[HTML][HTML] Tumour-targeted nanomedicines: principles and practice

T Lammers, WE Hennink, G Storm - British journal of cancer, 2008 - nature.com
British journal of cancer, 2008nature.com
Drug targeting systems are nanometre-sized carrier materials designed for improving the
biodistribution of systemically applied (chemo) therapeutics. Various different tumour-
targeted nanomedicines have been evaluated over the years, and clear evidence is
currently available for substantial improvement of the therapeutic index of anticancer agents.
Here, we briefly summarise the most important targeting systems and strategies, and discuss
recent advances and future directions in the development of tumour-targeted …
Abstract
Drug targeting systems are nanometre-sized carrier materials designed for improving the biodistribution of systemically applied (chemo) therapeutics. Various different tumour-targeted nanomedicines have been evaluated over the years, and clear evidence is currently available for substantial improvement of the therapeutic index of anticancer agents. Here, we briefly summarise the most important targeting systems and strategies, and discuss recent advances and future directions in the development of tumour-targeted nanomedicines.
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