γ‐Fe2O3 Loading Mitoxantrone and Glucose Oxidase for pH‐Responsive Chemo/Chemodynamic/Photothermal Synergistic Cancer Therapy

Traditional cancer therapy is limited by poor prognosis and risk of recurrence. Emerging therapies offer alternatives to these problems. In addition, synergistic therapy can combine the advantages of multiple therapies to eliminate cancer cells while attenuating damage to normal tissues. Herein, a theranostic nanoplatform based on the chemotherapeutic drug mitoxantrone (MTO) and glucose oxidase (GOx) co‐loaded γ‐Fe2O3 nanoparticles (MTO‐GOx@γ‐Fe2O3 NPs) is designed and prepared to realize photoacoustic imaging‐guided chemo/chemodynamic/photothermal (CT/CDT/PTT) synergistic cancer therapy. With a particle size of about 86.2 nm, the synthesized MTO‐GOx@γ‐Fe2O3 NPs can selectively accumulate at tumor sites by enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effects. After entering cancer cells by endocytosis, MTO‐GOx@γ‐Fe2O3 NPs decompose into Fe3+ ions and release cargo because of their pH‐responsive characteristic. As a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‐approved chemotherapy drug, MTO shows strong DNA disruption ability and satisfying photothermal conversion ability under laser irradiation for photothermal therapy. Simultaneously, GOx catalyzes the decomposition of glucose and generates hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to enhance the chemodynamic therapy efficiency. In vitro and in vivo experiments reveal that MTO‐GOx@γ‐Fe2O3 NPs possess a significant synergistic therapeutic effect in cancer treatment. MTO‐GOx@γ‐Fe2O3 nanoparticles are synthesized to realize the pH‐responsive CT/CDT/PTT synergistic cancer therapy. In vitro and in vivo experiments reveal that MTO‐GOx@γ‐Fe2O3 nanoparticles possess a synergistic therapeutic effect in cancer treatment. The comprehensive use of responsive carriers and multifunctional drugs provides a new idea for the construction of theranostic nanoplatform.