Advances in the application of nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Bo Sun
    • Yantian Fang
    • Zhengyang Li
    • Zongyou Chen
    • Jianbin Xiang
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  • Published online on: December 2, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2014.470
  • Pages: 274-280
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Abstract

Nanotechnology has broad application prospects in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Integrating chemistry, engineering, biology and medicine, nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary research field. Nanoscale imaging technology significantly improves the precision and accuracy of tumor diagnosis. Nanocarriers are able to significantly improve the accuracy of dose and targeted drug delivery and reduce the toxic side effects. This review focuses on the emerging roles of these innovative technologies in gastrointestinal cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. Although several problems and barriers are hampering the development of nanodevices, the potential for nanotechnologies to function as multimodal nanotheranostic agents will likely pave the way for the fight against gastrointestinal cancer.
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Sun B, Fang Y, Li Z, Chen Z and Xiang J: Advances in the application of nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors (Review). Mol Clin Oncol 3: 274-280, 2015
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Sun, B., Fang, Y., Li, Z., Chen, Z., & Xiang, J. (2015). Advances in the application of nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors (Review). Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 3, 274-280. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2014.470
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Sun, B., Fang, Y., Li, Z., Chen, Z., Xiang, J."Advances in the application of nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors (Review)". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3.2 (2015): 274-280.
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Sun, B., Fang, Y., Li, Z., Chen, Z., Xiang, J."Advances in the application of nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tumors (Review)". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 3, no. 2 (2015): 274-280. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2014.470