EPCAM and neoplasm: Furthermore, a multifunctional platform devised around mesoporous silica nanoparticles coated with magnetic Gd-Zn-Cu-In-S/ZnS quantum dots, loaded with epirubicin, capped with gold nanoparticles, PEGylated, and functionalized with EpCAM aptamers demonstrated selective targeting, effective tumor accumulation, and enhanced therapeutic, with imaging capabilities both in vitro and in vivo [229].