Nanomedicine-driven molecular targeting, drug delivery, and therapeutic approaches to cancer chemoresistance.

Khot VM., Salunkhe AB., Pricl S., Bauer J., Thorat ND., Townley H.

Cancer cell resistance to chemotherapeutics (chemoresistance) poses a significant clinical challenge that oncology research seeks to understand and overcome. Multiple anticancer drugs and targeting agents can be incorporated in nanomedicines, in addition to different treatment modalities, forming a single nanoplatform that can be used to address tumor chemoresistance. Nanomedicine-driven molecular assemblies using nucleic acids, small interfering (si)RNAs, miRNAs, and aptamers in combination with stimuli-responsive therapy improve the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of the drugs and enhance their accumulation in tumors and, thus, therapeutic outcomes. In this review, we highlight nanomedicine-driven molecular targeting and therapy combination used to improve the 3Rs (right place, right time, and right dose) for chemoresistant tumor therapies.

DOI

10.1016/j.drudis.2020.12.016

Type

Journal article

Journal

Drug Discov Today

Publication Date

25/12/2020

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