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Title: Bypassing the EPR effect with a nanomedicine harboring a sustained-release function allows better tumor control
Authors: Shen, Yao An
Shyu, Ing Luen
Lu, Maggie
He, Chun Lin
Hsu, Yen Mei
Liang, Hsiang Fa
Liu, Chih Peng
Liu, Ren Shyan
Shen, Biing Jiun
Wei, Yau Huei
Chuang, Chi Mu
Keywords: DRNTU::Science::Medicine
Issue Date: 2015
Source: Shen, Y. A., Shyu, I. L., Lu, M., He, C. L., Hsu, Y. M., Liang, H. F., et al. (2015). Bypassing the EPR effect with a nanomedicine harboring a sustained-release function allows better tumor control. International journal of nanomedicine, 2485-2502.
Series/Report no.: International journal of nanomedicine
Abstract: The current enhanced permeability and retention (EPR)-based approved nanomedicines have had little impact in terms of prolongation of overall survival in patients with cancer. For example, the two Phase III trials comparing Doxil®, the first nanomedicine approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, with free doxorubicin did not find an actual translation of the EPR effect into a statistically significant increase in overall survival but did show less cardiotoxicity. In the current work, we used a two-factor factorial experimental design with intraperitoneal versus intravenous delivery and nanomedicine versus free drug as factors to test our hypothesis that regional (intraperitoneal) delivery of nanomedicine may better increase survival when compared with systemic delivery. In this study, we demonstrate that bypassing, rather than exploiting, the EPR effect via intraperitoneal delivery of nanomedicine harboring a sustained-release function demonstrates dual pharmacokinetic advantages, producing more efficient tumor control and suppressing the expression of stemness markers, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis signals, and multidrug resistance in the tumor microenvironment. Metastases to vital organs (eg, lung, liver, and lymphatic system) are also better controlled by intraperitoneal delivery of nanomedicine than by standard systemic delivery of the corresponding free drug. Moreover, the intraperitoneal delivery of nanomedicine has the potential to replace hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy because it shows equal efficacy and lower toxicity. In terms of efficacy, exploiting the EPR effect may not be the best approach for developing a nanomedicine. Because intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a type of regional chemotherapy, the pharmaceutical industry might consider the regional delivery of nanomedicine as a valid alternative pathway to develop their nanomedicine(s) with the goal of better tumor control in the future.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107443
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25625
ISSN: 1178-2013
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S78321
Schools: School of Humanities and Social Sciences 
Rights: © 2015 Shen et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License. The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. Permissions beyond the scope of the License are administered by Dove Medical Press Limited. Information on how to request permission may be found at: http://www.dovepress.com/permissions.php
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