Liposomes-enabled cancer chemoimmunotherapy

Biomaterials. 2025 Feb:313:122801. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122801. Epub 2024 Sep 3.

Abstract

Chemoimmunotherapy is an emerging paradigm in the clinic for treating several malignant diseases, such as non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, and large B-cell lymphoma. However, the efficacy of this strategy is still restricted by serious adverse events and a high therapeutic termination rate, presumably due to the lack of tumor-targeted distribution of both chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic agents. Targeted drug delivery has the potential to address this issue. Among the most promising nanocarriers in clinical translation, liposomes have drawn great attention in cancer chemoimmunotherapy in recent years. Liposomes-enabled cancer chemoimmunotherapy has made significant progress in clinics, with impressive therapeutic outcomes. This review summarizes the latest preclinical and clinical progress in liposome-enabled cancer chemoimmunotherapy and discusses the challenges and future directions of this field.

Keywords: Biomimetic; Cancer therapy; Chemoimmunotherapy; Liposomes; PD-L1.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy* / methods
  • Liposomes* / chemistry
  • Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms* / therapy

Substances

  • Liposomes
  • Antineoplastic Agents