Self-healing hydrogels for enhancing chemotherapy drug efficacy: Advancements in anti-sarcoma and carcinoma therapies and clinical trial feasibility

HIGHLIGHTS·Site-specific administration is key for optimizing anticancer drug administration;self-healing hydrogels may allow this at reasonable costs and reproducibility.·Self-healing hydrogels have several real-world therapeutic applications,including drug administration.·Self-healing hydrogels are yet to be utilized for chemotherapy drug administration in clinical trials.