Combining Phototherapy and Gold-Based Nanomaterials: A Breakthrough in Basal Cell Carcinoma Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin carcinoma worldwide. BCC development is the result of a complex interaction between environmental, phenotypic, and genetic factors. While conventional treatments such as surgery and topical therapies have demonstrated variable efficacy (some of them with limited efficacy), they are not free of adverse side effects, most of them debilitating. Thus, there is a notable gap in the literature regarding alternative and non-invasive therapeutic options. This review aims to address this gap, exploring the potential of photothermal therapy (PTT) combined with metallic nanoparticles, namely gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), as a minimally invasive treatment approach. Through a comprehensive review of the literature in the period from 2014 to 2024,

SUBMITTER: Baioco KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11545837 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature