Nanoparticles: A New Approach to Upgrade Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Nanoscale Research Letters

Zhongyang Yu¹  Wenqiang Zhang²  Kehan Chen²  Qihang Zhang³  Kaiwen Hu⁴  Lei Gao⁴  Quanwang Li⁴ 

[1] Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, 11 North Third Ring East Road, Chaoyang District, 100029, Beijing, China;College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Tsinghua East Rd, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, China;Department of Management, Fredericton Campus, University of New Brunswick, 3 Bailey Drive, E3B 5A3, Fredericton, NB, Canada;Oncology Department, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Fangguyuan Rd, Fengtai District, 100078, Beijing, China;

关键词: Nanoparticle;    Nano-cryosurgery;    Targeted delivery;    Photothermal therapy;    Cancer;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s11671-021-03489-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Traditional cancer therapeutics have been criticized due to various adverse effects and insufficient damage to targeted tumors. The breakthrough of nanoparticles provides a novel approach for upgrading traditional treatments and diagnosis. Actually, nanoparticles can not only solve the shortcomings of traditional cancer diagnosis and treatment, but also create brand-new perspectives and cutting-edge devices for tumor diagnosis and treatment. However, most of the research about nanoparticles stays in vivo and in vitro stage, and only few clinical researches about nanoparticles have been reported. In this review, we first summarize the current applications of nanoparticles in cancer diagnosis and treatment. After that, we propose the challenges that hinder the clinical applications of NPs and provide feasible solutions in combination with the updated literature in the last two years. At the end, we will provide our opinions on the future developments of NPs in tumor diagnosis and treatment.

【 授权许可】

CC BY