Novel Nanolipoidal Systems for the Management of Skin Cancer

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Skin cancer, among the various kinds of cancers, is a type that emerges from skin due to the growth of abnormal cells. These cells are capable of spreading and invading the other parts of the body. The occurrence of non-melanoma and melanoma, which are the major types of skin cancers, has increased over the past decades. Exposure to ultraviolet radiations (UV) is the main associative cause of skin cancer. UV exposure can inactivate tumor suppressor genes while activating various oncogenes. The conventional techniques like surgical removal, chemotherapy and radiation therapy lack the potential for targeting cancer cells and harm the normal cells. However, the novel therapeutics show promising improvements in the effectiveness of treatment, survival rates and better quality of life for patients. Different methodologies are involved in the skin cancer therapeutics for delivering the active ingredients to the target sites. Nano carriers are very efficient as they have the ability to improve the stability of drugs and further enhance their penetration into the tumor cells. The recent developments and research in nanotechnology have entitled several targeting and therapeutic agents to be incorporated into nanoparticles for an enhancive treatment of skin cancer. To protect the research works in the field of nanolipoidal systems various patents have been introduced. Some of the patents acknowledge responsive liposomes for specific targeting, nanocarriers for the delivery or co-delivery of chemotherapeutics, nucleic acids as well as photosensitizers. Further recent patents on the novel delivery systems have also been included here.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Recent patents on drug delivery & formulation - 14(2020), 2 vom: 17., Seite 108-125

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Singh, Apoorva [VerfasserIn]
Nimisha [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
Drug Carriers
Journal Article
Liposomes
Melanoma
Non-melanoma
Novel therapeutics
Recent patents
Review
Skin cancer
Ultraviolet radiations

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.09.2021

Date Revised 08.09.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1872211314666200817115700

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313816328