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. 2016 Sep;1(9):16069.
doi: 10.1038/natrevmats.2016.69. Epub 2016 Sep 7.

Cancer nanomedicine: Is targeting our target?

Twan Lammers  1 , Fabian Kiessling  2 , Marianne Ashford  3 , Wim Hennink  4 , Daan Crommelin  4 , Gert Storm  5
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Cancer nanomedicine: Is targeting our target?

Twan Lammers et al. Nat Rev Mater. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Nanomedicine may have a delivery problem. Rigorous, realistic and holistic rethinking is needed to improve nanomedicine performance and increase patient benefit.

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statement: The authors declare no competing interests.

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