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TL;DR: An overview of PEGylation involving proteins, enzymes, low molecular weight drugs, liposomes and nanoparticles that has been developed, clinically tried for anti-cancer therapy during the last decade is discussed.
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About: This article is published in Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The article was published on 01 Jun 2016. and is currently open access. The article focuses on the topics: PEGylation & Targeted drug delivery.
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