Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising cancer treatment which involves a
photosensitizer (PS), light at a specific wavelength for PS activation and oxygen, which …

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 …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising non-invasive therapeutic modality that has been
proposed for treating prostate cancer, but the procedure is associated with limited efficacy …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved procedure that can exert a curative
action against malignant cells. The treatment implies the administration of a photoactive …

Since photodynamic therapy emerged as a promising cancer treatment, the development of
photosensitizers has gained great interest. In this context, the photosynthetic pigments …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically-approved but rather under-exploited treatment
modality for cancer and pre-cancerous superficial lesions. It utilises a cold laser or LED to …

Production of singlet molecular oxygen by photosensitisation remains the most common and
convenient means of producing this non-radical yet highly-reactive oxygen species that …

Abstract Methyl 20-bromo-pyropheophorbide-a possessing a vinyl group at the 3-position
and its analogs having 3-ethyl, 3-(1-hydroxyethyl) and 3-acetyl groups were prepared by …

Background Mucin glycoprotein 1 (MUC1) is a glycosylated transmembrane protein on
epithelial cells. We investigate MUC1 as a therapeutic target in Barrett's epithelium (BE) and …

In many cancers early intervention involves surgical resection of small localised tumour
masses. Inadequate resection leads to recurrence whereas overzealous treatment can lead …