A safe and efficacious Pt(ii) anticancer prodrug: design, synthesis, in vitro efficacy, the role of carrier ligands and in vivo tumour growth inhibition.

Diaminocyclohexane-Pt(ii)-phenalenyl complexes (1 and 2) showed an appropriate balance between efficacy and toxicity. Compound 2 showed nearly two-fold higher tumour growth inhibition than oxaliplatin in a murine NSCLC tumour model, when a combined drug development approach was used. The fluorescent properties of phenalenone were utilized to understand the mechanistic details of the drug.

Improved Oral Bioavailability, Therapeutic Efficacy, and Reduced Toxicity of Tamoxifen-Loaded Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles.

Present investigation deals with formulation and evaluation of tamoxifen (TMX)-loaded liquid crystalline nanoparticles (TMX-LCNPs) for improving oral bioavailability and safety of the existing treatment. Hexagonal Glyceryl monooleate-based TMX-LCNPs (GLCNPs) and Phytantriol-based TMX-LCNPs (PLCNPs) were prepared by dilution-through-hydrotrope method for oral administration. Oleic acid was incorporated in the lipid matrix to enhance the drug loading in the LCNPs.