New frontiers in nanotechnology for cancer treatment

Abstract Nanotechnology is a field of research at the crossroads of biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and medicine. Design of multifunctional nanoparticles capable of targeting cancer cells, delivering and releasing drugs in a regulated manner, and detecting cancer cells with enormous specif...

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Published in:	Urologic oncology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 74 - 85
Main Authors:	Alexis, Frank, Rhee, June-Wha, Richie, Jerome P, Radovic-Moreno, Aleksandar F, Langer, Robert, Farokhzad, Omid C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 2008
Subjects:	Cancer diagnosis Cancer therapy Dendrimers Drug Delivery Systems - methods Drug Design Humans Nanocarriers Nanotechnology - trends Targeting molecules Urologic Neoplasms - diagnosis Urologic Neoplasms - pathology Urology Cancer diagnosis Nanocarriers Targeting molecules Cancer therapy
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Summary:	Abstract Nanotechnology is a field of research at the crossroads of biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and medicine. Design of multifunctional nanoparticles capable of targeting cancer cells, delivering and releasing drugs in a regulated manner, and detecting cancer cells with enormous specificity and sensitivity are just some examples of the potential application of nanotechnology to oncological diseases. In this review we discuss the recent advances of cancer nanotechnology with particular attention to nanoparticle systems that are in clinical practice or in various stages of development for cancer imaging and therapy.
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ISSN:	1078-1439 1873-2496
DOI:	10.1016/j.urolonc.2007.03.017