Journal
NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 273-294Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41573-018-0005-0
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- National Institutes of Health [R01EB017722, R01CA227433]
- National Science Foundation [DGE-1247312, DMR-1507081]
- Michael A. Bell Family Distinguished Chair in Healthcare Innovation at Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Distinguished Professor of Translational Research Chair at Boston University
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Polymer-drug conjugates have long been a mainstay of the drug delivery field, with several conjugates successfully translated into clinical practice. The conjugation of therapeutic agents to polymeric carriers, such as polyethylene glycol, offers several advantages, including improved drug solubilization, prolonged circulation, reduced immunogenicity, controlled release and enhanced safety. In this Review, we discuss the rational design, physicochemical characteristics and recent advances in the development of different classes of polymer-drug conjugates, including polymer-protein and polymer-small-molecule drug conjugates, dendrimers, polymer nanoparticles and multifunctional systems. Current obstacles hampering the clinical translation of polymer-drug conjugate therapeutics and future prospects are also presented.
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