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Fig. 5. —Illustration shows barriers faced by molecule crossing interstitium to reach targeted cancer cell. Because transport in compartment is primarily by diffusion, large molecules move slowly. Molecular transport is further hindered by binding within interstitium, enzymatic destruction, and inactivation by acidic environment encountered in hypoperfused, hypoxia areas in center of tumor.