title: Clinical experience of targeted therapy.
abstract: Drug targeting (i.e. administration of a drug-carrier conjugate which delivers active drug selectively to a particular tissue) has recently evolved into a new subdiscipline of experimental pharmacy/pharmacology. However, clinical experience with targeted therapy is very limited to date. This review summarizes human studies of targeted therapy. Indications for which drug targeting has been attempted include neoplastic disorders, fungal infections, enzyme replacement, hematologic and immune disorders, and iron storage disease. To date, no single drug targeting system is recommendable for routine clinical use, but present results justify further clinical evaluation in a number of situations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vienna University School of Medicine, Austria.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Eichler
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004337:Drug Carriers; D006801:Humans; D000922:Immunotoxins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008863:Microspheres; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004337:Drug Carriers; D000922:Immunotoxins