Nanocarrier-based Drug Delivery System for Cancer Therapeutics: A Review of the Last Decade

In recent years, due to the shortcomings of conventional chemotherapy, such as poor bioavailability, low treatment index, and unclear side effects, the focus of cancer research has shifted to new nanocarriers of chemotherapeutic drugs. By using biodegradable materials, nanocarriers generally have the advantages of good biocompatibility, low side effects, targeting, controlled release profile, and improved efficacy. More to the point, nanocarrier based anti-cancer drug delivery systems clearly show the potential to overcome the problems associated with conventional chemotherapy. In order to promote the in-depth research and development in this field, we herein summarized and analyzed various nanocarrier based drug delivery systems for cancer therapy, including the concepts, types, characteristics, and preparation methods. The active and passive targeting mechanisms of cancer therapy were also included, along with a brief introduction of the research progress of nanocarriers used for anti-cancer drug delivery in the past decade.

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Nanocarriers have become a focus in cancer research in recent years due to their advantages of good biocompatibility, targeting, and controlled release profiles, potentially overcoming the shortcomings of conventional chemotherapy. Summarizing and analyzing various types of nanocarriers can drive in-depth research and development in this field.