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Current Cancer Drug Targets

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1568-0096
ISSN (Online): 1873-5576

Extracellular Vesicles as Novel Delivery Tools for Cancer Treatment

Author(s): Erdogan Pekcan Erkan and Okay Saydam

Volume 16, Issue 1, 2016

Page: [34 - 42] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1568009615666150923115439

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Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are different types of membrane-derived vesicles that originate from the endosomal pathway or the plasma membrane. These vesicles are used as "carriers" in intercellular communication, and are responsible for the transfer of biological cargo (lipids, proteins, RNA species, and DNA) between different cells. Despite the shortcomings in our knowledge of EV biology, attempts to employ EVs as natural delivery tools for therapeutic purposes have been partly successful in different settings. In this review, we highlight this unique potential of EVs, and discuss previous examples and future scenarios.

Keywords: Cancer, delivery, extracellular vesicles, therapeutics.

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