ABSTRACT
Cancer remains one of the most challenging issues in modern medicine, being responsible for a high number of deaths every year. Recent important developments in cancer diagnosis and therapy based on the versatility of nanosystems have made it possible to incorporate multifunctional synergistic actions into a single delivery system.
This book compiles the research on the use of functional lipid nanosystems that combine different strategies in one single nanosystem to enhance overall cancer treatment. Besides providing an overview of the current functional nanosystem strategies, it also offers researchers essential theoretical background on cancer, the physiological barriers to its treatment, aspects related to the design and optimization of nanocarriers for cancer treatment, and clinical developments, including promises, safety issues, and the expected future. The editors bring together a group of scientists from all over the world to discuss the most relevant issues and to provide updates on functional lipid nanosystems and cancer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|87 pages
General Aspects of Cancer Pathology and Treatment Options
part II|96 pages
General Aspects of Functional Lipid Nanotherapy
part III|492 pages
Multifunctional Lipid Nanosystems For Cancer: Research Highlights
section Section 1|117 pages
Co-Delivery Strategies
chapter Chapter 4|42 pages
Co-delivery of Anticancer Therapeutics via Lipid-Based Nanoscale Delivery Systems
chapter Chapter 5|42 pages
Lipid-Based Nanocarriers for Co-delivery of Anticancer Drugs and Natural Compounds
section Section 2|43 pages
Hybrid Nanosystems
section Section 3|133 pages
Targeting Strategies
chapter Chapter 8|27 pages
Lipid Nanosystems: Targeted Nano-delivery of Therapeutic Agents in Treatment of Cancer
chapter Chapter 11|22 pages
Targeting Liposomes to Metastatic Tumors with Antibodies Specific for VCAM-1
section Section 4|70 pages
Triggering Strategies
chapter Chapter 13|27 pages
Recent Developments of Light: Triggered Liposome Nanosystems for Cancer Treatments
section Section 5|124 pages
Hyphenated Therapeutic Strategies