Drug Delivery (Dec 2022)

[223Ra] RaCl2 nanomicelles showed potent effect against osteosarcoma: targeted alpha therapy in the nanotechnology era

  • Yang Yang,
  • Luciana Magalhães Rebelo Alencar,
  • Martha Sahylí Ortega Pijeira,
  • Beatriz da Silva Batista,
  • Alefe Roger Silva França,
  • Erick Rafael Dias Rates,
  • Ruana Cardoso Lima,
  • Sara Gemini-Piperni,
  • Ralph Santos-Oliveira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/10717544.2021.2005719
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 1
pp. 186 – 191

Abstract

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The treatment of bone metastatsis as primary bone cancer itself is still a challenge. The use od radium dichloride ([223Ra] RaCl2) has emerged in the last few years as one of the best treatment choice for bone cancer, with especial focus in bone metastasis. The alpha-emitter radiopharmaceutical has showed potent and efficient results in several clinical trials. In this study we have formulated radium dichloride ([223Ra] RaCl2) nanomicelles in order to evaluate and compare with pure radium dichloride ([223Ra] RaCl2). The results showed that nanomicelles at the same dose had a superior effect (20% higher efficient) when compared with pure radium dichloride ([223Ra] RaCl2). The results corroborated the effectiveness of the nanosystem validating the application of nanotechnology in alpha-radiotherapy with radium dichloride ([223Ra] RaCl2).

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