This Brief focuses on the cancer therapy available till date, from conventional drug delivery to nanomedicine in clinical trial. In addition, it reports on future generation based nanotherapeutics and cancer theranostic agent for effective therapeutic diagnosis and treatment. Breast cancer was chosen as the model system in this review. The authors give emphasis to multiple drug resistance (MDR) and its mechanism and how to overcome it using the nanoparticle approach.
| ISBN: | 9783319458250 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2016 |
| Author: | Piyush Kumar, Rohit Srivastava |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 68 pages |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology |
| Genres: |
Nanotechnology Oncology Regenerative medicine Biomedical engineering Biotechnology |