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Table 3 Summary of different organic nanomaterials used as drug delivery carrier for anticancer drugs

From: Current trends and challenges in cancer management and therapy using designer nanomaterials

Nanocarrier

Materials

Drug

Target

References

Liposomes

Hyaluronic acid–ceramide and egg phosphatidylcholine

Doxorubicin

Human breast cancer (in vitro/in vivo)

[247]

DSPE-PEG2000-Pen, DSPE-PEG2000-Tf

5-Fluorouracil

Human glioblastoma (in vitro)

[248]

DPPC, MPPC

Tamoxifen, imatinib

Human breast cancer (in vitro)

[97]

DPPC, cholesterol, DSPE-PEG-FA

Celastrol and irinotecan

Human Breast cancer (in vitro/in vivo)

[236]

DSPE-PEG2000-NHS, pHCT74 peptide

Doxorubicin

Human prostate cancer (in vitro/in vivo)

[249]

CHEMS, DOPE, DSPE-PEG2000

Tariquidar and doxorubicin

Human ovarian cancer (in vitro)

[241]

Egg phosphatidylcholine, DOPE, CHEMS, DSPE-PEG2000

Resveratrol

Human glioblastoma (in vitro)

[237]

PC, DSPE-PEG2000

Doxorubicin and celecoxib

Human skin cancer (in vitro)

[250]

Polymeric nanoparticles

PLGA [poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)], PVA [poly(vinyl alcohol)]

Abiraterone acetate and docetaxel

Human prostate cancer (in vitro)

[251]

MPEG-PVA [poly(vinyl alcohol)]

Verapamil and doxorubicin

Human ovarian cancer (in vitro)

[252]

PLGA [poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)], PVA [poly(vinyl alcohol)]

Resveratrol

Human prostate cancer (in vitro)

[253]

PLA

Calcitriol

Human breast cancer (in vitro)

[254]

TPGS-b-PCL, Pluronic P123

Sorafenib

Human liver carcinoma (in vitro/in vivo)

[255]

PLGA [poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)], PEG, chitosan

Curcumin

Human pancreatic cancer (in vitro)

[256]

PLGA [poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)], DSPE-PEG

Docetaxel

Human tongue carcinoma (in vitro)

[257]

Dendrimers

PAMAM, octa-arginine, PEG

Paclitaxel

Human cervical carcinoma (in vitro)

[258]

PAMAM, N-acetylgalactosamine ligand, PEG

Doxorubicin

Hepatocellular carcinoma (in vivo)

[259]

PAMAM, lactobionic acid

Sorafenib

Human liver cancer (in vitro)

[260]

PAMAM, folic acid

Baicalin

Human cervical cancer (in vitro)

[261]

PAMAM, PEG, AS1411-aptamer

Camptothecin

Human colon adenocarcinoma (in vitro/in vivo)

[262]

PAMAM, OEG

Methotrexate

Human breast cancer (in vitro/in vivo)

[263]

h-PAMAM, PEG-SC

Doxorubicin

Human gastric cancer (in vitro/in vivo)

[264]

  1. The table also shows the type of nanomaterial employed as nanocarrier and target site