PMID- 29742345 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190710 LR - 20190710 IS - 1526-4602 (Electronic) IS - 1525-7797 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 7 DP - 2018 Jul 9 TI - Tumor Specific and Renal Excretable Star-like Triblock Polymer-Doxorubicin Conjugates for Safe and Efficient Anticancer Therapy. PG - 2849-2862 LID - 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00425 [doi] AB - Efficient tumor accumulation and body clearance are two paralleled requirements for ideal nanomedicines. However, it is hard for both to be met simultaneously. The inefficient clearance often restrains the application of drug delivery systems (DDSs), especially for high-dosage administration. In this study, the star-like and block structures are combined to enhance the tumor specific targeting of the parent structures and obtain additional renal excretion property. The influences of polymer architectures and chemical compositions on the physicochemical and biological properties, particularly the simultaneous achievement of tumor accumulation and renal clearance, have been investigated. Among the tested conjugates, an eight-arm triblock star polymer based on poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly( N-(2-hydroxyl) methacrylamide) (PHPMA) is found to simultaneously fulfill the requirements of superior tumor accumulation and efficient renal clearance due to the appropriate micelle size and reversible aggregation process. On the basis of this conjugate, 60 mg/kg of Dox equivalent (much higher than the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Dox) can be administered to efficiently suppress tumor growth without causing any obvious toxicity. This work provides a new approach to design polymer-drug conjugates for tumor specific application, which can simultaneously address the efficacy and safety concerns. FAU - Tang, Hao AU - Tang H FAU - Zhang, Jiajing AU - Zhang J AD - The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics , Beijing Hospital and Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Chinese Ministry of Health , Beijing 100730 , China. FAU - Tang, Jin AU - Tang J FAU - Shen, Yi AU - Shen Y FAU - Guo, Wenxuan AU - Guo W FAU - Zhou, Min AU - Zhou M FAU - Wang, Ruihua AU - Wang R FAU - Jiang, Ni AU - Jiang N FAU - Gan, Zhihua AU - Gan Z FAU - Yu, Qingsong AU - Yu Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2165-3054 LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180521 PL - United States TA - Biomacromolecules JT - Biomacromolecules JID - 100892849 RN - 0 (Acrylamides) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Nanoconjugates) RN - 3WJQ0SDW1A (Polyethylene Glycols) RN - 80168379AG (Doxorubicin) RN - K67NG89J77 (methacrylamide) SB - IM MH - Acrylamides/chemistry MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*administration & dosage/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Doxorubicin/*administration & dosage/analogs & derivatives/pharmacokinetics MH - Female MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Nanoconjugates/adverse effects/*chemistry MH - Polyethylene Glycols/chemistry MH - Renal Elimination MH - Tissue Distribution EDAT- 2018/05/10 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/11 06:00 CRDT- 2018/05/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00425 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomacromolecules. 2018 Jul 9;19(7):2849-2862. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00425. Epub 2018 May 21.