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Co-Delivery Nanosystems for Cancer Treatment: A Review

Reza Baradaran Eftekhari1, Niloufar Maghsoudnia1, Shabnam Samimi1

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
|March 26, 2019
PubMed

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Cancer treatment faces challenges due to disease complexity. Co-delivery systems combining multiple therapies, like chemotherapy, gene therapy, and plant-derived compounds, offer enhanced efficacy over single-agent approaches.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Cancer's biological complexity necessitates advanced therapeutic strategies.
  • Single-drug delivery systems often show insufficient efficacy in suppressing tumor growth.
  • Current delivery systems have inherent limitations, driving the need for innovative approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review various strategies for co-delivery of therapeutic agents in cancer treatment.
  • To explore the synergistic potential of combining different therapeutic modalities.
  • To highlight recent advancements in co-delivery systems for oncology.

Main Methods:

  • Categorization of co-delivery strategies into conventional chemotherapeutics, gene-based molecules, and plant-derived materials.
  • Review of recent research examples for each category.
  • Analysis of opportunities and restrictions of different co-delivery systems.

Main Results:

  • Co-delivery systems can enhance therapeutic response and achieve synergistic effects.
  • Combined approaches show improved cancer growth suppression compared to single-agent strategies.
  • Diverse therapeutic agents, including chemotherapy, gene therapy, and natural compounds, are being co-delivered.

Conclusions:

  • Co-delivery represents a promising strategy to overcome the limitations of single-agent cancer therapies.
  • Synergistic combinations of therapeutic agents are crucial for improving treatment outcomes.
  • Further research into advanced co-delivery systems is essential for effective cancer treatment.
Keywords:
Anti-cancer materialscancer therapyco-deliverydrug-drugdrug-genegene-genetherapeutic agents.

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