Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used as an anti-tumor treatment method for a long
time and photosensitizers (PS) can be used in various types of tumors. Originally, light is an …

The purpose of this review is to present the current state of the role of imaging in
photodynamic therapy (PDT). For the reader to fully appreciate the context of the discussions …

Porphyrinic molecules have a unique theranostic role in disease therapy; they have been
used to image, detect and treat different forms of diseased tissue including age-related …

A myriad of naturally occurring and synthetic structures are capable of transferring the
energy of light. Few, however, allow for this energy transfer to enable a type II photochemical …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes a sensitizer agent and light to produce selective cell
death. Dermatologists are familiar with PDT for the treatment of actinic keratoses and early …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses light-activated drugs to treat diseases ranging from
cancer to age-related macular degeneration and antibiotic-resistant infections. This paper …

Debate is ongoing about the treatment of organ-confined prostate cancer, particularly in men
who have low-risk disease detected by PSA screening. A balance is needed between the …

OBJECTIVE To report on the efficacy of TOOKAD®(WST 09; NegmaLerads, Magny‐Les‐
Hameaux, France) vascular‐targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP) as a method of whole …

Many management options are available to patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer.
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plays an important role in initial staging of prostate …

Two patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa) were treated with outpatient in-bore
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–guided focal laser ablation. The tumor was identified on …