ReviewPharmaceutics2023
The Progress of Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles for Intravesical Bladder Cancer Treatment.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficiency of transurethral en-bloc resection vs. conventional transurethral resection for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: An umbrella review.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Nanomedicine in immunotherapy of urinary system tumors: advances, synergistic strategies, and translational challenges.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
- Application and challenges of smart responsive multifunctional nanoplatforms in integrated diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer and overcoming therapeutic resistance.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Enhancing intravesical bladder cancer therapy: from mucoadhesive to targeted drug delivery strategies.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
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- Chitosan Nanoparticles Enhance the Antiproliferative Effect of Lapachol in Urothelial Carcinoma Cell Lines.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Current Approaches in Bladder Cancer Treatment.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025Review
- Nanomaterial-Enhanced Immunotherapy: Advancing T-Cell-Based Treatments for Bladder Cancer.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Strategies for intravesical drug delivery: From bladder physiological barriers and potential transport mechanisms.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2024Review
- Nanomedicine in Bladder Cancer Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Metformin-Loaded Chitosan Hydrogels Suppress Bladder Tumor Growth in an Orthotopic Mouse Model via Intravesical Administration.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Bladder cancer (BC) is the most frequently occurring cancer of the urinary system, with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) accounting for 75-85% of all the bladder cancers. Patients with NMIBC have a good survival rate but are at high risk for tumor recurrence and disease progression. Intravesical instillation of antitumor agents is the standard treatment for NMIBC following transurethral resection of bladder tumors. Chemotherapeutic drugs are broadly employed for bladder cancer treatment, but have limited efficacy due to chemo-resistance and systemic toxicity. Additionally, the periodic voiding of bladder and low permeability of the bladder urothelium impair the retention of drugs, resulting in a weak antitumoral response. Chitosan is a non-toxic and biocompatible polymer which enables better penetration of specific drugs to the deeper cell layers of the bladder as a consequence of temporarily abolishing the barrier function of urothelium, thus offering multifaceted biomedical applications in urinary bladder epithelial. Nowadays, the rapid development of nanoparticles significantly improves the tumor therapy with enhanced drug transport. This review presents an overview on the state of chitosan-based nanoparticles in the field of intravesical bladder cancer treatment.
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