New generation of drug-loaded lipid nanocapsule hydrogel : a sustained and specific drug delivery system against glioblastoma

• Main Author: Farooq, Umer
• Other Authors: Αντιμησιάρη, Σοφία
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Glioblastoma; Hydrogels; Lipids nanocapsules; Chemotherapy; Γλοιοβλάστωμα; Υδρογέλες; Νανοκάψουλες λιπιδίων; Χημειοθεραπεία

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a malignant brain tumor which results in high mortality. The current standard of care consists of surgical resection combined with adjuvant radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. But due to recurrences from residual infiltrated GBM cells at the border of resection, the median surviv...