Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Recent advancement in nanotechnology provide effective and safe drug delivery systems for successful delivery of anticancer agents via nanoparticles. Anticancer therapies mostly depends on the ability of the drug to reach their cellular and subcellular target sites, while minimizing accumulation and side effects at non specific sites. Nanosized particles have novel structural and physical properties that attracting great interests from pharmaceuticals for targeted delivery of anticancer drugs. Nanocarries are able to reduce cytotoxic effects of the active anticancer drugs by increasing cancer cells targeting in comparison to conventional formulations. This review focuses on classification, method of preparation, characterization, application of nanoparticles in cancer treatments.