Delivery of polymeric nanostars for molecular imaging and endoradiotherapy through the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect

Jeroen A. C. M. Goos, Andrew Cho, Lukas M. Carter, Thomas R. Dilling, Maria Davydova, Komal Mandleywala, Simon Puttick, Abhishek Gupta, William S. Price, John F. Quinn, Michael R. Whittaker, Jason S. Lewis, Thomas P. Davis

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Abstract

Expression levels of biomarkers are generally unknown at initial diagnosis. The development of theranostic probes that do not rely on biomarker availability would expand therapy options for cancer patients, improve patient selection for nanomedicine and facilitate treatment of inoperable patients or patients with acquired therapy resistance. Herein, we report the development of star polymers, also known as nanostars, that allow for molecular imaging and/or endoradiotherapy based on passive targeting via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)567-584
Number of pages18
JournalTheranostics
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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Keywords

  • biochemical markers
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • nanoparticles
  • star-branched polymers
  • tumors

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