[HTML][HTML] Optical diagnostic imaging and therapy for thyroid cancer

C Shao, Z Li, C Zhang, W Zhang, R He, J Xu, Y Cai - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Thyroid cancer, as one of the most common endocrine cancers, has seen a surge in
incidence in recent years. This is most likely due to the lack of specificity and accuracy of its …

[HTML][HTML] Current insights and progress in the clinical management of head and neck cancer

MN Amaral, P Faísca, HA Ferreira, MM Gaspar… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence has been steadily increasing
since the 1990s. While the multimodal treatment approach for localized HNC is well …

[HTML][HTML] A Step Forward for the treatment of localized prostate Cancer using gold nanoparticles combined with laser irradiation

S Pinho, T Ferreira-Gonçalves, J Lopes… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer (PCA) is the second most common cancer diagnosis in men and the fifth
leading cause of death worldwide. The conventional treatments available are beneficial to …

Safety of gold nanoparticles: from in vitro to in vivo testing array checklist

J Lopes, T Ferreira-Gonçalves, L Ascensão, AS Viana… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have aroused the interest of many researchers
due to their unique physicochemical and optical properties. AuNPs are being explored in a …

Rational approach to design gold nanoparticles for photothermal therapy: the effect of gold salt on physicochemical, optical and biological properties

T Ferreira-Gonçalves, D Nunes, E Fortunato… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the unique characteristics associated to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in biomedicine,
their ability to convert light energy into heat opens ventures for improved cancer therapeutic …

Customizing cancer treatment at the nanoscale: A focus on anaplastic thyroid cancer therapy

J Wang, J Tan, B Wu, R Wu, Y Han, C Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare but highly aggressive kind of thyroid cancer.
Various therapeutic methods have been considered for the treatment of ATC, but its …

Nanomaterials: a promising multimodal theranostics platform for thyroid cancer

L Li, Z Wang, H Guo, Q Lin - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thyroid cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm of the cervical region and
endocrine system, characterized by a discernible upward trend in incidence over recent …

The role of rosmarinic acid on the bioproduction of gold nanoparticles as part of a photothermal approach for breast cancer treatment

T Ferreira-Gonçalves, MM Gaspar, JMP Coelho… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is a high-burden malignancy for society, whose impact boosts a continuous
search for novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Among the recent therapeutic approaches …

Highlighted advances in therapies for difficult-to-treat brain tumours such as glioblastoma

N Cruz, M Herculano-Carvalho, D Roque, CC Faria… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains a challenging disease, as it is the most common
and deadly brain tumour in adults and has no curative solution and an overall short survival …

[HTML][HTML] Gold nanoparticles for photothermal therapy–Influence of experimental conditions on the properties of resulting AuNPs

MN Amaral, D Nunes, E Fortunato, R Martins… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)-mediated Photothermal Therapy (PTT) is a minimally-
invasive therapeutic approach that uses AuNPs to convert light into heat, leading to the …