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  • Oncology
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  • Ultrasound microbubbles traditionally used for diagnostics.
  • Emerging role of microbubbles as drug delivery carriers.
  • Potential of ultrasound microbubbles as noninvasive cancer therapy tools.

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  • Review the clinical status of ultrasound microbubbles.
  • Discuss the development of targeted microbubbles.
  • Explore novel strategies for microbubble-based cancer therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of ultrasound microbubble applications.
  • Analysis of targeted microbubble development.
  • Examination of innovative cancer treatment strategies.

Main Results:

  • Diverse types of microbubbles have been developed.
  • Novel ultrasound microbubble strategies demonstrate efficacy in cancer therapy.
  • Drug-loaded microbubbles show promise for targeted delivery.

Conclusions:

  • Ultrasound microbubbles show strong potential for clinical cancer therapy.
  • Further research is needed to address existing challenges.
  • Drug-loaded microbubbles represent a promising therapeutic avenue.