Abstract
Aim: The development of chemoradiation - the concurrent administration of chemotherapy and radiotherapy - has led to significant improvements in local tumor control and survival. However, it is limited by its high toxicity. In this study, we report the development of a novel NP (nanoparticle) therapeutic, ChemoRad NP, which can deliver biologically targeted chemoradiation. Method: A biodegradable and biocompatible lipid-polymer hybrid NP that is capable of delivering both chemotherapy and radiotherapy was formulated. Results: Using docetaxel, indium111 and yttrium90 as model drugs, we demonstrated that the ChemoRad NP can encapsulate chemotherapeutics (up to 9% of NP weight) and radiotherapeutics (100 mCi of radioisotope per gram of NP) efficiently and deliver both effectively. Using prostate cancer as a disease model, we demonstrated the targeted delivery of ChemoRad NPs and the higher therapeutic efficacy of ChemoRad NPs. Conclusion: We believe that the ChemoRad NP represents a new class of therapeutics that holds great potential to improve cancer treatment.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 361-368 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Nanomedicine |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biologically targeted nanoparticle
- ChemoRad NP
- Chemoradiation
- Chemoradiation nanoparticle
- Nanomedicine
- Nanotechnology
- Prostate cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science(all)