Tumor penetrating peptides

Tumor-homing peptides can be used to deliver drugs into tumors. Phage library screening in live mice has recently identified homing peptides that specifically recognize the endothelium of tumor vessels, extravasate, and penetrate deep into the extravascular tumor tissue. The prototypic peptide of th...

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Main Authors: Tambet eTeesalu, Kazuki N. Sugahara, Erkki eRuoslahti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00216/full