ROS-Mediated Nano Drug Delivery for Antitumor Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit original research papers and reviews in the field of ROS-mediated antitumor nanomedicine. ROS are a class of chemically reactive small molecules containing oxygen. Compared with normal cells, tumor cells generally have higher concentrations of ROS and are more susceptible to oxidative stress-induced cell death, which makes ROS-based therapies inherently tumor-selective. ROS-mediated tumor oxidation therapy and ROS-responsive drug delivery system are two key components of ROS-mediated therapies. Recently, ROS has emerged as an innovative and unique treatment mode as it can not only directly kill tumor cells but also induce immunogenic cell death (ICD) to activate the body’s immune responses. In addition, it can be easily generated and modulated by means of photodynamic therapy (PDT), sonodynamic therapy (SDT), chemodynamic therapy (CDT), radiodynamic therapy (RDT), microdynamic therapy (MDT), and electrodynamic therapy (EDT).

This Special Issue aims at gathering recent advancements in this field, encompassing topics such as PDT, SDT, CDT, RDT, MDT, EDT, ROS-mediated immunotherapy, ROS-responsive drug delivery system for anti-tumor nanomedicine, and other related topics.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: ROS-mediated tumor oxidation therapy/combination therapy, ROS-responsive anti-tumor drug delivery system, ROS-mediated tumor immunotherapy, and other related areas.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Yanjuan Huang
Dr. Xiaoyu Xu
Guest Editors

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