Home Products Cited in Publications Worldwide Fluorinated albumin nanocages dually target CAFs and tumor cells to potentiate bladder cancer chemoimmunotherapy
J. Control. Release,2025,114246.
Miao, Zhijun; Xu, Anan; Shen, Gang; Tang, Siyi; Luo, Jie; Yang, Jiajian; Chen, Zhe; Pu, Jinxian; Yang, Tao
DOI:10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.114246 PMID:40972824
Immunogenic cell death (ICD) induced by chemotherapeutics holds promise for cancer therapy, but limited drug penetration across the bladder mucosa and an immune-excluded tumor microenvironment (TME) have hindered success in bladder cancer. Here, we develop fluorinated albumin nanocages as transmucosal delivery vesicles that concurrently target cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and tumor cells to potentiate chemoimmunotherapy. Surface fluorination enables mucosal penetration, while recognition of secreted protein acidic and cysteine-rich (SPARC) protein ensures selective uptake by CAFs and tumor cells. Encapsulated chemotherapeutics enhance ICD through inhibition of the Bcl-2 pathway, promoting tumor cell death. Simultaneous CAF disruption reduces stromal fibrosis, facilitating anti-PD-L1 antibody delivery and T-cell infiltration. This dual-targeting strategy synergizes ICD with immune checkpoint blockade to eradicate bladder tumors by recruiting cytotoxic T cells and suppressing immunosuppressive phenotypes. Ex vivo studies in freshly resected human bladder tumors further validated the translational potential. Our findings highlight fluorinated albumin nanocages as a versatile transmucosal platform to remodel the tumor-stroma axis and amplify chemoimmunotherapy in bladder cancer.
uorinated albumin nanocages ; transmucosal delivery ; cancer-associated fibroblasts ; chemoimmunotherapy ; bladder cancer

