Photodynamic and photothermal therapies: synergy opportunities for nanomedicine

M Overchuk, RA Weersink, BC Wilson, G Zheng - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tumoricidal photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapies harness light to
eliminate cancer cells with spatiotemporal precision by either generating reactive oxygen …

Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer

X Li, JF Lovell, J Yoon, X Chen - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

Advances in smart mesoporous carbon nanoplatforms for photothermal–enhanced synergistic cancer therapy

S Feng, J Lu, K Wang, D Di, Z Shi, Q Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mesoporous carbon nanoparticles (MCNs) and their derivatives have been extensively
explored in photothermal therapy (PTT) based cancer treatment, due to their unique …

Combination of phototherapy with immune checkpoint blockade: Theory and practice in cancer

Y Zhao, X Liu, X Liu, J Yu, X Bai, X Wu, X Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has evolved as a revolutionized therapeutic
modality to eradicate tumor cells by releasing the brake of the antitumor immune response …

Starch capped atomically thin CuS nanocrystals for efficient photothermal therapy

Z Zheng, P Yu, H Cao, M Cheng, T Zhou, LE Lee… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photothermal therapy requires efficient plasmonic nanomaterials with small size, good water
dispersibility, and biocompatibility. This work reports a one‐pot, 2‐min synthesis strategy for …

Image-guided microinvasive percutaneous treatment of breast lesions: where do we stand?

S Roknsharifi, K Wattamwar, MDC Fishman… - Radiographics, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Treatment of breast lesions has evolved toward the use of less-invasive or minimally
invasive techniques. Minimally invasive treatments destroy focal groups of cells without …

Methods of monitoring thermal ablation of soft tissue tumors–A comprehensive review

R Geoghegan, G Ter Haar, K Nightingale… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal ablation is a form of hyperthermia in which oncologic control can be achieved by
briefly inducing elevated temperatures, typically in the range 50–80° C, within a target …

Thermal ablation as an alternative for surgical resection of small (≤ 2 cm) breast cancers: a meta-analysis

EMF van de Voort, GM Struik, E Birnie, A Moelker… - Clinical breast …, 2021 - Elsevier
Women with early-stage breast cancer have an excellent prognosis with current therapy, but
could presumably be treated less invasively, without the need for surgery. The primary goal …

Ablative therapies for breast cancer: state of art

S Carriero, C Lanza, G Pellegrino… - … in Cancer Research …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among women. In the past
two decades, new technologies and BC screening have led to the diagnosis of smaller and …

Nanotechnology applications in breast cancer immunotherapy

R Wang, P Kumar, M Reda, AG Wallstrum… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Next‐generation cancer treatments are expected not only to target cancer cells but also to
simultaneously train immune cells to combat cancer while modulating the immune …