Abstract Thomas J Dougherty from Roswell Park Cancer Center played a major role in the
progress of photodynamic therapy (PDT) from a laboratory science into a real‐world clinical …

Though we crossed many milestones in the field of medicine and health care in eradicating
some deadly diseases over the past decades, cancer remained a challenge taking the lives …

In order to optimize a lead molecule for further development, bioisosteric replacements are
generally adopted as one of the strategies. Silicon appears to be the right choice as a …

Zinc-phthalocyanine (ZnPc) photosensitizers (PSs) have shown great potential in
photodynamic therapy (PDT) owing to their strong absorption at long wavelengths (650–750 …

Exploring the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect through therapeutic
nanoparticles has been a subject of considerable interest in tumor biology. This passive …

Combination of photothermal and photodynamic therapy (PTT/PDT) offer unique
advantages over PDT alone. However, to achieve synergetic PDT/PTT effect, one generally …

With the advent of the era of precision medicine, prostate‐specific membrane antigen
(PSMA)‐targeted theranostic strategies have had a profound impact on prostate cancer …

Which elements are essential for human life? Here we make an element-by-element journey
through the periodic table and attempt to assess whether elements are essential or not, and …

Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a widely used non‐invasive treatment for certain non‐
melanoma skin cancers, permitting treatment of large and multiple lesions with excellent …

Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a widely approved therapy for actinic keratoses,
Bowen's disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ), superficial and certain thin basal cell …