Photodynamic therapy of cancer — Challenges of multidrug resistance

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer is a two-step drug-device combination modality, which involves the topical or systemic administration of a photosensitizer followed by light illumination of cancer site. In the presence of oxygen molecules, the light illumination of photosensitizer (PS) can lead...

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Main Authors: Zheng Huang, Yih-Chih Hsu, Li-Bo Li, Luo-Wei Wang, Xiao-Dong Song, Christine M. N. Yow, Xia Lei, Ali I. Musani, Rong-Cheng Luo, Brian J. Day
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1793545815300025