Active targeting of chemotherapy to disseminated tumors using nanoparticle-carrying T cells

Abstract

Nanoparticle-functionalized T cells actively transport a cytotoxic drug to systemic sites of lymphoma dissemination, enhancing the efficacy of antitumor chemotherapy.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 10, 2015
Source ID
10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa5447

Entities

People

  • Bonnie Huang
  • Darrell J Irvine
  • Samantha S. Luo
  • Sandra C. Bustamante López
  • Wuhbet D. Abraham
  • Yiran Zheng

Organizations

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Oncology (Cancer Research).

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Cancer Biotech