Join the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) and Department of Radiology in our monthly seminar series. This month's speaker is Twan Lammers, PhD, DSc, Department of Nanomedicine and Theranostics at the Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging and Center for Biohybrid Medical Systems at RWTH Aachen University Clinic in Germany.
Talk Title: Smart Strategies to Improve Cancer Nanomedicine
Abstract: Nanomedicines are extensively employed to improve the efficacy and reduce the toxicity of (chemo-) therapeutic drugs. In the case of cancer, nanomedicines have traditionally relied on the “EPR” effect for target site accumulation, which is notoriously known to be variable, both in animal models and in patients. To tackle heterogeneity in target site accumulation and to improve the performance of cancer nanomedicines, we are working on systems and strategies to monitor and modulate tumor-directed drug delivery. In the present lecture, several of these strategies will be highlighted, including pharmacological and physical priming of tumor blood vessels and the microenvironment, and theranostic concepts for individualized and improved nanomedicine treatment.
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Monday, January 11, 2021 at 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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