Chapter 11. Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer

  1. Sotiris Missailidis
  1. K. Eszter Borbas,
  2. Dorothée Lahaye

Published Online: 7 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470697047.ch11

Book Title

Anticancer Therapeutics

Anticancer Therapeutics

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How to Cite

Borbas, K. E. and Lahaye, D. (2008) Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer, in Anticancer Therapeutics (ed S. Missailidis), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470697047.ch11

Editor Information

  1. Department of Chemistry and Analytical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

Author Information

  1. Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 7 NOV 2008
  2. Published Print: 21 NOV 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470723036

Online ISBN: 9780470697047

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Keywords:

  • cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT);
  • enhanced permeability and retention effect (EPR);
  • tumour-associated macrophage (TAM) uptake;
  • porphyrin-based photosensitizer tumour selectivity;
  • tumour-specific oxygen generation strategies;
  • Haematoporphyrin derivative (HpD);
  • Lutetium texaphyrin in phase I clinical trial;
  • clinical trial hydroporphyrin photosensitizer;
  • ideal photosensitizer search

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Photosensitizers

  • Outlook

  • Acknowledgement

  • References

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