Therapeutic application of cell microencapsulation in cancer

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2010:670:92-103. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5786-3_9.

Abstract

Although cell encapsulation technologies were originally developed for the treatment of acquired and genetic diseases such as diabetes, they can also be applied to the treatment of a variety of solid tumours. There are a number of strategies aimed at treating tumours with encapsulated cells and most of these are reviewed in this chapter. Many of these strategies have shown promise in preclinical studies and clinical trials.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Antibodies / metabolism
  • Antibodies / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Transplantation*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Cytokines / therapeutic use
  • Drug Compounding
  • Drug Delivery Systems*
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Retroviridae / genetics
  • Retroviridae / metabolism

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Antibodies
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cytokines