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Nanoparticle-based Drug Delivery / Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics · Journal article
Nano Life · August 14, 2026
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This is a narrative review of protein-based nanomedicine approaches in breast cancer treatment, examining targeted delivery mechanisms, immune modulation, and clinical examples such as Abraxane® and Kadcyla®. The review identifies unmet challenges in regulatory approval, immunogenicity, and scalability but does not report primary empirical evidence or quantified clinical outcomes.
Narrative review. Breast cancer patients, including HER2, ER/PR positive subtypes and hypersensitive patients.
Protein nanomedicine may address tumour heterogeneity, drug resistance, and systemic toxicity in breast cancer Enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) mechanism enables precise tumour targeting Examples Abraxane® and Kadcyla® demonstrate positive results in hypersensitive patients
No quantified efficacy data, response rates, survival outcomes, or safety metrics reported Protein nanomedicine may address tumour heterogeneity, drug resistance, and systemic toxicity in breast cancer
This review synthesizes mechanistic concepts and existing clinical examples but provides no quantified evidence to guide treatment decisions. Clinicians should await empirical trials before implementing protein nanomedicine strategies beyond established agents.
This is a narrative review examining possibilities and mechanisms of protein nanomedicine in breast cancer, raising questions rather than reporting empirical results or clinical outcomes.
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This review synthesizes mechanistic concepts and existing clinical examples but provides no quantified evidence to guide treatment decisions. Clinicians should await empirical trials before implementing protein nanomedicine strategies beyond established agents.
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The challenges of breast cancer treatment still exist despite significant progress. The challenges include tumour heterogeneity, drug resistance and systemic toxicity. However, the development of protein nanomedicine provides a good option to address these. The present review examines the possibilities of using protein-based nanomedicine in breast cancer treatment. It looks at targeted drug delivery, immune modulation, and the mechanism of enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) for the precise targeting of the tumour. The cases refer to specific subtypes such as HER2, ER/PR positive breast cancer, and the modification of the tumour microenvironment. The small doses produced better results in terms of safety and efficiency of treatment. The examples of the medicines used include Abraxane® and Kadcyla®. The use of these medicines gives positive results in hypersensitive patients. However, there are still challenges related to regulatory approvals, immunogenicity, and scalability that should be improved.
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