Light-activated, photosensitizer-based therapies have been established as safe modalities
of tumour ablation for numerous cancer indications. Two main approaches are available …

In 1841, the extraction of hematoporphyrin from dried blood by removing iron marked the
birth of the photosensitizer. The last twenty years has witnessed extensive research in the …

This comprehensive review provides the current trends and recent developments of
porphyrin-based photosensitizers. We discuss their evolution from first-generation to third …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved, minimally invasive therapeutic
procedure that can exert a selective cytotoxic activity toward malignant cells. The procedure …

Glioblastoma is the most common form of adult brain cancer and remains one of the
deadliest of human cancers. The current standard-of-care involves maximal tumor resection …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising modality for the treatment of cancer. PDT
involves administering a photosensitizing dye, ie. photosensitizer, that selectively …

Background Patients suffering from malignant gliomas have a poor prognosis. For the
surgical treatment of these tumors, 5‐aminolevulinic acid (5‐ALA) has become a new …

Simple Summary Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been undertaken with growing focus in
recent studies to identify successful anticancer therapies. The field of PDT has evolved …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive combinatorial therapeutic modality using
light, photosensitizer (PS), and oxygen used for the treatment of cancer and other diseases …

Purpose: Development of new therapeutic drug delivery systems is an area of significant
research interest. The ability to directly target a therapeutic agent to a tumor site would …