Recent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatment

Abstract As a typical solid tumor, breast cancer is characterized by a tumor microenvironment featuring hypoxia, acidosis, and highly reductive conditions. These factors contribute to treatment resistance (e.g., chemoresistance) through various mechanisms, thereby diminishing therapeutic efficacy. C...

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Main Authors: Sirui Hang, Liu Xu, Ruixue Ma, Huiqin Xu, Xiaojuan Zhang, Chuanchuan He
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2025-08-01
Series:Discover Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-03329-x
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Liu Xu
Ruixue Ma
Huiqin Xu
Xiaojuan Zhang
Chuanchuan He
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description Abstract As a typical solid tumor, breast cancer is characterized by a tumor microenvironment featuring hypoxia, acidosis, and highly reductive conditions. These factors contribute to treatment resistance (e.g., chemoresistance) through various mechanisms, thereby diminishing therapeutic efficacy. Calcium peroxide (CaO2) can generate multiple bioactive molecules (metal ions, H2O2, O2, and OH−) in acidic or neutral environment, making it a promising biomaterial for cancer therapy. Recently, breast cancer has been extensively targeted using CaO2 nanoparticles in both cellular and murine models. In this review, we first provide a summary of strategies employing CaO2 nanomedicine-based breast cancer therapies, then discuss the obstacles and development directions of CaO2 application in breast cancer therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-03cfadcab5ca4146b042f9e8ddad832e2025-08-20T03:46:28ZengSpringerDiscover Oncology2730-60112025-08-0116111110.1007/s12672-025-03329-xRecent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatmentSirui Hang0Liu Xu1Ruixue Ma2Huiqin Xu3Xiaojuan Zhang4Chuanchuan He5Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityAffiliated Hospital of Jiaxing UniversityDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Medicine, Jiaxing UniversityJiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Affiliated Women and Children Hospital, Jiaxing UniversityDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Medicine, Jiaxing UniversityJiaxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Affiliated Women and Children Hospital, Jiaxing UniversityAbstract As a typical solid tumor, breast cancer is characterized by a tumor microenvironment featuring hypoxia, acidosis, and highly reductive conditions. These factors contribute to treatment resistance (e.g., chemoresistance) through various mechanisms, thereby diminishing therapeutic efficacy. Calcium peroxide (CaO2) can generate multiple bioactive molecules (metal ions, H2O2, O2, and OH−) in acidic or neutral environment, making it a promising biomaterial for cancer therapy. Recently, breast cancer has been extensively targeted using CaO2 nanoparticles in both cellular and murine models. In this review, we first provide a summary of strategies employing CaO2 nanomedicine-based breast cancer therapies, then discuss the obstacles and development directions of CaO2 application in breast cancer therapy.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-03329-xCaO2Breast cancerROSHypoxia
spellingShingle Sirui Hang
Liu Xu
Ruixue Ma
Huiqin Xu
Xiaojuan Zhang
Chuanchuan He
Recent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatment
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CaO2
Breast cancer
ROS
Hypoxia
title Recent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatment
title_full Recent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatment
title_fullStr Recent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatment
title_full_unstemmed Recent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatment
title_short Recent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatment
title_sort recent advances in calcium peroxide nanomedicines for breast cancer treatment
topic CaO2
Breast cancer
ROS
Hypoxia
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-025-03329-x
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