Nanomedicines Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment

Cancer J. 2015 Jul-Aug;21(4):314-21. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000123.

Abstract

We review recent progress in cancer nanomedicine to overcome the delivery barriers in tumor microenvironment, including the understanding in the nanomedicine delivery process, stimulus-responsive delivery, and several new strategies to normalize tumor microenvironment. The application of nanomedicine in cancer immunotherapy, a renewed cancer therapy by recent breakthrough, is also highlighted.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Drug Carriers / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Nanomedicine
  • Nanoparticles / therapeutic use*
  • Nanostructures / therapeutic use
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Tumor Microenvironment*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Drug Carriers