AMF |
Alternating magnetic field |
ATO |
Arsenic trioxide |
Au |
Gold |
BBB |
Blood brain barrier |
BCNU |
Carmustine |
CED |
Convection enhanced delivery |
CQ |
Chloroquine |
CTX |
Chlorotoxin |
CSC |
Cancer stem cells |
DOX |
Doxorubicin |
EPR |
Enhanced permeability and retention effect |
Gd |
Gadolinium |
GBM |
Glioblastoma multiforme |
GMP |
Good manufacturing practice |
MHT |
Magnetic hyperthermia, the application of an alternating magnetic field on magnetic nanoparticles |
NK |
Natural killer |
PTX |
Paclitaxel |
PAM |
Polyacrylamide |
PAMAM |
Poly(amidoamine) |
PDT |
Photodynamic therapy, the application of a laser light on a photosensitizer to produce ROS |
PLGA |
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
PEG |
Polyethylene glycol |
PTT |
Photothermal therapy, the application of laser light on nanoparticles, producing heat through plasmonic effects |
RGD |
Arginylglycylaspartic acid peptide |
RNS |
Radical nitrogen species |
ROS |
Radical oxygen species |
T cells |
T lymphocytes |
TMZ |
Temozolomide |
TME |
Tumor microenvironment |
VEGF |
Vascular endothelium growth factor |