An isolated cancer-targeting peptide that includes at least two copies of the amino acid sequence PFLP (SEQ ID NO: 1) or PFLF (SEQ ID NO: 2). Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer. The composition contains the isolated cancer-targeting peptide and an anti-cancer agent. Further disclosed is a bispecific anti-cancer antibody that includes the isolated cancer-targeting peptide and an antigen-binding peptide that stimulates T cell activity. Methods are provided for treating cancer by administering the pharmaceutical composition or the bispecific anti-cancer antibody. Further provided is a method for diagnosing cancer by administering a radionuclide-labeled cancer-targeting peptide to an individual and imaging a location of the radionuclide.

In one aspect, the present invention relates to thermo-reversible hydrogel drug delivery compositions comprising at least one biodegradable copolymer drug carrier. In certain embodiments, the hydrogel compositions of the invention are optically clear and suitable for use in local delivery of ocular therapeutics. In other embodiments, the hydrogel compositions of the invention provide a means for controlled or sustained drug delivery.

The preparation of poly-2-oxazoline amphiphilic polymers and copolymers is described. Self-assembled particles comprising these amphiphilic polymers and which are useful for the targeted delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents are also described.

Disclosed are copolymer micelles for simultaneous delivery of Cas9 mRNA and guide RNA for Cas9 CRISPR gene editing. Also disclosed are copolymer micelles for simultaneous delivery of a therapeutic or diagnostic nucleic acid and a cross-linking or alkylating anticancer agent.

Various oil-in-water (O/W) nanoemulsions containing an oil phase or oil core, preferably selected from vitamin E or oleic acid, stabilized by a sphingolipid of the sphingomyelin type, and optionally other lipids such as phospholipids, cholesterol, octadecylamine, DOTAP (N-[1-(2,3-Dioleoyloxy) propyl]-N, N, N-trimethylammonium methyl-sulfate), and PEGylated derivatives (derivatives with polyethylene glycol), for use as a nanotech vehicle, for example for the management of cancer and metastatic disease. Said nanoemulsions can be functionalized with ligands capable of interacting or binding to receptors expressed on the cell membrane of tumor cells, and in particular capable of interacting or binding to receptors expressed on the membrane of primary and/or disseminated or metastatic tumor cells. Also, antitumor drugs or therapeutic biomolecules can be encapsulated in said nanoemulsions and, finally, contrast agents can be incorporated for their use in the in vivo diagnosis in said nanoemulsions.

The disclosure provides nanoemulsion compositions and methods of making and using thereof to deliver a bioactive agent such as a nucleic acid to a subject. The nanoemulsion composition comprises a hydrophobic core based on inorganic nanoparticles in a lipid nanoparticle that allows imaging as well as delivering nucleic acids. Methods of using these particles for treatment and vaccination are also provided.

The present invention relates to an enzymatic stimuli-responsive amphiphilic hybrid delivery system in micellar form, based on a hydrophilic polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer conjugated to a hydrophobic dendron. The delivery system disassembles upon enzymatic stimuli/cleavage. The present invention further provides methods of use of the hybrid delivery system and to a kit comprising the same.

The disclosure provides nanoemulsion compositions and methods of making and using thereof to deliver a bioactive agent such as a nucleic acid to a subject. The nanoemulsion composition comprises a hydrophobic core based on inorganic nanoparticles in a lipid nanoparticle that allows imaging as well as delivering nucleic acids. Methods of using these particles for treatment and vaccination are also provided.

The present disclosure provides compositions which shown preferential targeting or delivery of a nucleic acid composition to a particular organ. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a steroid or sterol, an ionizable cationic lipid, a phospholipid, a PEG lipid, and a permanently cationic lipid which may be used to deliver a nucleic acid.

The invention relates to the treatment of cancer. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising a micelle construct attached to a glut-1 antibody and a curcumin molecule. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating colon and/or breast cancer by administering a therapeutically effective amount of composition comprising a targeted construct attached to an inhibitor of NF-kB.