Photodynamic and photothermal therapies: synergy opportunities for nanomedicine

M Overchuk, RA Weersink, BC Wilson, G Zheng - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tumoricidal photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapies harness light to
eliminate cancer cells with spatiotemporal precision by either generating reactive oxygen …

Photodynamic and antibiotic therapy in combination against bacterial infections: efficacy, determinants, mechanisms, and future perspectives

Y Feng, CC Tonon, S Ashraf, T Hasan - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic treatment, the mainstay for the control of bacterial infections, is greatly hampered
by the global prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) …

Malignant ascites in ovarian cancer: cellular, acellular, and biophysical determinants of molecular characteristics and therapy response

BP Rickard, C Conrad, AJ Sorrin, MK Ruhi, JC Reader… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Accumulation of excess fluid in the abdomen typically indicates abnormal
function or disease, such as cancer, in the underlying tissues. This accumulation of fluid, or …

Fluorescence-guided photoimmunotherapy using targeted nanotechnology and ML7710 to manage peritoneal carcinomatosis

BJ Liang, S Pang, R Perttila, CH Ma, P Srivastava… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Fluorescence-guided intervention can bolster standard therapies by detecting and treating
microscopic tumors before lethal recurrence. Tremendous progress in photoimmunotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophil-mimicking therapeutic nanoparticles for targeted chemotherapy of pancreatic carcinoma

X Cao, Y Hu, S Luo, Y Wang, T Gong, X Sun… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the critical correlation between inflammation and carcinogenesis, a therapeutic
candidate with anti-inflammatory activity may find application in cancer therapy. Here, we …

Impacting Pancreatic Cancer Therapy in Heterotypic in Vitro Organoids and in Vivo Tumors with Specificity-Tuned, NIR-Activable Photoimmunonanoconjugates …

G Obaid, S Bano, S Mallidi, M Broekgaarden… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Despite untiring efforts to develop therapies for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC),
survival statistics remain dismal, necessitating distinct approaches. Photodynamic priming …

Photodynamic therapy and the biophysics of the tumor microenvironment

AJ Sorrin, M Kemal Ruhi, NA Ferlic… - Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME) provides opportunities to modulate tumor
physiology, enhance the delivery of therapeutic agents, impact immune response and …

Photodynamic therapy, priming and optical imaging: Potential co-conspirators in treatment design and optimization—a Thomas Dougherty Award for Excellence in …

P De Silva, MA Saad, HC Thomsen, S Bano… - Journal of Porphyrins …, 2020 - World Scientific
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 …

Porphyrin-lipid stabilized paclitaxel nanoemulsion for combined photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy

E Chang, J Bu, L Ding, JWH Lou, MS Valic… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Porphyrin-lipids are versatile building blocks that enable cancer theranostics
and have been applied to create several multimodal nanoparticle platforms, including …

Remediating desmoplasia with EGFR‐targeted photoactivable multi‐inhibitor liposomes doubles overall survival in pancreatic cancer

G Obaid, S Bano, H Thomsen, S Callaghan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Desmoplasia is characteristic of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which exhibits
5‐year survival rates of 3%. Desmoplasia presents physical and biochemical barriers that …