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The Holy Grail of Polymer Therapeutics for Cancer Therapy: An Overview on the Pharmacokinetics and Bio Distribution

Dyawanapelly, Sathish and Junnuthula, Vijayabhaskar Reddy and Singh, AkhileshVikram (2015) The Holy Grail of Polymer Therapeutics for Cancer Therapy: An Overview on the Pharmacokinetics and Bio Distribution. In: CURRENT DRUG METABOLISM, 16 (7). pp. 522-537.

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Abstract

In recent years, multifaceted clinical benefits of polymeric therapeutics have been reported. Over the past decades, cancer has been one of the leading causes of mortality in the world. Many clinically approved chemotherapeutics encounter potential challenges against deadly cancer. Moreover, safety and efficacy of anticancer agents have been limited by undesirable pharmacokinetics and biodistribution. To address these limitations, various polymer drug conjugates are being studied and developed to improve the antitumor efficacy. Among other therapeutics, polymer therapeutics are well established platforms that circumvent anticancer therapeutics from enzymatic metabolism via direct conjugation to therapeutic molecules. Interestingly, polymer therapeutics meets an unmet need of small molecules. Further clinical study showed that polymer-drug conjugation can achieve desired pharmacokinetics and biodistribution properties of several anticancer drugs. The present retrospective review mainly enlightens the most recent preclinical and clinical studies include safety, stability, pharmacokinetic behavior and distribution of polymer therapeutics.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: CURRENT DRUG METABOLISM
Publisher: BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
Additional Information: Copy right for this article belongs to the BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD, EXECUTIVE STE Y-2, PO BOX 7917, SAIF ZONE, 1200 BR SHARJAH, U ARAB EMIRATES
Keywords: Biodistribution; cancer; delivery; polymer conjugation; polymer therapeutics; pharmacokinetics
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited: 02 Jan 2016 10:04
Last Modified: 02 Jan 2016 10:04
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53022

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