| Literature DB >> 11489491 |
J Kopecek1, P Kopecková, T Minko, Z R Lu, C M Peterson.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11489491 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(01)00330-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Control Release ISSN: 0168-3659 Impact factor: 9.776