Innovative Drug Delivery Strategies for Targeted Cancer Immunotherapy
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 302
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cancer immunotherapy, including checkpoint inhibitors, adoptive cell transfer, cancer vaccines, and cytokines, has emerged as a revolutionary approach to treating various malignancies by harnessing the body’s immune system. Despite its promise, the clinical success of immunotherapy is often limited by therapeutic agents’ delivery efficiency and specificity. Innovative drug delivery strategies are essential to overcome these barriers, enhancing the delivery and uptake of immunotherapeutic agents and reducing systemic toxicity. By incorporating cutting-edge technologies, researchers are developing various delivery systems (e.g., liposomes, polymeric carriers, inorganic nanoparticles, extracellular vesicles, cell membrane-coated nanoparticles) that can selectively target tumor and immune cells, providing controlled release of therapeutics to modulate the immune response. This Special Issue focuses on the latest advancements in drug delivery systems engineered to enhance the efficacy and specificity of cancer immunotherapies.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting original research articles, reviews, and case studies. Your contributions will help advance the field and foster collaboration among researchers and clinicians working towards more effective cancer treatments.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Jingjing Sun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- immunomodulatory agents
- cancer immunotherapy
- drug delivery
- nanoparticles
- checkpoint inhibitors
- nanocarriers
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