New tools to boost the delivery of drugs to cancer tumours

The treatment of cancer tumours is made complex by their microenvironment and the abnormalities of the blood vessels sustaining them. The EU-funded NeoNaNo project has developed methods to improve drug delivery to tumours and improve the efficacy of anticancer therapy.

Health

© Prof Dr Twan Lammers

Keywords

NeoNaNo, cancer, imaging, liposomal dexamethasone, nanomedicine, visualisation, drug delivery, tumours

Project Information

NeoNaNo

Grant agreement ID: 309495

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2013

End date 31 December 2017

Funded under

• Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 1 356 000,00

EU contribution € 1 356 000,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM AACHEN
Germany