[HTML][HTML] Nanotheranostics-based management of head and neck cancer

VP Chavda, PC Balar, SB Patel - Nanotheranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Head and neck cancer is affecting a large sort of population. Many treatments are available
on a regular base, but they have their limitations. Diagnosis in the early stage is essential to …

Shedding Light on Chemoresistance: The Perspective of Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer Management

F Viana Cabral, J Quilez Alburquerque… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The persistent failure of standard chemotherapy underscores the urgent need for innovative
and targeted approaches in cancer treatment. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as …

A Physiochemical, In Vitro, and In Vivo Comparative Analysis of Verteporfin–Lipid Conjugate Formulations: Solid Lipid Nanoparticles and Liposomes

N Shah, SR Soma, MB Quaye… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2024 - ACS Publications
VisudyneⓇ, a liposomal formulation of verteporfin (benzoporphyrin derivative; BPD), is the
only nanomedicine approved to date for photodynamic therapy (PDT). We have previously …

PD‐L1 Immune Checkpoint Targeted Photoactivable Liposomes (iTPALs) Prime the Stroma of Pancreatic Tumors and Promote Self‐Delivery

C Bhandari, A Moffat, N Shah, A Khan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Desmoplasia in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) limits the penetration and
efficacy of therapies. It has been previously shown that photodynamic priming (PDP) using …

A single photodynamic priming protocol augments delivery of⍺‐PD‐L 1 m A bs and induces immunogenic cell death in head and neck tumors

C Bhandari, A Moffat, J Fakhry… - Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic priming (PDP) leverages the photobiological effects of subtherapeutic
photodynamic therapy (PDT) regimens to modulate the tumor vasculature and stroma. PDP …

Enabling in vivo optical imaging of an osmium photosensitizer by micellar formulation

D Shah, M Eroy, J Fakhry, A Moffat, K Fritz, HD Cole… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Osmium (Os)-based photosensitizers (PSs) exhibit unique broad, red-shifted absorption,
favoring PDT activity at greater tissue depths. We recently reported on a potent Os (II) PS …

Increasing the Dye Payload of Cetuximab-IRDye800CW Enables Photodynamic Therapy

A Nguyen, C Bhandari, M Keown… - Molecular …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cetuximab (Cet)-IRDye800CW, among other antibody-IRDye800CW conjugates, is a
potentially effective tool for delineating tumor margins during fluorescence image-guided …

Advanced Nanomedicine for High-Risk HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancer

Q Xu, Y Chen, Y **, Z Wang, H Dong, AM Kaufmann… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The incidence of high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HR-HPV)-driven head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is on the rise globally. HR-HPV-driven HNSCC displays …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances of photodiagnosis and treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Y Zhang, Z Li, C Zhang, C Shao, Y Duan, G Zheng… - Neoplasia, 2025 - Elsevier
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are the most common type of head and
neck tumor that severely threatens human health due to its highly aggressive nature and …

Temporal dynamics of fluorescence and photoacoustic signals of a Cetuximab-IRDye800 conjugate in EGFR-overexpressing tumors

MA Saad, D Allen, A Sweeney, M Xavierselvan… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Molecular fluorescence-guided surgery has shown promise for tumor margin delineation but
is limited by its depth profiling capability. Interestingly, most fluorophores, either clinically …