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SUBMITTER: Huxford RC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3840543 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huxford Rachel C RC Dekrafft Kathryn E KE Boyle William S WS Liu Demin D Lin Wenbin W
Chemical science 20120101 1
Nanoscale coordination polymers (NCPs) have been demonstrated as an interesting platform for drug delivery, as they possess many advantages over small-molecule chemotherapeutics, such as high payloads, lower systemic toxicity, tunability, and enhanced tumor uptake. Existing formulations for the delivery of methotrexate (MTX), an antifolate cancer drug, have very low drug loadings. Herein, we report the incorporation of MTX as a building block in an NCP formulation with exceptionally high drug lo ...[more]