Title:Nanocarrier-based Drug Delivery System for Cancer Therapeutics: A Review of the Last Decade
Volume: 28
Issue: 19
Author(s): Muhammad Sohail, Wenna Guo, Zhiyong Li, Hui Xu*, Feng Zhao, Daquan Chen and Fenghua Fu
Affiliation:
- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Yantai University, Yantai,China
Keywords:
Nanocarriers, cancer chemotherapy, drug delivery system, targeting mechanisms, theranostic, application.
Abstract: In recent years, due to the shortcomings of conventional chemotherapy, such as
poor bioavailability, low treatment index, and unclear side effects, the focus of cancer research
has shifted to new nanocarriers of chemotherapeutic drugs. By using biodegradable
materials, nanocarriers generally have the advantages of good biocompatibility, low side effects,
targeting, controlled release profile, and improved efficacy. More to the point, nanocarrier
based anti-cancer drug delivery systems clearly show the potential to overcome the problems
associated with conventional chemotherapy. In order to promote the in-depth research
and development in this field, we herein summarized and analyzed various nanocarrier based
drug delivery systems for cancer therapy, including the concepts, types, characteristics, and
preparation methods. The active and passive targeting mechanisms of cancer therapy were
also included, along with a brief introduction of the research progress of nanocarriers used for
anti-cancer drug delivery in the past decade.