Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Cancer

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Cancer discusses recent developments in nanomedicine and nanobased drug delivery systems in various cancers including blood, lung, brain and kidney, and covers the researcher’s collaborative work in the area of novel drug delivery for treatment of cancer across the globe. Cancer therapy remains one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine, as successful treatment requires the elimination of malignant cells that are closely related to normal cells within the body. Advanced drug delivery systems are carriers for a wide range of medications that are used for different clinical applications including cancer treatment. The use of such carrier systems in the cancer clinic is growing rapidly as this will help in overcoming the limitation associated with conventional drug delivery system’s many shortcomings such as nonspecific targeting, systemic toxicity, poor oral bioavailability, reduced efficacy, and low therapeutic index. Advanced Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Cancer begins with a brief introduction to cancer biology along with a focus on the current landscape and trends in understanding the disease pathology using different in vitro and in vivo models, which are important towards the onsite clinical applications and developments of new therapeutics. Several chapters devoted to the latest technologies and advances in nanotechnology and include practical solutions on how to design a more effective nanocarrier for drugs used in cancer therapeutics. Each chapter is written in a way that allows the reader to not only gain the most recent advancement in the field being discussed but to have a better understanding by referring to various illustrations, figures and informative tables. This book will be beneficial for researchers in formulation and drug delivery as well as biological and translational researchers working in the field of cancer. It will be a valuable resource for academics, research, and industry working in the field of cancer biology and drug delivery. Offers recent perspectives and challenges towards the management and diagnosis of cancerProvides insights into how advanced drug delivery systems can be effectively used for the management of various types of cancerIncludes the most recent information on diagnostic methods and treatment strategies using controlled drug delivery systems