Photodynamic and photothermal therapies: synergy opportunities for nanomedicine

M Overchuk, RA Weersink, BC Wilson, G Zheng - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tumoricidal photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapies harness light to
eliminate cancer cells with spatiotemporal precision by either generating reactive oxygen …

Synthesis of nanomaterials using various top-down and bottom-up approaches, influencing factors, advantages, and disadvantages: A review

N Abid, AM Khan, S Shujait, K Chaudhary… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is one of the emerging fields of the 21st Century. Many new devices and
patentable technology is based on nanomaterials (NMs). One of the dominant factors in the …

Thermal immuno-nanomedicine in cancer

Z Yang, D Gao, J Zhao, G Yang, M Guo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with cancer. However,
promoting antitumour immunity in patients with tumours that are resistant to these therapies …

Heating technology for malignant tumors: A review

HP Kok, ENK Cressman, W Ceelen… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The therapeutic application of heat is very effective in cancer treatment. Both hyperthermia,
ie, heating to 39–45° C to induce sensitization to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and …

Immunological effects of histotripsy for cancer therapy

A Hendricks-Wenger, R Hutchison… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide despite major advancements in
diagnosis and therapy over the past century. One of the most debilitating aspects of cancer …

CIRSE standards of practice on thermal ablation of primary and secondary lung tumours

M Venturini, M Cariati, P Marra, S Masala… - CardioVascular and …, 2020 - Springer
The widespread use of imaging and the introduction of screening campaigns have
dramatically increased the rate of early detection of primary lung cancers and lung …

Measurement of ex vivo liver, brain and pancreas thermal properties as function of temperature

A Mohammadi, L Bianchi, S Asadi, P Saccomandi - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ability to predict heat transfer during hyperthermal and ablative techniques for cancer
treatment relies on understanding the thermal properties of biological tissue. In this work, the …

Starting a fire without flame: The induction of cell death and inflammation in electroporation-based tumor ablation strategies

RM Brock, N Beitel-White, RV Davalos, IC Allen - frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
New therapeutic strategies and paradigms are direly needed for the treatment of cancer.
While the surgical removal of tumors is favored in most cancer treatment plans, resection …

Assessment of ablation therapy in pancreatic cancer: the radiologist's challenge

V Granata, R Grassi, R Fusco, SV Setola… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This article provides an overview of imaging assessment of ablated pancreatic cancer. Only
studies reporting radiological assessment on pancreatic ablated cancer were retained. We …

Closed-loop temperature control based on fiber bragg grating sensors for laser ablation of hepatic tissue

S Korganbayev, A Orrico, L Bianchi, M De Landro… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Laser ablation (LA) of cancer is a minimally invasive technique based on targeted heat
release. Controlling tissue temperature during LA is crucial to achieve the desired …