💡 Next-Generation Nanoplatforms for SN-38 Delivery in Cancer Therapy
In their recent publication in Journal of Controlled Release (2025), Mercedes Lozano-Garcia and colleagues present an in-depth review of multifunctional nanoplatforms and delivery strategies for SN-38, the potent active metabolite of irinotecan.
Although SN-38 is up to 1,000 times more potent than irinotecan, its poor solubility and instability have limited its clinical use. The study explores advanced delivery approaches—including nanoparticles, dendrimers, prodrugs, and lipid-based carriers—that enable targeted, tumor-responsive, and controlled drug release while minimizing systemic toxicity.
Emerging multifunctional systems that combine targeting ligands, stimuli-responsive components, and imaging elements hold great promise for achieving safer, more effective chemotherapy—though challenges remain in biocompatibility, scalability, and clinical translation.
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