Verteporfin-loaded lipid nanoparticles improve ovarian cancer photodynamic therapy in vitro and in vivo

T Michy, T Massias, C Bernard, L Vanwonterghem… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Advanced ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer, with a high rate of
chemoresistance and relapse. Photodynamic therapy offers new prospects for ovarian …

Polymeric encapsulation of a ruthenium polypyridine complex for tumor targeted one-and two-photon photodynamic therapy

J Karges, J Li, L Zeng, H Chao… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy is a medical technique, which is gaining increasing attention to treat
various types of cancer. Among the investigated classes of photosensitizers (PSs), the use of …

Theranostic porphyrin dyad nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging guided photodynamic therapy

X Liang, X Li, L Jing, X Yue, Z Dai - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a site-specific treatment of cancer involving the
administration of a photosensitizer (PS) followed by the local light activation. Besides …

Functional polymer nanocarriers for photodynamic therapy

T Li, L Yan - Pharmaceuticals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an appealing therapeutic modality in management of some
solid tumors and other diseases for its minimal invasion and non-systemic toxicity. However …

Temoporfin‐mediated photodynamic therapy in patients with advanced, incurable head and neck cancer: A multicenter study

IB Tan, G Dolivet, P Ceruse, VV Poorten, G Roest… - Head & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The aim of this study was to confirm the efficacy of temoporfin (Foscan)‐
mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) in patients with end‐stage head and neck squamous …

A promising anticancer drug: A photosensitizer based on the porphyrin skeleton

Q Zhang, J He, W Yu, Y Li, Z Liu, B Zhou… - RSC Medicinal …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive combination of treatments that treat
tumors and other diseases by using photosensitizers, light and oxygen to produce cytotoxic …

Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

Non polymeric nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy applications: recent developments

R Chouikrat, A Seve, R Vanderesse… - Current medicinal …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Photodynamic therapy has emerged as an alternative to chemotherapy and radiotherapy for
cancer treatment. Nanoparticles have recently been proposed as effective carriers for …

Photonanomedicine: a convergence of photodynamic therapy and nanotechnology

G Obaid, M Broekgaarden, AL Bulin, HC Huang… - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
As clinical nanomedicine has emerged over the past two decades, phototherapeutic
advancements using nanotechnology have also evolved and impacted disease …

Recent advances in photonanomedicines for enhanced cancer photodynamic therapy

JJ Hu, Q Lei, XZ Zhang - Progress in Materials Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, photodynamic therapy (PDT) that employs photosensitizers (PSs) to generate
cytotoxic species under light irradiation for selective destruction of neoplastic lesions has …