Hailey Liu Hu

Ms. Hailey Liu Hu


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 September 2025 in Nanomaterials
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KMKaran Mediratta
Karan Mediratta
MDMarena Diab
Marena Diab
PHPeter Han
Peter Han
HHHailey Liu Hu
Hailey Liu Hu
Lisheng WangLisheng Wang
Lisheng Wang
Breast cancer has now surpassed lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. Given the urgent need for more effective treatment, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have gained attention as versatile and promising drug delivery systems. Derived from a variety of cell types, EVs can be loaded with therapeutic cargo or engineered to present specific surface ligands and receptors. These EV modifications enable them to overcome many limitations associated with conventional therapies. In this review, we highlight current methodologies for loading small molecule drugs, RNA-based therapeutics, and proteins into EVs through both pre-isolation (endogenous) and post-isolation (exogenous) methods. We further discuss recent advances in EV surface engineering strategies aimed at improving tumor-specific targeting and immunotherapeutic efficacy in breast cancer.