Commentary Open Access
Volume 5 | Issue 6 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/immunology.5.185
Commentary on “Osteosarcoma from the Unknown to the Use of Exosomes as a Versatile and Dynamic Therapeutic Approach”
Ana Figueiras1,2,*
- 1Univ Coimbra, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- 2Univ Coimbra, LAQV, REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, Portugal
Corresponding Author
Ana Figueiras, anaeiraa@gmail.com or arrfigueiras@gmail.com
Received Date: December 06, 2023
Accepted Date: December 26, 2023
Figueiras A. Commentary on “Osteosarcoma from the Unknown to the Use of Exosomes as a Versatile and Dynamic Therapeutic Approach”. J Cell Immunol. 2023;5(6):193-194.
Copyright: © 2023 Figueiras A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Commentary on “Osteosarcoma from the Unknown to the Use of Exosomes as a Versatile and Dynamic Therapeutic Approach”
This commentary mentions to our published article that intends to describe the properties that turn exosomes (Exo) into an efficient, as well as safe nanovesicle for drug delivery and treatment of osteosarcoma (OS). Nowadays, the results of conventional treatments are still unsatisfactory, mainly, in patients with recurrent disease or metastatic.