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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Traditional Chinese Medicine Polysaccharides-Based Nano-Drug Delivery Systems: Design Strategies and Combination Platforms in Tumor Therapy.

Qianru Chen, Yixuan Gan, Ruiyi Tang, Jianan Zhang, Di Wu

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Qianru ChenKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Yixuan GanKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Ruiyi TangKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Jianan ZhangKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7942-3446
Di WuKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.

Funding

Zhejiang Chinese Medical University 2023JKZDZC03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional tumor therapies and traditional nanocarrier delivery systems both suffer from multiple limitations. Traditional Chinese medicine polysaccharides (TCMPs), which possess excellent biocompatibility, low toxicity, structurally modifiable characteristics and inherent pharmacological activities, have emerged as promising functional materials for constructing antitumor drug delivery systems and are being gradually applied in tumor combination therapy. This review systematically summarizes the common structural characteristics, biological functions, and structure-activity relationships of representative TCMPs. It further discusses the principal modification strategies used to construct TCMPs-based drug delivery systems and highlights recent progress in their applications in immunotherapy-centered combination therapy. In addition, it outlines their mechanistic basis and therapeutic potential for improving drug delivery efficiency and antitumor efficacy. This review provides theoretical references for the optimal design of such novel systems and guidance for their applications in precision treatment of tumors, while also pointing out some challenges in the translational research of such systems.

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combination therapynano drug delivery systemstructural modificationtraditional Chinese medicine polysaccharidestumor

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PMID42195393
PMCPMC13208278

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