scispace - formally typeset
Open AccessJournal ArticleDOI

Local co-administration of gene-silencing RNA and drugs in cancer therapy: State-of-the art and therapeutic potential

Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
It is concluded that advanced delivery systems for local administration of gene-silencing RNA and drug hold potential in treatment of cancer, depending on indication.
About
This article is published in Cancer Treatment Reviews.The article was published on 2017-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 22 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Combination cancer therapy & Targeted drug delivery.

read more

Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Current Trends and Challenges in the Clinical Translation of Nanoparticulate Nanomedicines: Pathways for Translational Development and Commercialization

TL;DR: Key issues related to the clinical development of NNMs will be covered, including biological challenges, large-scale manufacturing, biocompatibility and safety, intellectual property (IP), government regulations, and overall cost-effectiveness in comparison to current therapies.
Journal ArticleDOI

Biopolymers for Antitumor Implantable Drug Delivery Systems: Recent Advances and Future Outlook

TL;DR: The most recent advances in biopolymer‐based DDSs for suppressing tumor growth and preventing tumor recurrence are reviewed and a new therapeutic modality within the field, based on implantable biopolymeric D DSs, is given.
Journal ArticleDOI

Overcoming barriers by local drug delivery with liposomes

TL;DR: In this article, the most advanced cases of localized delivery of liposomal formulations of drugs, which have been investigated pre-clinically and clinically in the last ten years, together with the reported therapeutic advantages, in each case.
Journal ArticleDOI

Gene Therapy in Cancer Treatment: Why Go Nano?

TL;DR: The current trends on the use of nanoparticles designed for cancer gene therapy, including inorganic, organic, or biological variants, in clinical development and their progress towards clinical applications are reviewed.
Journal ArticleDOI

Alginate‐based complex fibers with the Janus morphology for controlled release of co‐delivered drugs

TL;DR: Along with their negligible toxicity and the retention of the activity of the loaded drugs, the complex fibers reported in this study warrant further development and optimization for applications that involve co-delivery of multiple agents.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI

Engineered Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy

TL;DR: It is anticipated that precisely engineered nanoparticles will emerge as the next-generation platform for cancer therapy and many other biomedical applications.
Journal ArticleDOI

Injectable hydrogels as unique biomedical materials

TL;DR: This tutorial review summarizes and comments on this soft matter, especially thermogelling poly(ethylene glycol)-(biodegradable polyester) block copolymers, including both physical gels and chemical gels.
Journal ArticleDOI

Genomic Characterization of Brain Metastases Reveals Branched Evolution and Potential Therapeutic Targets

TL;DR: Stricker et al. as discussed by the authors performed whole-exome sequencing of 86 matched brain metastases, primary tumors, and normal tissue and found potentially clinically informative alterations in the brain metastasis not detected in the matched primary-tumor sample.
Journal ArticleDOI

Biodegradable injectable in situ forming drug delivery systems

TL;DR: The various strategies that have been used to prepare in situ setting systems are introduced, and their advantages and disadvantages as localized drug delivery systems are outlined.
Related Papers (5)