Cell | Nano Publications

2015 – The future of nanosized radiation enhancers – Pottier et al.

Radiotherapy has a universal and predictable mode of action, that is, a physical mode of action consisting of the deposit of a dose of energy in tissues. Tumour cell damage is proportional to the energy dose. However, the main limitation of radiotherapy is the lack of spatial control of the deposition of energy, that is, it penetrates the healthy tissues, damages them and renders unfeasible delivery of an efficient energy dose when tumours are close to important anatomical structures. True nanosized radiation enhancers may represent a disruptive approach to broaden the therapeutic window of radiation therapy.

2011 – ECCO Abstract – NBTXR3 as promising cancer therapy – Magiorella et al.

Congress Abstracts, In Vitro, In Vitro in Vivo NBTXR3

We created and developed NBTXR3 nanoparticles with a crystalline hafnium oxide core which provide high electron density structure and inert behavior in biological media. NBTXR3 nanoparticles’ characteristics, size, charge and shape, allow for efficient interaction with biological entities, cell membrane binding and cellular uptake. The nanoparticles were shown to form clusters at the subcellular level in tumor models. Of most importance, we show NBTXR3 intratumor bioavailability with dispersion of nanoparticles in the three dimensions and persistence within the tumor structure, supporting the use of NBTXR3 as effective antitumor therapeutic agent.

2010 – GDR Photomed Abstract – Silica Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy – Thienot et al.

Congress Abstracts, Miscellaneous

Photodynamic therapy in the elderly and heavily pretreated cancer patient populations may represent a promising therapeutical option in the management of malignant diseases provided that different approaches bring real improvement for its clinical application. Silica-based nanocarrier encapsulating photosensitizers, the protoporphyrin IX (Pp IX), have been designed to improve the tumor bioavailability, to reduce photosensitizer accumulation in the skin and to differentially deliver the nanocarriers to cell organelles.