Review Article

Recent Trends in Nanocarrier-Based Targeted Chemotherapy: Selective Delivery of Anticancer Drugs for Effective Lung, Colon, Cervical, and Breast Cancer Treatment

Table 1

Nanocarriers for cancer either in the market or in clinical trials.

Commercial name (company)Drug/agentDelivery systemIndicationStatusRef.

Doxil®/Caelyx™ (Schering-Plough; Ortho Biotech)DoxorubicinLiposomeKaposi’s sarcoma; ovarian cancer; multiple myelomaApproved[68]
Myocet® (Sopherion; Cephalon)DoxorubicinLiposomeMetastatic breast cancerApproved[68]
Lipodox® (Sun)DoxorubicinLiposomeOvarian cancerApproved[69]
DaunoXome® (Galen)DaunorubicinLiposomeKaposi’s sarcomaApproved[70]
Marqibo® (Talon; Merrimack)VincristineLiposomeAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaApproved[68]
Onivyde® (Ipsen)IrinotecanLiposomePancreatic cancerApproved[71]
Oncaspar® (Enzon)PEG-L-asparaginasePolymeric nanoparticlesAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaApproved[69]
Eligard® (Tolmar)Leuprolide acetatePolymer (poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide))Prostate cancerApproved[72]
NanoTherm® (MagForce)Iron oxideIron nanoparticlesBrain tumorsApproved[73]
Abraxane® (Abraxis; AstraZeneca)PaclitaxelAlbumin-bound nanoparticlesVarious cancersApproved[68]
Rexin-G® (Epeius)Targeting protein marked phospholipid @ miRNA-122RetrovectorOsteosarcoma, pancreatic cancerApproved[74]
Ontak® (Eisai)Diphtheria toxin and interleukin 2 bound to liposomesProtein nanoparticlesT-cell lymphomaApproved[75]
Vyxeos (Jazz)Daunorubicin+cytarabineLiposomesAcute myeloid leukemiaApproved[76]
Genexol-PM® (Samyang Biopharm)PaclitaxelPolymeric micellesOvarian cancerPhase II[68]
LEP-ETU (NeoPharma)PaclitaxelLiposomesOvarian, breast, lung cancersPhase I/II[77]
Paclical (Oasmia)PaclitaxelMicellesOvarian cancerPhase III[78]
OSI-211 (OSI)LurtotecanLiposomesLung, ovarian cancerPhase II[79]
SGT-53 (SynerGene)Wild-type p53 geneLiposomesSolid tumors; glioblastoma; pancreatic cancerPhase II[80]
Atragen (Aronex)All-trans-retinoic acidLiposomalAcute promyelocytic leukemiaPhase II[79]
Lipoplatin (Regulon)CisplatinLiposomalVarious cancersPhase III[79]
Aurimmune (CytImmune Sciences)TNF-αColloidal gold nanoparticlesSolid tumorsPhase II[79]
NK012 (Nippon Kayaku)7-Ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecinPolymeric micelleAdvanced solid tumorPhase II[79]
NK105 (Nippon Kayaku)PaclitaxelMicellesMetastatic breast cancerPhase III[81]
PEP02 (Merrimack)IrinotecanLiposomesAdvanced solid tumorPhase I[82]
CriPec (Cristal)DocetaxelPolymeric micellesSolid tumorPhase I[76]
CRLX101 (Cerulean)CamptothecinCyclodextrin-based nanoparticlesNon-small-cell lung cancerPhase II completed[75]
ABI-009 (AADi)RapamycinAlbumin-bound nanoparticlesBladder cancerPhase I/II[79]
ThermoDox (Celsion)DoxorubicinThermal-sensitive liposomesHepatocellular carcinomaPhase III[83]
CPX-351 (Fred Hutchinson Research Center)Cytarabine+daunorubicinLiposomesAcute myeloid leukemiaPhase I/II[79]
LiPlaCis (Oncology Venture)CisplatinLiposomesVarious cancersPhase II[71]
PLM60 (CSPC ZhongQi)Mitoxantrone hydrochlorideLiposomesNon-Hodgkin lymphoma; breast cancerPhase I/II[84]
MM-302 (Merrimack)TrastuzumabLiposomesBreast cancerPhase I[78]
NBTXR3 (Nanobiotix)RadiotherapyHafnium oxide nanoparticlesLiver cancerPhase I/II[76]
Onco-TCS (Inex)VincristineLiposomesNon-Hodgkin’s lymphomaPhase I/II[79]
Aroplatin (Antigenics)Cisplatin analogLiposomesColorectal cancerPhase I/II[79]
EndoTAG-I (SynCore Biotechnology)PaclitaxelLiposomesBreast, pancreatic cancersPhase II[79]
Nektar-102 (Nektar)IrinotecanPEGylated liposomeBreast, colorectal cancersPhase III[79]
NKTR-105 (Nektar)DocetaxelPEG-docetaxelSolid tumorPhase I[85]