A Sonosensitive Heterometallic Polyoxometalate for Highly Efficient Chemo‐Sonodynamic Synergistic Cancer Therapy

M Man‐Yi Du (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China) H Hui‐Ping Xiao (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China) R Ruo‐fei Xu (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China) X Xian‐bin Sun (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China) X Xin‐Yi Wang (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China) D Dong‐Miao Li (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China) S Sheng‐Nan Yue (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China) Z Zi‐Zhong Zhang (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China) X Xing Huang Y Yu Gao X Xiu‐Ling Shang (Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine Fuzhou P.R. China) X Xin‐Xiong Li (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China) S Shou‐Tian Zheng (Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China)

Abstract

Abstract Chemo‐sonodynamic synergistic therapy (CSDT) integrates the advantages of both chemodynamic therapy (CDT) and sonodynamic therapy (SDT), including specificity, non‐invasiveness, high penetration, and controllability, and it is especially suitable for deep‐seated tumors. However, there is still a lack of effective CSDT agents with long‐term stability, excellent water solubility, biocompatibility, and highly efficient catalytic activities. To address these challenges, we report a rare sonosensitive polyoxometalate (POM), H 11 [Er 2 Sb 2 W 7 O 23 (OH)(DMF) 2 (SbW 9 O 33 ) 2 ]·17H 2 O (ErSbW), featuring an atomically precise capsule‐like structure with good solubility, molecular stability, and biosafety under physiological conditions. In vitro studies reveal ErSbW's remarkable CDT efficiency in catalyzing the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). More importantly, the efficiency can be further distinctly augmented by three times with the presence of ultrasound irradiation, suggesting a pronounced synergistic enhancement effect in ErSbW. Most notably, ErSbW‐mediated CSDT achieved complete eradication of deep‐seated tumors in a melanoma model at the dose of 35 µg kg −1 . This work not only provides a unique POM‐based molecular agent for CSDT but also demonstrates the great potential of POM materials in synergistic cancer therapies.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 51
Published December 15, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (13)

M

Man‐Yi Du

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China

H

Hui‐Ping Xiao

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China

R

Ruo‐fei Xu

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China

X

Xian‐bin Sun

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China

X

Xin‐Yi Wang

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China

D

Dong‐Miao Li

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China

S

Sheng‐Nan Yue

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China

Z

Zi‐Zhong Zhang

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated‐Materials Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P.R. China

X

Xing Huang

Y

Yu Gao

X

Xiu‐Ling Shang

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine Fuzhou P.R. China

X

Xin‐Xiong Li

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China

S

Shou‐Tian Zheng

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian China