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selectivity; (3) the ability to carry multiple therapeutic agents, enabling targeted combination<br />

therapies; and (4) the ability to <strong>by</strong>pass physiological and biological barriers.<br />

We would all like to hasten the day when chemotherapy—the administration of non-specific,<br />

toxic anti-cancer agents—is relegated to medical history. Improvements in diagnostic screening<br />

and the development of drugs that target specific biological pathways have begun to turn the tide<br />

and contribute to a slow, yet consistent decline in death rates. While confirming that early diagnosis<br />

and targeted therapies are pointing us in the right direction, the progress is still incremental.<br />

Nanotechnology may be our best hope for overcoming many of the barriers faced <strong>by</strong> today’s drugs<br />

in the battle against cancer. The combined creative forces of engineering, chemistry, physics, and<br />

biology will beget new and hopefully transformative options to old, intractable problems.<br />

q <strong>2006</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Taylor</strong> & <strong>Francis</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>LLC</strong><br />

Piotr Grodzinski, Ph.D.<br />

National Cancer Institute

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