THERANOSTIC POLYMERIC NANOMEDICINE

摘要：

Tumor heterogeneity and adaptive resistance are major challenges in cancer chemotherapy today. In recent years, nanomedicine platforms that integrate imaging sensitivity and therapeutic functions (I.e., theranostic nanomedicine, Figure 1) have received considerable attention as the next generation of medicine. Unlike traditional small molecular contrast agents or drugs, theranostic nanomedicine has the potential to provide simultaneous molecular diagnosis and therapeutic treatment in one system. Such integrated designs allow for the timely tailoring of nanomedicine modules to address the challenges of tumor heterogeneity and adaptive resistance, which can ultimately help achieve the goal of personalized therapy for cancer.

作者: Jinming Gao Xintao Shuai

作者单位: Department of Pharmacology, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: International Symposium on Polymer Chemistry(第四届国际高分子化学学术研讨会 PC 2010)

会议地点: 苏州

会议语种:英文

页码: 146

在线出版日期: 2010-06-02（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）