Current dendrimer applications in cancer diagnosis and therapy

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1165-1179

  Majoros, Istvan J ^a   Williams, Christopher R ^a   Baker Jr , James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer diagnosis; Cancer therapy; Chemotherapy; Drug delivery; MRI; PAMAM dendrimer; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

CAMPTOTHECIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; COPPER 64; DENDRIMER; DOXORUBICIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; MACROGOL; METHOTREXATE; MICROBICIDE; PACLITAXEL; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; POLYAMIDOAMINE; PROTOPORPHYRIN; ROSE BENGAL; TECHNETIUM 99M; TRASTUZUMAB; VIVAGEL;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOTOXICITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; NANODEVICE; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DENDRIMERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 52949130961     PISSN: 15680266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156802608785849049     Document Type: Review

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