A groundbreaking review highlights how advanced nanoplatforms can synergistically integrate ferroptosis, immunotherapy, and multimodal imaging to optimize cancer therapy.
Key Details
- 1Comprehensive review by Chengdu University researchers details nanoparticle-enabled ferroptosis–immunotherapy strategies for cancer.
- 2Design principles include AI-enabled optimization, rational material selection, and multifunctional integration.
- 3Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers allow tumor-specific delivery and activation of therapeutics.
- 4Integration of imaging modalities (MRI, fluorescence, photoacoustic, ultrasound) enables real-time therapy monitoring.
- 5Clinical translation is supported by FDA-approved drugs and nanomedicines such as mRNA vaccines and TLR agonists.
- 6Identifies challenges and outlines solutions for advancing ferroptosis–immunotherapy nanoplatforms from bench to clinic.
Why It Matters
This work provides a roadmap for engineering multifunctional nanoplatforms that can both treat and monitor cancer in real-time, using imaging to guide therapy and optimize outcomes. Its interdisciplinary approach is critical to accelerating clinical translation of these next-generation therapeutic systems.
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