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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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World Scientific Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1793545815300025 |