Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment and Diagnosis of Cancer–A Review of the Current Clinical Status

G Gunaydin, ME Gedik, S Ayan - Frontiers in chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used as an anti-tumor treatment method for a long
time and photosensitizers (PS) can be used in various types of tumors. Originally, light is an …

Photodynamic therapy: a compendium of latest reviews

JF Algorri, M Ochoa, P Roldan-Varona… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In recent years, numerous general and specific reviews about
photodynamic therapy and related subtopics have been published. The diversity of reviews …

Ferroptosis photoinduced by new cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes and its synergism with apoptosis in tumor cell inhibition

H Yuan, Z Han, Y Chen, F Qi, H Fang, Z Guo… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Limited therapeutic efficacy to hypoxic and refractory solid tumors has hindered the practical
application of photodynamic therapy (PDT). Two new benzothiophenylisoquinoline (btiq) …

Light technology for efficient and effective photodynamic therapy: A critical review

JF Algorri, M Ochoa, P Roldan-Varona… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising treatment for cancerous
tumours in which light technologies play a crucial role. An attempt to answer a long-standing …

Some natural photosensitizers and their medicinal properties for use in photodynamic therapy

TP Kubrak, P Kołodziej, J Sawicki, A Mazur… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite significant advances in early diagnosis and treatment, cancer is one of the leading
causes of death. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a therapy for the treatment of many …

Progress in clinical trials of photodynamic therapy for solid tumors and the role of nanomedicine

HO Alsaab, MS Alghamdi, AS Alotaibi, R Alzhrani… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of photodynamic therapy in current breast cancer treatment methodologies

E Ostańska, D Aebisher, D Bartusik-Aebisher - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) has been known for over a hundred years, and currently
gaining in acceptance as an alternative cancer treatment. Light delivery is still a difficult …

Targeting mitochondria in cancer therapy: Insight into photodynamic and photothermal therapies

J Kadkhoda, A Tarighatnia, ND Nader, A Aghanejad - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are critical multifunctional organelles in cells that generate power, produce
reactive oxygen species, and regulate cell survival. Mitochondria that are dysfunctional are …

Light-triggered photodynamic nanomedicines for overcoming localized therapeutic efficacy in cancer treatment

J Choi, IC Sun, HS Hwang, HY Yoon, K Kim - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photodynamic nanomedicines have significantly enhanced the therapeutic efficacy of
photosensitizers (PSs) by overcoming critical limitations of PSs such as poor water solubility …

Recent advances in anti-multidrug resistance for nano-drug delivery system

C Wang, F Li, T Zhang, M Yu, Y Sun - Drug Delivery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Chemotherapy for tumors occasionally results in drug resistance, which is the major reason
for the treatment failure. Higher drug doses could improve the therapeutic effect, but higher …