The purpose of this review is to present the current state of the role of imaging in
photodynamic therapy (PDT). For the reader to fully appreciate the context of the discussions …

Early cancer detection and perfect understanding of the disease are imperative toward
efficient treatments. It is straightforward that, for choosing a specific cancer treatment …

Three major modes of cancer therapy (surgery, radiation and chemotherapy) are the
mainstay of modern oncologic therapy. To minimize the side effects of these therapies …

Porphyrinic molecules have a unique theranostic role in disease therapy; they have been
used to image, detect and treat different forms of diseased tissue including age-related …

Theranostics, the fusion of therapy and diagnostics for optimizing efficacy and safety of
therapeutic regimes, is a growing field that is paving the way towards the goal of …

In vitro 3D cancer models that provide a more accurate representation of disease in vivo are
urgently needed to improve our understanding of cancer pathology and to develop better …

Drug discovery is an expensive and lengthy process. Among the different phases, drug
discovery and preclinical trials play an important role as only 5–10 of all drugs that begin …

As clinical nanomedicine has emerged over the past two decades, phototherapeutic
advancements using nanotechnology have also evolved and impacted disease …

Optical fiber-based high-resolution fluorescence imaging techniques have promising
applications in clinical practice and preclinical research using animals. Here we review the …

Photodynamic therapy is a photochemistry-based approach, approved for the treatment of
several malignant and non-malignant pathologies. It relies on the use of a non-toxic, light …