The book covers the latest developments in biologically-inspired and derived nanomedicine for cancer therapy. The purpose of the book is to illustrate the significance of naturally-mimicking systems for enhancing the dose delivered to the tumor, to improve stability, and prolong the circulation time. Moreover, readers are presented with advanced materials such as adjuvants for immunostimulation in cancer vaccines. The book also provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of academic research. This is an ideal book for students, researchers, and professors working in nanotechnology, cancer, targeted drug delivery, controlled drug release, materials science, and biomaterials as well as companies developing cancer immunotherapy.

Part 1. 101 ways on conventional nanotherapies and how to spice it up. Conventional nanosized drug delivery systems for cancer applications / Cristian Vergallo [and 9 others] -- Homing peptides for cancer therapy / Prakash Lingasamy and Tambet Teesalu -- Radiolabeling of theranostic nanosystems / Sudeep Das [and 3 others] -- Boosting nanomedicine efficacy with hyperbaric oxygen therapy / XiaoXian Wang [and 6 others] -- part 2. Shuffle it up with innovative treatment modalities. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as carriers for biomolecules in cancer therapy / Berrin Küçüktürkmen and Jessica M. Rosenholm -- Clearable nanoparticles for cancer photothermal therapy / Jun Zhao, Xin Long, and Min Zhou -- Biohybrid nanosystems for cancer treatment: merging the best of two worlds / Flavia Fontana, Raquél Bartolo, and Hélder A. Santos -- Electrospun nanofibers for cancer therapy / Huanhuan Luo [and 5 others] -- Nanoneedle-based materials for intracellular studies / Julia E. Sero and Molly M. Stevens -- part 3. Test, repeat, and test again. In vitro assays for nanoparticle--cancer cell interaction studies / Tomás Bauleth-Ramos and Bruno Sarmento -- 3D tumor spheroid models for in vitro therapeutic screening of nanoparticles / Simonas Daunys [and 4 others] -- In vitro and in vivo tumor models for the evaluation of anticancer nanoparticles / Teresa R. Abreu [and 4 others] -- part 4. It is all a matter of immunity. Nanotechnology for the development of nanovaccines in cancer immunotherapy / Maria Aurora Grimaudo -- Viral nanoparticles: cancer vaccines and immune modulators / Manlio Fusciello, Erkko Ylösmäki, and Vincenzo Cerullo -- Industrial perspective on immunotherapy / Sara Ravasio -- Index.