ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2016
Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer: A Review.
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157 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for oral leukoplakia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of single-arm studies examining efficacy and subgroup analyses.BMC oral health · 2023Pooled it
- Polymeric Nanoparticle-Based Photodynamic Therapy for Chronic Periodontitis in Vivo.International journal of molecular sciences · 2016Trial
- Clinical Efficacy of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Oral Leukoplakia: A Prospective Study with Long-Term Follow-Up.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2026Article
- Ethnobotany-guided exploration of plant-derived photosensitizer candidates for photodynamic therapy.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026Review
- The Influence of the Central Metal (Zn) in the Porphyrin Skeleton on the Mechanism Induced by Photodynamic Therapy.Cancers · 2026Review
- Surface modification and nanodelivery of hypocrellin-based photosensitizers: photophysical optimization and biomedical applications.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
- Photodynamic Therapy Combined with Anticancer Drug Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Neoplasms.Cells · 2026Review
- Light-Activated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment: Synergistic Roles in Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapy.Cancers · 2026Review
- Engineered Energy-Harvesting Hybrid Nanoscintillators for Enhanced Cancer Radiotherapy.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026Article
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- Extracellular vesicles as biomimetic platforms for photo-assisted cancer therapy: evolution from synthetic nanocarriers to engineered therapeutic systems.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Advancing Lung Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive Review of Photodynamic Therapy and Nanoparticle Applications.Pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- Inhalable nanoparticle-based delivery systems for the treatment of pulmonary infections:Drug delivery · 2025Review
- Rose Bengal-Incorporated Supramolecular Gels as a Topical Platform for Localized Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Polymeric Nanocarriers of a Monosubstituted Tetraphenylporphyrin Sensitizer Intended for Photodynamic Therapy and Tumor Imaging.ACS omega · 2025Article
- 3D bioprinted melanoma models: a novel paradigm for the assessment of anticancer strategies combining PDT and drug delivery systems.Biomedical engineering online · 2025Review
- The Therapeutic Potential of Photoimmunotherapy as a Safe, Effective and Non-Toxic Treatment Option for Superficial Triple Negative Breast Cancer.Cancer medicine · 2025Review
- Photodynamic Therapy for Glioblastoma: Potential Application of TiOPharmaceutics · 2025Review
- Sonodynamic biomimetic-nanomedicine fight cancers.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Review
- Ce6 derivative photodynamic therapy triggers PANoptosis and enhances antitumor immunity with LAG3 blockade in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.Cell reports. Medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising alternative approach for improved cancer treatment. In PDT, a photosensitizer (PS) is administered that can be activated by light of a specific wavelength, which causes selective damage to the tumor and its surrounding vasculature. The success of PDT is limited by the difficulty in administering photosensitizers (PSs) with low water solubility, which compromises the clinical use of several molecules. Incorporation of PSs in nanostructured drug delivery systems, such as polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs), solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), hydrogels, liposomes, liquid crystals, dendrimers, and cyclodextrin is a potential strategy to overcome this difficulty. Additionally, nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems may improve the transcytosis of a PS across epithelial and endothelial barriers and afford the simultaneous co-delivery of two or more drugs. Based on this, the application of nanotechnology in medicine may offer numerous exciting possibilities in cancer treatment and improve the efficacy of available therapeutics. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to review nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for photodynamic therapy of cancer.
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