Pilot Study of Topical Delivery of Mono-L-aspartyl Chlorin e6 (NPe6): Implication of Topical NPe6-Photodynamic Therapy

ABSTRACT: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an evolving cancer treatment with promising results in treating malignant tumors by photoactivation of a photosensitizer with a specific wavelength. The second generation photosensitizer mono-L-aspartyl chlorin e6 (NPe6) was reported to have significant effica...

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Main Authors: Tak-Wah Wong, Katsuo Aizawa, Ilyar Sheyhedin, ChiMenGul Wushur, Harubumi Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319325897