Review Article

Smart Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Application: Development of Versatile Nanocarrier Platforms in Biotechnology and Nanomedicine

Table 1

List of relevant (polymer-based and lipid-based) organic and inorganic (and metallic) nanomedicines approved by the FDA.

Clinical productsFormulationIndicationCompanyYear

Polymer-based nanoparticles
RenagelPoly(allylamine hydrochloride)Chronic kidney diseaseSanofi2000
EligardLeuprolide acetate and polymer PLGA (poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide))Prostate cancerTolmar2002
EstrasorbMicellar estradiolMenopausal therapyNovavax2003
Cimzia/certolizumab pegolPEGylated antibody fragment (certolizumab)Crohn’s disease
Rheumatoid/psoriatic arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
UCB2008-2013
Genexol-PMmPEG-PLA micelle loaded with paclitaxelMetastatic breast cancerSamyang Corporation2007
South Korea
AdynovatePolymer-protein conjugate (PEGylated factor VIII)HemophiliaBaxalta2015

Lipid-based nanoparticles
Doxil/CaelyxLiposomal doxorubicinOvarian, breast cancer, Kaposi’s sarcoma, and multiple myelomaJanssen1995-2008
DaunoXomeLiposomal daunorubicinAIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcomaGalen1996
MyocetLiposomal doxorubicinCombination therapy with cyclophosphamide in metastatic breast cancerElan Pharmaceuticals2000
MarqiboLiposomal vincristineAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaTalon Therapeutics Inc.2012
AmBisomeLiposomal amphotericin BFungal/protozoal infectionsGilead Sciences
VisudyneLiposomal verteporfinChoroidal neovascularisation, macular degeneration, wet age-related, myopia, and ocular histoplasmosisBausch and Lomb2000
OnivydeLiposomal irinotecanPancreatic cancerMerrimack2015

Inorganic and metallic nanoparticles
INFedIron dextran (low MW)Iron deficiency in chronic kidney disease (CKD)Sanofi Aventis1957
Feridex/EndoremSPION coated with dextranImaging agentAMAG Pharmaceuticals1996-2008
VenoferIron sucroseIron deficiency in chronic kidney disease (CKD)Luitpold Pharmaceuticals2000
GastroMARK; umiremSPION coated with siliconeImaging agentAMAG Pharmaceuticals2001-2009
NanoThermIron oxideGlioblastomaMagForce2010