Noncovalent Assembly of Targeted Carbon Nanovectors Enables Synergistic Drug and Radiation Cancer Therapy in Vivo
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- 作者：Daisuke Sano ; Jacob M. Berlin ; Tam T. Pham ; Daniela C. Marcano ; David R. Valdecanas ; Ge Zhou ; Luka Milas ; Jeffrey N. Myers ; James M. Tour
- 刊名：ACS Nano
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：March 27, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：6
- 期：3
- 页码：2497-2505
- 全文大小：514K
- 年卷期：v.6,no.3(March 27, 2012)
- ISSN：1936-086X
文摘
Current chemotherapeutics are characterized by efficient tumor cell-killing and severe side effects mostly derived from off-target toxicity. Hence targeted delivery of these drugs to tumor cells is actively sought. In an in vitro system, we previously demonstrated that targeted drug delivery to cancer cells overexpressing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR+) can be achieved by poly(ethylene glycol)-functionalized carbon nanovectors simply mixed with a drug, paclitaxel, and an antibody that binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor, cetuximab. This construct is unusual in that all three components are assembled through noncovalent interactions. Here we show that this same construct is effective in vivo, enhancing radiotherapy of EGFR+ tumors. This targeted nanovector system has the potential to be a new therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, deserving of further preclinical development.