The Future of Nanooncology

Dear Colleagues,

According to the WHO, cancer causes almost one in six deaths. Among the most common are breast, lung, colon and rectal and prostate cancer. Although many new anticancer agents can be found on the market, an interesting direction in the fight against cancer is represented by nanomaterials. These include nanodiagnostics or engineered nanomaterials with intrinsic anticancer activity or, in addition, drug delivery nanosystems that encapsulate anticancer drugs and modify their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Moreover, regarding targeted and controlled delivery, drug delivery nanosystems can also enhance the effect of drugs and help to overcome drug resistance in cancer cells.

This Special Issue "The Future of Nano-Oncology" of Nanomaterials aims to highlight the latest discoveries and advances in all areas of science related to nanomaterials and their potential applications in the fight against cancer. This Special Issue is particularly focused on the design, development and testing of nanodiagnostics and nanomaterials with anticancer activity, as well as various nanosystems for drug delivery. Reviews, research articles and short communications on this topic are invited from research groups around the world to support the dissemination of scientific knowledge through this open access journal. Scientists/physicians that have tested these bioactive nanoagents/nanomaterials in preclinical or clinical trials are also encouraged to publish their recent findings in this Special Issue of Nanomaterials.

Prof. Dr. Josef Jampilek
Dr. Mark Olsen
Guest Editors

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• nanoparticles
• nanomaterials
• biocompatible materials
• coating
• drug delivery
• antitumor agents
• antineoplastic activity
• tissue engineering
• regenerative medicine
• diagnostics