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Table 4 Application of GBNs in magnetothermal therapy

From: Graphene-based nanomaterials for breast cancer treatment: promising therapeutic strategies

References

Type of GBN

Targeting ligands

Modification

Drugs

Properties

Cell line

Animal model

Results

[187]

GO

_

PEI, IONPs

DOX

Intratumorally injected

MCF-7

BALB/c mice

Led to more apoptosis and demonstrated higher antitumor efficacy combined with AMF

[188]

rGO

_

SPIONs, PEG

_

_

MCF-7

_

Enhanced the magnetothermal ablation efficacy

[189]

GO

HA

_

DOX, PTX

Targeted delivery

MDA-MB-231, BT-474

_

MTT was used to enhance the efficacy of chemotherapeutics in killing tumor cells

[190]

GO

_

FVIOs

_

Combined magnetothermal effect and ROS-related immunologic effect

4T1

A mouse 4T1 cell subcutaneous breast tumor model

Eliminated the tumor at a low dose and short time under AMF exposure

  1. PEI, polyethylenimine; IONPs, iron oxide nanoparticles; FVIOs, ferrimagnetic vortex-domain iron oxide nanorings; AMF, alternating magnetic field