Nanoformulations for cancer therapy

Abstract

Recent progress in the field of science and technology has catered us with new dimensions to understand the origin and complexity of biological events associated with the development of cancer. Growth of cancer is a multi-stage process which involves diverse genetic alterations and cellular signalling pathways, responsible for the development and maturation of tumours. Based on the recent advancement, several new strategies in cancer therapy are now available that offers better therapeutic results. However, there are a number of issues still existing which need to be addressed intensely to obtain effective results in cancer therapy thereby decreasing the mortality rate. Moreover, generation of resistant cancer cells after treatment with conventional methods is liable to depict an adverse scenario in cancer therapy, which demands new therapeutic and diagnostic modules in order to combat this fatal disease.