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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Oncology
  • Regenerative Medicine

Background:

  • Primary bone tumors, particularly sarcomas, predominantly affect adolescents and arise from osteoblast cells.
  • Current treatments like chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation often result in incomplete tumor removal, leading to metastasis, recurrence, and high mortality rates.
  • Bone tumors impair self-repair and significantly reduce patients' quality of life, highlighting the need for improved therapeutic strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in functionalized hydrogels for bone cancer treatment and regeneration.
  • To explore hydrogel-based strategies for targeted drug delivery, enhanced biodistribution, and controlled release.
  • To discuss the potential of hydrogels in reducing postoperative tumor recurrence and promoting tissue repair.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on hydrogel-based therapies for bone tumors.
  • Analysis of strategies involving co-delivery of multiple drug payloads.
  • Examination of methods to optimize hydrogel properties for enhanced drug transport and release kinetics.

Main Results:

  • Hydrogel-based anticancer therapies represent a novel approach for targeted bone cancer treatment.
  • Functionalized hydrogels enable strategies like co-delivery of drugs and optimized release profiles.
  • These advanced hydrogels show potential in improving drug efficacy and reducing limitations of conventional therapies.

Conclusions:

  • Functionalized hydrogels offer a promising avenue for developing new bone tumor treatments.
  • Hydrogel-based strategies can potentially reduce postoperative tumor recurrence and enhance bone regeneration.
  • This approach addresses critical challenges in treating bone cancer and improving patient quality of life.