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    Dual Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy Using Graphene Oxide‐Based Nanoplatforms


    Žárská, Ludmila, Moynihan, Eoin, Rossi, Arianna, Bassi, Giada, Balatková, Pavlína, Campodoni, Elisabetta, Cameo, Maria Galiana, Montesi, Monica, Montagner, Diego, Ranc, Vaclav and Panseri, Silvia (2024) Dual Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy Using Graphene Oxide‐Based Nanoplatforms. Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 4 (9). ISSN 2699-9307

    Abstract

    Many types of cancer are currently treated using a combination of chemotherapeutics, but unfortunately, this strategy is considerably limited by severe side effects. The current development of nanocarriers enables the use of multiple drugs anchored on one unique platform thus enhancing the initiated therapeutic effect and minimizing the possibility of drug resistance. In this context, a graphene‐oxide‐based 2D nanoplatform is developed, which is functionalized using highly branched polyethylene‐glycol and a multimodal set of two drugs with various mechanisms of action, namely Pt‐based complex (a Pt(IV) prodrugs based on cisplatin) and doxorubicin (DOX). We performed in vitro 2D screening on two cancer cell lines, namely glioblastoma and osteosarcoma, that were selected as models of two aggressive tumors that remain a massive challenge in oncology. The therapeutic effect of the developed nano‐platform is higher at lower concentrations (15 μ m of Pt‐drug, 0.6 μ m DOX) compared to the impact of the free drugs. This indicates a possible positive effect of the accumulation and transport of the drugs using this nanoplatform. Results obtained on 3D cell models using MG63 osteosarcoma cells uncovered an understandable lowered diffusion profile of the developed nanoplatforms, compared to the application of free drugs.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Dual Drug Delivery; Cancer Therapy; Graphene Oxide-Based Nanoplatforms;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Chemistry
    Item ID: 20846
    Identification Number: 10.1002/anbr.202400026
    Depositing User: Diego Montagner
    Date Deposited: 18 Nov 2025 16:23
    Journal or Publication Title: Advanced NanoBiomed Research
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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