Ameliorating the antitumor activity of lenalidomide using PLGA nanoparticles for the treatment of multiple myeloma

Abstract Lenalidomide (LND) is an anti-cancer drug and an effective derivative of thalidomide used for multiple myeloma therapy. Because of its poor solubility in water, LND is known to cause low oral bioavailability (below 33%), and as a direct consequence of this, the dosing frequency is extended...

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Main Authors: Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Reddy Karri, Nagasamy Venkatesh Dhandapani, Sai Sandeep Mannemala, Kollipara Radhakrishna, Shashank Mulukutla, Dedeepya Sudunagunta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502017000200602&lng=en&tlng=en