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Design, Development And Evaluation Of Erlotinib-Loaded Hybrid Nanoparticles For Targeted Drug Delivery To Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer, Bivash Mandal

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The objective of this work was to design, develop and evaluate erlotinib-loaded coreshell type lipid albumin hybrid nanoparticles (CSLAHNPs) for targeted drug delivery to nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Erlotinib (ETB) is a highly selective, potent and reversible inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR) which is overexpressed (50-90%) in NSCLC. ETB is marketed as film coated tablets for oral delivery. However, poor survival rate along with life-threatening adverse effects were reported from oral administration. Nanoparticulate delivery system of ETB might be advantageous to target the tumor cells, thereby increasing therapeutic efficacy and reducing off-targeting toxicities of ETB …