Phototherapeutic anticancer strategies with first-row transition metal complexes: a critical review

L Gourdon, K Cariou, G Gasser - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) are therapeutic
techniques based on a photosensitizer (PS) and light. These techniques allow the spatial …

Porphyrinoid biohybrid materials as an emerging toolbox for biomedical light management

V Almeida-Marrero, E van de Winckel… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of photoactive and biocompatible nanomaterials is a current major
challenge of materials science and nanotechnology, as they will contribute to promoting …

Organic semiconducting photoacoustic nanodroplets for laser-activatable ultrasound imaging and combinational cancer therapy

W Tang, Z Yang, S Wang, Z Wang, J Song, G Yu… - Acs Nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Combination of photoacoustic (PA) and ultrasound (US) imaging offers high spatial
resolution images with deep tissue penetration, which shows great potential in applications …

Zinc (II) phthalocyanines as photosensitizers for antitumor photodynamic therapy

LP Roguin, N Chiarante, MCG Vior, J Marino - The international journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a highly specific and clinically approved method for cancer
treatment in which a nontoxic drug known as photosensitizer (PS) is administered to a …

Nanophotosensitizers toward advanced photodynamic therapy of Cancer

CK Lim, J Heo, S Shin, K Jeong, YH Seo, WD Jang… - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment modality for selective destruction of
cancer and other diseases and involves the colocalization of light, oxygen, and a …

Ferritin nanocages to encapsulate and deliver photosensitizers for efficient photodynamic therapy against cancer

Z Zhen, W Tang, C Guo, H Chen, X Lin, G Liu, B Fei… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Photodynamic therapy is an emerging treatment modality that is under intensive preclinical
and clinical investigations for many types of disease including cancer. Despite the promise …

Red blood cell‐facilitated photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment

W Tang, Z Zhen, M Wang, H Wang… - Advanced functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising treatment modality for cancer management. So
far, most PDT studies have focused on delivery of photosensitizers to tumors. O2, another …

Tumor vasculature targeted photodynamic therapy for enhanced delivery of nanoparticles

Z Zhen, W Tang, YJ Chuang, T Todd, W Zhang, X Lin… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Delivery of nanoparticle drugs to tumors relies heavily on the enhanced permeability and
retention (EPR) effect. While many consider the effect to be equally effective on all tumors, it …

A multifunctional theranostic platform based on phthalocyanine-loaded dendrimer for image-guided drug delivery and photodynamic therapy

O Taratula, C Schumann, MA Naleway… - Molecular …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Owing to the outstanding near-infrared (NIR) optical properties, phthalocyanines (Pc) have
promising potential as theranostic agents for fluorescence image-guided drug delivery and …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing photodynamic therapy of refractory solid cancers: Combining second-generation photosensitizers with multi-targeted liposomal delivery

R Weijer, M Broekgaarden, M Kos, R van Vught… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Contemporary photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the last-line treatment of refractory cancers
such as nasopharyngeal carcinomas, superficial recurrent urothelial carcinomas, and non …