Immunomodulating Nanomedicine for Cancer Therapy

Nano Lett. 2018 Nov 14;18(11):6655-6659. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02340. Epub 2018 Sep 10.

Abstract

Nanomaterials offer unique advantages as drug-delivery vehicles for cancer therapeutics. For immuno-oncology applications, cancer nanomedicine should be developed beyond drug-delivery platforms. A greater emphasis on actively modulating host anticancer immunity using nanomaterials provides new avenues for developing novel cancer therapeutics.

Keywords: Nanomedicine; cancer immunotherapy; cancer vaccine; drug delivery; nanotechnology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Humans
  • Immunomodulation*
  • Nanomedicine / methods*
  • Nanostructures / therapeutic use*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / immunology*