Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and one of the
leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Advanced HCC displays strong …

Introduction: Nanostructured delivery vehicles can address key challenges facing drug
delivery, including the lipophilic nature of therapeutic compounds and their effective …

Verteporfin (VP) has long been clinically used to treat age-related macular degeneration
(AMD) through photodynamic therapy (PDT). Recent studies have reported a significant anti …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a modality of cancer treatment in which tumor cells are
destroyed by reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by photosensitizers following its …

Pluronics are a class of amphiphilic tri-block copolymers with wide pharmaceutical
applicability. In the past decades, the ability to form biocompatible nanosized micelles was …

The role of nitric oxide (NO) as an “unconventional” therapeutic and the strict dependence of
biological effects on its concentration require the generation of NO with precise …

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive and metastatic subtype of
breast cancer showing non-responsiveness to most available therapeutic options …

Sorafenib (SRF) presents undesirable effects in clinical treatment, due to the lack of
targeting, poor water solubility, and obvious side effects. In this study, we constructed a …

Despite advances in cancer therapies, glioblastoma multiforme treatment remains inefficient
due to the brain–blood barrier (BBB) inhibitory activity and to the low temozolomide (TMZ) …

This review briefly summaries the principles and mechanisms of action of photodynamic
therapy (PDT) as concerns its application in the oncological field, highlighting its drawbacks …