Immunotherapy for bladder cancer

O Fuge, N Vasdev, P Allchorne… - Research and reports in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
It is nearly 40 years since Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) was first used as an
immunotherapy to treat superficial bladder cancer. Despite its limitations, to date it has not …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor cell survival pathways activated by photodynamic therapy: a molecular basis for pharmacological inhibition strategies

M Broekgaarden, R Weijer, TM van Gulik… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2015 - Springer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a promising alternative to conventional
cancer therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. PDT comprises the …

Dual use of porphyrazines as sensitizers and viscosity markers in photodynamic therapy

MA Izquierdo, A Vyšniauskas, SA Lermontova… - Journal of materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Porphyrazines have recently emerged as a useful class of tetrapyrroles suitable for
photodynamic therapy of cancer (PDT) with excellent uptake and retention properties in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Intravesical immunotherapy in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer

JF Jokisch, A Karl, C Stief - Indian Journal of Urology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A systematic literature review was performed using the terms (immunotherapy,
NMIBC, BCG, and intravesical) using PubMed and Cochrane databases. Results: BCG …

Basic and clinical aspects of photodynamic therapy

V Rapozzi, G Jori - Resistance to Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer, 2015 - Springer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was originally developed for the treatment of solid tumors by
the concerted action of a tumor-localizing agent, named as the photosensitizer, molecular …

Intravesical chemotherapy

LN Türkeri, MG Wientjes, JLS Au - Bladder cancer: Diagnosis …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Although transurethral resection (TUR) of bladder tumor is the initial step in the management
of patients with bladder tumors, a substantial proportion of patients with non‐muscle …

[PDF][PDF] LASER IN UROLOGY-MADE EASY...

MT Khalil - 2015 - laserinurology.com
It is measured in Joules per second, that is also called Watt (1J/s= 1 watt). In some
machines, the control screen shows a window for energy and another for rate and as you set …

Gold and Magnetic-Optical Nanoparticles for the Capture, Detection, and Combinatorial Treatment of Cancer

SD Bhana - 2015 - digitalcommons.memphis.edu
Cancer is a major health problem worldwide and is the second cause of death in the United
States. Improved methods to fight cancer are greatly needed. The early detection of cancer …

Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of folate targeted photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

LJ Donahue - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is used to treat cancer, and involves a highly conjugated
molecule, called a photosensitizer (PS), which is excited by wavelengths of light from visible …