Publication: Nanomedicine: Towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications
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05-12-2012
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The focus on nanotechnology in cancer treatment and diagnosis has intensified due to the serious side effects caused by anticancer agents as a result of their cytotoxic actions on normal cells. This nonspecific action of chemotherapy has awakened a need for formulations capable of definitive targeting with enhanced tumor-killing. Nanooncology, the application of nanobiotechnology to the management of cancer, is currently the most important area of nanomedicine. Currently several nanomaterial-based drug-delivery systems are in vogue and several others are in various stages of development. Tumor-targeted drug-delivery systems are envisioned as magic bullets for cancer therapy and several groups are working globally for development of robust systems. © 2012 Ranganathan et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.
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Cancer, Drug-delivery systems, Nanomedicine, Patient-friendly