Design Principles of Hybrid Nanomaterials for Radiotherapy Enhanced by Photodynamic Therapy

V Secchi, A Monguzzi, I Villa - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Radiation (RT) remains the most frequently used treatment against cancer. The main
limitation of RT is its lack of specificity for cancer tissues and the limited maximum radiation …

Using nanoparticles to enable simultaneous radiation and photodynamic therapies for cancer treatment

W Chen, J Zhang - Journal of nanoscience and …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
This paper describes research into a new approach to cancer treatment through a
combination of radiation and photodynamic therapies. The assumption is that …

Hybrid nanoparticle composites applied to photodynamic therapy: strategies and applications

C Zhang, W Chen, T Zhang, X Jiang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as a robust strategy, has long been applied to cancer
treatment owing to the meaningful breakthroughs and unique advantages, including …

Combining radiotherapy (RT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT): clinical studies on conventional RT-PDT approaches and novel nanoparticle-based RT-PDT …

D Viswanath, YY Won - ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 2022 - ACS Publications
Radiotherapy (RT) is the primary standard of care for many locally advanced cancers. Often
times, however, the efficacy of RT is limited due to radio-resistance that cancer cells …

The use of nanomaterials in advancing photodynamic therapy (PDT) for deep-seated tumors and synergy with radiotherapy

D Dinakaran, BC Wilson - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been under development for at least 40 years. Multiple
studies have demonstrated significant anti-tumor efficacy with limited toxicity concerns. PDT …

The promise of nanoparticles-based radiotherapy in cancer treatment

M Haque, MS Shakil, KM Mahmud - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Radiotherapy (RT) is used worldwide as a gold standard treatment
approach for cancer management. However, the RT treatment modality contains limitations …

Combination of photodynamic therapy with radiotherapy for cancer treatment

J Xu, J Gao, Q Wei - Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising treatment modality for the management of
malignant diseases. However, general acceptance of PDT has been hampered due to the …

Combined radiation strategies for novel and enhanced cancer treatment

G Kareliotis, I Tremi, M Kaitatzi, E Drakaki… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous studies focus on cancer therapy worldwide, and although many advances have
been recorded, the complexity of the disease dictates thinking out of the box to confront it …

Nanoparticles to mediate X‐ray‐induced photodynamic therapy and Cherenkov radiation photodynamic therapy

B Cline, I Delahunty, J Xie - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as an attractive option for cancer treatment.
However, conventional PDT is activated by light that has poor tissue penetration depths …

Photodynamic-based combinatorial cancer therapy strategies: Tuning the properties of nanoplatform according to oncotherapy needs

C Chen, C Wu, J Yu, X Zhu, Y Wu, J Liu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the wide application of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the field of
biomedicine has proved its significance in cancer treatment. A variety of nanomaterials are …