Nanotechnology Driven Cancer Chemoradiation: Exploiting the Full Potential of Radiotherapy with a Unique Combination of Gold Nanoparticles and Bleomycin

• Main Authors: Ocean Han (Author), Kyle Bromma (Author), Nicholas Palmerley (Author), Ariadne T. Bido (Author), Mesa Monica (Author), Abdulaziz Alhussan (Author), Perry L. Howard (Author), Alexandre G. Brolo (Author), Wayne Beckham (Author), Abraham S. Alexander (Author), Devika B. Chithrani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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One of the major issues in current radiotherapy (RT) is the associated normal tissue toxicity. Enhancement of the RT effect with novel radiosensitizers can address this need. In this study, gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and bleomycin (BLM) were used as a unique combination of radiosensitizers. GNPs offe...