Combination Therapy and Nanoparticulate Systems: Smart Approaches for the Effective Treatment of Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer has become one of the biggest concerns for oncologists in the past few decades because of its unpredictable etiopathology and nonavailability of personalized translational medicine. The number of women getting affected by breast cancer has increased dramatically, owing to lifestyle and environmental changes. Besides, the development of multidrug resistance has become a challenge in the therapeutic management of breast cancer. Studies reveal that the use of monotherapy is not effective in the management of breast cancer due to high toxicity and the development of resistance. Combination therapies, such as radiation therapy with adjuvant therapy, endocrine therapy with chemotherapy, and targeted therapy with immunotherapy, are found to be effective. Thus, multimodal and combina

SUBMITTER: Gadag S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7355786 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature