Features of third generation photosensitizers used in anticancer photodynamic therapy

IS Mfouo-Tynga, LD Dias, NM Inada… - … and photodynamic therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer remains a main public health issue and the second cause of mortality worldwide.
Photodynamic therapy is a clinically approved therapeutic option. Effective photodynamic …

Oncologic photodynamic therapy: basic principles, current clinical status and future directions

D Van Straten, V Mashayekhi, HS De Bruijn, S Oliveira… - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved cancer therapy, based on a
photochemical reaction between a light activatable molecule or photosensitizer, light, and …

[HTML][HTML] Photodynamic therapy: current status and future directions

L Benov - Medical principles and practice, 2015 - karger.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive therapeutic modality used for the
management of a variety of cancers and benign diseases. The destruction of unwanted cells …

Progress in clinical trials of photodynamic therapy for solid tumors and the role of nanomedicine

HO Alsaab, MS Alghamdi, AS Alotaibi, R Alzhrani… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been undertaken with growing focus in
recent studies to identify successful anticancer therapies. The field of PDT has evolved …

EGFR-targeted photodynamic therapy

L Ulfo, PE Costantini, M Di Giosia, A Danielli… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays a pivotal role in the proliferation and
metastatization of cancer cells. Aberrancies in the expression and activation of EGFR are …

Functionalized fullerenes in photodynamic therapy

YY Huang, SK Sharma, R Yin, T Agrawal… - Journal of …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Since the discovery of C60 fullerene in 1985, scientists have been searching for biomedical
applications of this most fascinating of molecules. The unique photophysical and …

Autophagy regulation and photodynamic therapy: Insights to improve outcomes of cancer treatment

WK Martins, R Belotto, MN Silva, D Grasso… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is considered an age-related disease that, over the next 10 years, will become the
most prevalent health problem worldwide. Although cancer therapy has remarkably …

Nanoparticles for advanced photodynamic therapy of cancer

H Abrahamse, CA Kruger, S Kadanyo… - … and laser surgery, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: The world widespread rise in cancer incidence has caused an increase in the
demand for effective and safe materials for treatment. One of the most prevalent forms of …

Utilisation of targeted nanoparticle photosensitiser drug delivery systems for the enhancement of photodynamic therapy

CA Kruger, H Abrahamse - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The cancer incidence world-wide has caused an increase in the demand for effective forms
of treatment. One unconventional form of treatment for cancer is photodynamic therapy …

Adjuvant biophysical therapies in osteosarcoma

V Carina, V Costa, M Sartori, D Bellavia, A De Luca… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary bone sarcoma, manifesting as osteogenesis by malignant
cells. Nowadays, patients' quality of life has been improved, however continuing high rates …