Title:Responsive Role of Nanomedicine in the Tumor Microenvironment
and Cancer Drug Resistance
Volume: 30
Issue: 29
Author(s): Pratikshya Sa, Sanjeeb K. Sahoo*Fahima Dilnawaz*
Affiliation:
- Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar,
751023, Odisha, India
- Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar,
751023, Odisha, India
- Department
of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Centurion University of Technology and Management,
Jatni, Bhubaneswar, 752020, Odisha, India
Keywords:
Cancer drug resistance, tumor microenvironment, nanomedicine, drug, delivery systems, pharmacokinetics.
Abstract: Cancer remains a major worldwide health challenge. Current studies emphasize
the tumor microenvironment that plays a vital role in tumor proliferation, invasion, metastasis,
and drug resistance. The tumor microenvironment (TME) supports the cancer cell to
evade conventional treatment such as surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Moreover,
the components of tumor microenvironments have a major contribution towards developing
therapy resistance in solid tumors. Therefore, targeting the tumor microenvironment can be
a novel approach for achieving advancement in cancer nanomedicine. The recent progress
in understanding TME and developing TME-responsive nanoparticles offers a great advantage
in treating cancer drug resistance. These nanoparticles are developed in response to
TME stimuli such as low pH, redox, and hypoxia improve nanomedicine's pharmacokinetic
and therapeutic efficacy. This review discusses the various components of the tumor microenvironment
responsible for drug resistance and nanomedicine's role in overcoming it.