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- Löhr, J. -M, et al.
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Nanoparticles for cancer therapy
- 2017
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Ingår i: Läkartidningen. - : Swedish Medical Association. - 0023-7205 .- 1652-7518. ; 114:27-29
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Nanoparticles carry a big promise in oncology, for diagnosis/imaging, therapy, or both (theragnostics). As common in medical history, there is a huge gap between the exciting experimental possibilities and data and clinical studies making use of it. Of the cell-containing nanoparticles, only one formulation using gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) with CYP2B1 and ifosfamide was used in early clinical studies. Of the cellfree nanoparticles, some drug-releasing (doxorubicin) ones are in clinical use for trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in liver tumors and metastasis. Using liposomes, both paclitaxel and irinotecan have been used in pancreatic cancer as the model indication. Nanoparticle-albumin-bound paclitaxel (NAB-paclitaxel) has also been developed and is now registered as a drug for first-line therapy of pancreatic cancer, as is the liposomal irinotecan. The novel nanoparticle formulations carry a big promise for even better performance, both in diagnosis and therapy; however, few of these has entered the clinic as of today.
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