Nano Delivers Big: Designing Molecular Missiles for Cancer Therapeutics

• Main Authors: J. Silvio Gutkind (Author), Vyomesh Patel (Author), Xiaoyuan Chen (Author), Ashwin A. Bhirde (Author), James F. Rusling (Author), Sachin Patel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Current first-line treatments for most cancers feature a short-list of highly potent and often target-blind interventions, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical excision. These treatments wreak considerable havoc upon non-cancerous tissue and organs, resulting in deleterious and sometimes...