Current state and future of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Photodynamic therapy has shown promise in the treatment of early head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In photodynamic therapy (PDT), a light sensitive drug (photosensitizer) and visible light cause cancer cell death by the creation of singlet oxygen and free radicals, inciting an immune resp...

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Main Authors: Christina Mimikos, Gal Shafirstein, Hassan Arshad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-06-01
Series:World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095881116300130