Advancing the field of drug delivery: Taking aim at cancer

Marsha A. Moses, Henry Brem, Robert Langer

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Abstract

Drug delivery systems for cancer therapeutics have now been used by millions of patients and have resulted in the creation of new therapies as well as significantly improving existing ones. Here we discuss a number of the drug delivery systems that have been approved by regulatory authorities and that are currently in clinical use, such as controlled delivery of cancer therapeutics, local chemotherapy, polymer drug conjugates, liposomal systems, and transdermal drug delivery patches. The next generation of "smart" drug delivery approaches such as controlled release microchips are discussed as are some of the future challenges and directions in this field.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)337-341
Number of pages5
JournalCancer cell
Volume4
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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