Chemotherapy side-effects: not all DNA damage is equal

WMC van den Boogaard, DSJ Komninos, WP Vermeij - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The number of children and adults with cancer that are completely cured is
still increasing thanks to effective anti-cancer therapy, but they may be confronted with the …

Relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: A review of available therapies and clinical scenarios encountered in myeloma relapse

P Bhatt, C Kloock, R Comenzo - Current Oncology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multiple myeloma remains an incurable disease with the usual disease course requiring
induction therapy, autologous stem cell transplantation for eligible patients, and long-term …

Modified bovine milk exosomes for doxorubicin delivery to triple-negative breast cancer cells

J Pullan, K Dailey, S Bhallamudi, L Feng… - ACS applied bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biological nanoparticles, such as exosomes, offer an approach to drug delivery because of
their innate ability to transport biomolecules. Exosomes are derived from cells and an …

Doxorubicin-induced cardiovascular toxicity: a longitudinal evaluation of functional and molecular markers

M Bosman, D Krüger, C Van Assche… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Apart from cardiotoxicity, the chemotherapeutic doxorubicin (DOX) induces vascular
toxicity, represented by arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction. Both parameters are of …

The implication of topoisomerase II inhibitors in synthetic lethality for cancer therapy

VM Matias-Barrios, X Dong - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
DNA topoisomerase II (Top2) is essential for all eukaryotic cells in the regulation of DNA
topology through the generation of temporary double-strand breaks. Cancer cells acquire …

Nephrotoxicity Associated with Cytoreductive Surgery Combined with Cisplatin-Based Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Malignant Disease …

C Grillo-Marín, C Antón-Rodríguez, L Prieto… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Cisplatin is employed in hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for peritoneal surface malignancies (PSMs). The main …

Doxorubicin-loaded red blood cells reduced cardiac toxicity and preserved anticancer activity

A Lucas, D Lam, P Cabrales - Drug delivery, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Doxorubicin (DOX) is one of the most widely used anticancer agents. DOX is known for
inducing cardiotoxicity, resulting in the long-term development of heart failure. Intravascular …

Effect of Collagen Matrix on Doxorubicin Distribution and Cancer Cells' Response to Treatment in 3D Tumor Model

I Druzhkova, E Nikonova, N Ignatova, I Koryakina… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Understanding of the interactions of chemotherapeutic agents with cancer
cells in the presence of extracellular matrix (ECM) is necessary for improving drug delivery …

Interleukin-10 mitigates doxorubicin-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress as well as cardiomyopathy

A Malik, AK Bagchi, DS Jassal, PK Singal - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of doxorubicin (Dox) in cancer patients carries the risk of cardiotoxicity via an
increase in oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and disturbed endoplasmic reticulum …

Design principles governing the development of theranostic anticancer agents and their nanoformulations with photoacoustic properties

SG Kyrkou, EI Vrettos, D Gorpas, T Crook, N Syed… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The unmet need to develop novel approaches for cancer diagnosis and treatment has led to
the evolution of theranostic agents, which usually include, in addition to the anticancer drug …