Transdermal drug delivery is an appealing option except for oral and hypodermic administration.With the advancement of skin penetration strategies,various anticancer therapeutics ranging from liphilic small-molecule d...Transdermal drug delivery is an appealing option except for oral and hypodermic administration.With the advancement of skin penetration strategies,various anticancer therapeutics ranging from liphilic small-molecule drugs to hydrophilic biomacromolecules,can be administered transdermally,offering an optional regimen to treat skin cancers.In addition,the activation of the skin immune systems can also assist the treatment of distal sites.Current approaches on enhancing the transdermal delivery efficacy of anticancer drugs are summarized in this review.We also survey recent advances in micro-and nanotechnology-based transdermal formulations for cancer treatment,such as chemotherapy,gene therapy,immunotherapy,phototherapy and combination therapy.New penetration enhancers,materials,formulations and their hypothesized mechanisms for transdermal delivery are highlighted.Advantages and limitations regarding the state-of-the-art transdermal delivery technologies,as well as future perspective are also discussed.展开更多
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China for Excellent Young Scholars(No.BK20190084)the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST and National Students’platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program(No.201910291094Z)to T.Y.J.and the UCLA start-up package to Z.G.
文摘Transdermal drug delivery is an appealing option except for oral and hypodermic administration.With the advancement of skin penetration strategies,various anticancer therapeutics ranging from liphilic small-molecule drugs to hydrophilic biomacromolecules,can be administered transdermally,offering an optional regimen to treat skin cancers.In addition,the activation of the skin immune systems can also assist the treatment of distal sites.Current approaches on enhancing the transdermal delivery efficacy of anticancer drugs are summarized in this review.We also survey recent advances in micro-and nanotechnology-based transdermal formulations for cancer treatment,such as chemotherapy,gene therapy,immunotherapy,phototherapy and combination therapy.New penetration enhancers,materials,formulations and their hypothesized mechanisms for transdermal delivery are highlighted.Advantages and limitations regarding the state-of-the-art transdermal delivery technologies,as well as future perspective are also discussed.
