ReviewMetabolites2022
Novel Implications of Nanoparticle-Enhanced Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy: Z-Effect and Tumor Hypoxia.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Magnetic thermoradiotherapy for lung cancer: evaluation in A549-based preclinical models.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Radiotherapeutic efficacy of gold nanoparticles for high dose-rate brachytherapy compared to conventional radiotherapy: An in vitro study.Medical physics · 2025Article
- Recent progress on nanotechnologies for enhancing blood-brain barrier permeability.Smart molecules : open access · 2025Review
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- Preliminary Study on Lutetium-177 and Gold Nanoparticles: Apoptosis and Radiation Enhancement in Hepatic Cancer Cell Line.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
- Association of Definitive Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer and the Incidence of Secondary Head and Neck Cancers: A SEER Population-Based Study.World journal of oncology · 2024Article
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- Improving the Efficacy of Common Cancer Treatments via Targeted Therapeutics towards the Tumour and Its Microenvironment.Pharmaceutics · 2024Review
- Current Overview of Metal Nanoparticles' Synthesis, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications, with a Focus on Silver and Gold Nanoparticles.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Gold-Enhanced Brachytherapy by a Nanoparticle-Releasing Hydrogel and 3D-Printed Subcutaneous Radioactive Implant Approach.Advanced healthcare materials · 2023Article
- Nanomedicine-based adjuvant therapy: a promising solution for lung cancer.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2023Review
- Innovations in brachytherapy.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
Radiotherapy and internal radioisotope therapy (brachytherapy) induce tumor cell death through different molecular signaling pathways. However, these therapies in cancer patients are constrained by dose-related adverse effects and local discomfort due to the prolonged exposure to the surrounding tissues. Technological advancements in nanotechnology have resulted in synthesis of high atomic elements such as nanomaterials, which can be used as radiosensitizers due to their photoelectric characteristics. The aim of this review is to elucidate the effects of novel nanomaterials in the field of radiation oncology to ameliorate dose-related toxicity through the application of ideal nanoparticle-based radiosensitizers such as Au (gold), Bi (bismuth), and Lu (Lutetium-177) for enhancing cytotoxic effects of radiotherapy via the high-Z effect. In addition, we discuss the role of nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy in alleviating tumor hypoxia through the nanodelivery of genes/drugs and other functional anticancer molecules. The implications of engineered nanoparticles in preclinical and clinical studies still need to be studied in order to explore potential mechanisms for radiosensitization by minimizing tumor hypoxia, operational/logistic complications and by overcoming tumor heterogeneity in radiotherapy/brachytherapy.
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