Integrating Precision Medicine with Nanotechnology to Overcome Drug Resistance in Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Methods and Technologies Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 34
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug resistance; ABC transporters; natural products; nanomaterials; tyrosine kinase inhibitors
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Dear Colleagues,
Integrating precision medicine with nanotechnology offers a transformative approach to overcoming drug resistance in cancer, a major challenge in oncology. Precision medicine tailors treatments to a patient's unique genetic, molecular, and environmental profile, enabling targeted therapies that address specific cancer characteristics. However, drug resistance often undermines these efforts, as cancer cells adapt to evade therapies. Nanotechnology enhances precision medicine by delivering drugs with unprecedented accuracy, using nanoparticles to target cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. Novel nanoscale carriers can also enable gene-editing-based therapy, bypass resistance mechanisms, and enhance therapeutic efficacy. Additionally, nanoparticles can co-deliver multiple drugs or combine therapeutics with imaging agents, facilitating real-time monitoring and personalized treatment adjustments. This Special Issue brings together cutting-edge research and perspectives on how this synergistic approach can transform cancer treatment by merging nanotechnology's precision delivery with genomic insights from precision medicine.
Dr. Yan Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- precision medicine
- nanotechnology
- drug resistance
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