Abstract
The rationales for the use of water soluble polymers for anticancer drug delivery include: the potential to overcome some forms of multidrug resistance, preferential accumulation in solid tumors due to enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, biorecognizability, and targetability. The utility of a novel paradigm for the treatment of ovarian carcinoma in an experimental animal model, which combines chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy with polymer-bound anticancer drugs is explained. Research and clinical applications as well as directions for the future development of macromolecular therapeutics are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 147-158 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Controlled Release |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 6 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pharmaceutical Science
Keywords
- Antibody fragments
- Combination therapy
- HPMA copolymers
- Long-circulating macromolecular therapeutics
- Ovarian carcinoma
- PK1
- Photodynamic therapy