Curcumin: a calixarene derivative micelle potentiates anti-breast cancer stem cells effects in xenografted, triple-negative breast cancer mouse models

• Main Authors: Wei Chen (Author), Lin Li (Author), Xiaofen Zhang (Author), Yuan Liang (Author), Zhijun Pu (Author), Lingfeng Wang (Author), Jingxin Mo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous and clinically aggressive disease with no approved targeted therapy. Curcumin has shown therapeutic potential against TNBC, but it shows low bioavailability and low efficacy when administered as a free drug. Here we describe a novel vehicle for...