Clinical development and potential of photothermal and photodynamic therapies for cancer

X Li, JF Lovell, J Yoon, X Chen - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma: European consensus–based interdisciplinary guidelines

K Peris, MC Fargnoli, C Garbe, R Kaufmann… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant tumour in white populations.
Multidisciplinary experts from the European Dermatology Forum, the European Association …

[HTML][HTML] Oncologic photodynamic therapy: basic principles, current clinical status and future directions

D Van Straten, V Mashayekhi, HS De Bruijn, S Oliveira… - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved cancer therapy, based on a
photochemical reaction between a light activatable molecule or photosensitizer, light, and …

Guidelines of care for the management of basal cell carcinoma

C Bichakjian, A Armstrong, C Baum… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of human cancer, with a continually
increasing annual incidence in the United States. When diagnosed early, the majority of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in innovative strategies for enhanced cancer photodynamic therapy

T Hu, Z Wang, W Shen, R Liang, D Yan, M Wei - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a non-invasive therapeutic modality, has received increasing
attention owing to its high selectivity and limited side effects. Although significant clinical …

Photodynamic therapy of cancer: an update

P Agostinis, K Berg, KA Cengel… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved, minimally invasive therapeutic
procedure that can exert a selective cytotoxic activity toward malignant cells. The procedure …

[HTML][HTML] Skin cancer: understanding the journey of transformation from conventional to advanced treatment approaches

N Hasan, A Nadaf, M Imran, U Jiba, A Sheikh… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Skin cancer is a global threat to the healthcare system and is estimated to incline
tremendously in the next 20 years, if not diagnosed at an early stage. Even though it is …

Basal cell skin cancer, version 1.2016, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology

CK Bichakjian, T Olencki, SZ Aasi, M Alam… - Journal of the National …, 2016 - jnccn.org
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin is the most common cancer, with a higher incidence
than all other malignancies combined. Although it is rare to metastasize, patients with …

Photodynamic therapy for solid tumors: A review of the literature

RL Yanovsky, DW Bartenstein… - Photodermatology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Oncologic photodynamic therapy photosensitizers: a clinical review

RR Allison, CH Sibata - Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …