Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Targeted Drug Delivery Systems
Bone is one of the most common metastatic sites among breast cancer (BC) patients. Once bone metastasis is developed, patients’ survival and quality of life will be significantly declined. At present, there are limited therapeutic options for BC patients with bone metastasis. Different nanotechnolog...
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| description | Bone is one of the most common metastatic sites among breast cancer (BC) patients. Once bone metastasis is developed, patients’ survival and quality of life will be significantly declined. At present, there are limited therapeutic options for BC patients with bone metastasis. Different nanotechnology-based delivery systems have been developed aiming to specifically deliver the therapeutic agents to the bone. The conjugation of targeting agents to nanoparticles can enhance the selective delivery of various payloads to the metastatic bone lesion. The current review highlights promising and emerging advanced nanotechnologies designed for targeted delivery of anticancer therapeutics, contrast agents, photodynamic and photothermal materials to the bone to achieve the goal of treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of BC bone metastasis. A better understanding of various properties of these new therapeutic approaches may open up new landscapes in medicine towards improving the quality of life and overall survival of BC patients who experience bone metastasis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a438ea6b7532474fbf3f903414d108582023-11-23T16:11:11ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092022-01-0111338810.3390/cells11030388Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Targeted Drug Delivery SystemsHuimin Shao0Pegah Varamini1Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaFaculty of Medicine and Health, School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaBone is one of the most common metastatic sites among breast cancer (BC) patients. Once bone metastasis is developed, patients’ survival and quality of life will be significantly declined. At present, there are limited therapeutic options for BC patients with bone metastasis. Different nanotechnology-based delivery systems have been developed aiming to specifically deliver the therapeutic agents to the bone. The conjugation of targeting agents to nanoparticles can enhance the selective delivery of various payloads to the metastatic bone lesion. The current review highlights promising and emerging advanced nanotechnologies designed for targeted delivery of anticancer therapeutics, contrast agents, photodynamic and photothermal materials to the bone to achieve the goal of treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of BC bone metastasis. A better understanding of various properties of these new therapeutic approaches may open up new landscapes in medicine towards improving the quality of life and overall survival of BC patients who experience bone metastasis.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/3/388breast cancerbone metastasistargeted drug delivery systemnanomedicinenanotechnology |
| spellingShingle | Huimin Shao Pegah Varamini Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Targeted Drug Delivery Systems Cells breast cancer bone metastasis targeted drug delivery system nanomedicine nanotechnology |
| title | Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Targeted Drug Delivery Systems |
| title_full | Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Targeted Drug Delivery Systems |
| title_fullStr | Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Targeted Drug Delivery Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Targeted Drug Delivery Systems |
| title_short | Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis: A Narrative Review of Emerging Targeted Drug Delivery Systems |
| title_sort | breast cancer bone metastasis a narrative review of emerging targeted drug delivery systems |
| topic | breast cancer bone metastasis targeted drug delivery system nanomedicine nanotechnology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/3/388 |
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