Hyaluronate–Flt1 peptide conjugate/epirubicin micelles for theranostic application to liver cancers†
Abstract
Cancer theranostic systems using polymeric micelles are emerging for simultaneous diagnosis and therapy. In this work, we have developed hyaluronate (HA)–Flt1 peptide conjugate micelles encapsulating epirubicin for theranostic treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Intravital bioimaging without labelling and in vivo anti-tumor therapeutic effect clearly confirmed the feasibility of HA–Flt1 peptide conjugate/epirubicin micelles for target-specific theranostic treatment of liver cancers.