A supramolecular nanovehicle toward systematic, targeted cancer and tumor therapy.

A supramolecular nanovehicle toward systematic, targeted cancer and tumor therapy† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: NMR spectra, ITC, UV-vis spectra, zeta potential, TEM and additional characterization data. See DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00994d Click here for additional data file.

Iron-gold (Fe2O3@Au) core-shell nano-theranostic for magnetically targeted photothermal therapy under magnetic resonance imaging guidance

Introduction: Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a nanotechnology-assisted cancer hyperthermia approach in which the interaction between laser light and plasmonic nanoparticles generates a localized heating for thermoablation of the tumor. Recent efforts in the area of PTT follow two important aims: (i) exploitation of targeting strategies for preferential accumulation of plasmonic ...

Development and Characterization of Targeted Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Pancreatic Tumor Therapy

The challenge of specificity remains a great obstacle in modern cancer therapeutics. Pancreatic cancer patients, with a survival rate of less than 5%, are particularly reliant on the specificity of drug therapies due to late diagnosis and non-resectable tumors. This study investigates the targeting of an iron oxide nanovehicle with the novel monoclonal antibody, CHO31.1, to the surface antigen ...

Health technology assessment of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT): A systematic review of current evidence

Background: Image-guided radiotherapy used multiple imaging during the radiation therapy course to improve the precision and accuracy of health care provider's treatment. Objectives: This study aims to assess the safety, effectiveness and economic aspects of image-guided radiation therapy for decision-making about this technology in Iran. Methods: In this study, the most important med...

Double Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Therapy and Induction of Tumors

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death all around the world with an estimated 1.2 million new cases and a half million deaths each year. Although some curing methods such as surgery and chemotherapy are used in the early stage of CRC, targeted therapy is one of the principal modes of cancer treatment that could be a reliable ...