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. 2015 Jan 1;5(1):23–42. doi: 10.7150/thno.10202

Table 1.

Application of free aptamers as cancer-targeted therapeutics

Aptamer Target Cancer References
DNA aptamer DNA-binding proteins Ovarian cancer and breast cancer Mern et al. 2010 88, 89
DNA aptamer MCF-10TA1 cell Breast cancer Tan et al. 2011 90
DNA aptamer VEGF165 protein Human hepatocellular carcinoma Yung et al. 201391
DNA aptamer AGE product Melanoma Yamagishi et al. 2014 92
RNA aptamer CEA protein Colorectal cancer Lee et al. 2012 93
RNA aptamer MDSC and TAM Multiple carcinomas (colon, mammary, fibrosarcoma, melanoma) Serafini et al. 2012 85

AGE, advanced glycation end; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; MDSC, myeloid-derived suppressor cells; TAM, tumor-associated macrophage; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.