernández, F Javaid, V Chudasama - Chemical science, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The folate receptor (FR) is a recognised biomarker for tumour cells due to its overexpression
on a large number of tumours. Consequently, the FR has been exploited by many diagnostic …

Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems targeting cancer cell surfaces

L Hong, W Li, Y Li, S Yin - RSC advances, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Traditional cancer chemotherapy easily produces serious toxic and side effects due to the
lack of specific selection of tumor cells, which restricts its curative effect. Targeted delivery …

Ligand-targeted drug delivery

M Srinivasarao, PS Low - Chemical reviews, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Safety and efficacy constitute the major criteria governing regulatory approval of any new
drug. The best method to maximize safety and efficacy is to deliver a proven therapeutic …