Mechanism of tumor-targeted delivery of macromolecular drugs, including the EPR effect in solid tumor and clinical overview of the prototype polymeric drug SMANCS
Hiroshi Maeda(Kumamoto University), Toshimitsu Konno(Kumamoto University), Tomohiro Sawa(Teikyo University)
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