Progress in Clinical Trials of Photodynamic Therapy for Solid Tumors and the Role of Nanomedicine.

ABSTRACT: Current research to find effective anticancer treatments is being performed on photodynamic therapy (PDT) with increasing attention. PDT is a very promising therapeutic way to combine a photosensitive drug with visible light to manage different intense malignancies. PDT has several benefits, including better safety and lower toxicity in the treatment of malignant tumors over traditional cancer therapy. This reasonably simple approach utilizes three integral elements: a photosensitizer (PS), a source of light, and oxygen. Upon light irradiation of a particular wavelength, the PS generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), beginning a cascade of cellular death transformations. The positive therapeutic impact of PDT may be limited because several factors of this therapy include low solubilities

SUBMITTER: Alsaab HO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7601252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature