Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Cancer Res. 2013 Apr 15;73(8):2412-7. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-12-4561. Epub 2013 Feb 19.
Enhanced permeability of the tumor vasculature allows macromolecules to enter the tumor interstitial space, whereas the suppressed lymphatic filtration allows them to stay there. This phenomenon, enhanced permeability and retention (EPR), has been the basis of nanotechnology platforms to deliver drugs to tumors. However, progress in developing effective drugs using this approach has been hampered by heterogeneity of EPR effect in different tumors and limited experimental data from patients on effectiveness of this mechanism as related to enhanced drug accumulation. This report summarizes the workshop discussions on key issues of the EPR effect and major gaps that need to be addressed to effectively advance nanoparticle-based drug delivery.
肿瘤血管的通透性增强使大分子能够进入肿瘤间质空间,而抑制的淋巴过滤则使它们能够留在那里。这种现象,即增强的通透性和保留(EPR),一直是纳米技术平台将药物递送到肿瘤的基础。然而,利用这种方法开发有效药物的进展受到不同肿瘤中 EPR 效应的异质性以及患者关于该机制与增强药物积累相关的有效性的有限实验数据的阻碍。本报告总结了关于 EPR 效应的关键问题和需要解决的主要差距的研讨会讨论,以有效推进基于纳米粒子的药物输送。