Novel Nanotechnology Found to Enhance Fight Against Colorectal Cancer and Melanoma
Novel Nanotechnology Found to Enhance Fight Against Colorectal Cancer and Melanoma
A first-of-its-kind nanotherapeutic delivery system demonstrated remarkable efficacy against both early-stage and difficult-to-treat late-stage metastatic tumors.
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College of Pharmacyabridges@pharmacy.arizona.eduUniversity of Arizona Health Sciences researchers recently completed a study that has the potential to improve cancer treatment for colorectal cancer and melanoma by using nanotechnology to deliver chemotherapy in a way that makes it more effective against aggressive tumors. The findings are published in Nature Nanotechnology.lu-headshot.jpg
Jianqin Lu" I ' ve always been interested in harnessing the intrinsic immunity to fight against cancer, " said Jianqin Lu, assistant professor of pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics in the UArizona College of Pharmacy' s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and associate member of the UArizona Cancer Center. " To do this in a safe and effective way, nanotechnology comes into play because of its ability to improve drug movement and therapeutic efficacy, as well as the potential to reduce systemic toxicities. My hope is that these innovative nanotherapeutics and therapeutic regimens eventually will help cancer patients combat cancers more effectively and safely. "Immunotherapies help boost th...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research
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