Figure 10

(I) Representative photographs showing the steps involved in the treatment of the TNBC tumor with drug-loaded microspheres: (a) subcutaneous xenograft TNBC tumor; (b) surgical tumor removal; (c) residual tumor; (d) stitched residual tumor with implanted drug-loaded microspheres; (e) healing scar 8 weeks after surgery and (f) completely healed mice 18 weeks after surgery and treatment with targeted drug-loaded microspheres (PLGA-PEG_PGSLHRH). (II) (a–c) Representative mice treated with non-drug microparticles (PLGA-PEG) with recurred tumor.