Application Perspectives of Nanomedicine in Cancer Treatment

Shanshan Hou, Muhammad Hasnat, Ziwei Chen, Yinong Liu, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig, Fuhe Liu*, Zelong Chen*

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Abstract

Cancer is a disease that seriously threatens human health. Based on the improvement of traditional treatment methods and the development of new treatment modes, the pattern of cancer treatment is constantly being optimized. Nanomedicine plays an important role in these evolving tumor treatment modalities. In this article, we outline the applications of nanomedicine in three important tumor-related fields: chemotherapy, gene therapy, and immunotherapy. According to the current common problems, such as poor targeting of first-line chemotherapy drugs, easy destruction of nucleic acid drugs, and common immune-related adverse events in immunotherapy, we discuss how nanomedicine can be combined with these treatment modalities, provide typical examples, and summarize the advantages brought by the application of nanomedicine.

Original languageEnglish
Article number909526
JournalFrontiers in Pharmacology
Volume13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2022
Externally publishedYes

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Copyright © 2022 Hou, Hasnat, Chen, Liu, Faran Ashraf Baig, Liu and Chen.

Keywords

  • cancer
  • chemotherapy
  • gene therapy
  • immunotherapy
  • nanomedicine

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