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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine and nanosurgery2016

Targeting Cancer using Polymeric Nanoparticle mediated Combination Chemotherapy.

Aniket Gad, Janel Kydd, Brandon Piel, Prakash Rai

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine and nanosurgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Nano-Based Technology in Glioblastoma.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  15. Nanoparticle-Mediated Combination Therapy: Two-in-One Approach for Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Aniket GadBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA.
Janel KyddBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA.
Brandon PielDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell-1 University Ave, USA.
Prakash RaiBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell-1 University Ave, USA.

Funding

Theranostic Nanomedicine for Breast Cancer Prevention and Image-Guided TherapyR00CA153948 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL · PI RAI, PRAKASH R · 2012 to 2014
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NCI NIH HHS R00 CA153948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer forms exhibiting poor prognosis have been extensively researched for therapeutic solutions. One of the conventional modes of treatment, chemotherapy shows inadequacy in its methodology due to imminent side-effects and acquired drug-resistance by cancer cells. However, advancements in nanotechnology have opened new frontiers to significantly alleviate collateral damage caused by current treatments via innovative delivery techniques, eliminating pitfalls encountered in conventional treatments. Properties like reduced drug-clearance and increased dose efficacy by the enhanced permeability and retention effect deem nanoparticles suitable for this application. Optimization of size, surface charge and surface modifications have provided nanoparticles with stealth properties capable of evading immune responses, thus deeming them as excellent carriers of chemotherapeutic agents. Biocompatible and biodegradable forms of polymers enhance the bioavailability of chemotherapeutic agents, and permit a sustained and time-dependent release of drugs which is a characteristic of their composition, thereby providing a controlled therapeutic approach. Studies conducted

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BiocompatibilityBiodegradabilityBiopolymersControlled releaseDrug deliveryEnhanced permeability and retentionMulti-drug resistanceNanomedicineOncologyReceptor mediated endocytosis

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PMID28042613
PMCPMC5193385

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