Entrega celular específica de un quimioterapéutico a las células de cáncer de pulmón

Xin Zhou1, Ya-Ching Chang, Tsukasa Oyama

  • 1Center for Biomedical Inventions and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9185, USA.

Resumen

Los péptidos dirigidos al cáncer de pulmón entregan quimioterapia específicamente a las células cancerosas. Esta administración dirigida de fármacos mejora el índice terapéutico en comparación con los métodos tradicionales de administración sistémica.

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