A ‘Click’ Toward Localized Chemotherapy

June 5, 2014

(Nanowerk) – Platinum-based chemotherapy drugs are commonly used to treat a wide variety of solid tumors, including cancers affecting the breast, colon and lung. However, only a small amount of these anticancer drugs typically reaches the target organ system. This inefficiency not only reduces the efficacy of the drug; it also leads to severe side effects, ranging from nausea to kidney toxicity or deafness.