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ArticleSmall science2024

The Advent of Molecular Targeted Therapies Against Cancer. Toward Multi-Targeting Drugs Through Materials Engineering: A Possible Future Scenario.

Marianna Puzzo, Marzia De Santo, Catia Morelli, Antonella Leggio, Luigi Pasqua

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Article in Small science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Marianna PuzzoServices Department Laboratory of Clinical, Biomolecular and Genetic Analysis Hospital Facility Annunziata 87100 Cosenza Italy.
Marzia De SantoDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences University of Calabria via P. Bucci 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) Italy.
Catia MorelliDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences University of Calabria via P. Bucci 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) Italy.
Antonella LeggioDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences University of Calabria via P. Bucci 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) Italy.
Luigi PasquaNanoSiliCal Devices srl Via P. Bucci 44A 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1983-8391

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The authors, actively engaged in the development of mesoporous silica-based solutions, initially for modified drug release, later for the smart administration of conventional chemotherapeutic cytotoxic drugs, present the evolution of the concept of targeted therapy across different disciplines. They also discuss the diverse therapeutic needs and related challenges (adverse drug effects) that have unfolded over the last 30 years. Nanomedicine potentialities, mainly against cancers, that have emerged globally during the intense research activity of the last few decades, are critically discussed. The authors glimpse the growing potential of immune-based therapeutic solutions, including those assisted by nanotechnology, as well as molecular targeted therapies (MTT) on which they focus. The advantages offered by targeted molecular therapies, despite the limits of monotargeted therapies, suggest the engineering of multi-targeted therapies. Nanomedicine solutions such as ligand-specific internalization and pH-sensitive drug release that they have extensively tested and recently presented in open literature, still remain available instruments. According to the authors, MTT can offer shining perspectives in the near future that will depend on a thorough comprehension of nanostructures synthesis and tumor physiology. This article gives an interdisciplinary point of view tailored for non-specialist readers imagining possible future scenarios in the field.

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mesoporous silica nanoparticlesmolecular multi‐targeting nanostructured devicemolecular targeted therapynanomedicinenanostructured therapeuticspersonalized medicine

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PMID40212559
PMCPMC11935109

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