Synthesis and biological evaluation of new BSH-conjugated chlorin derivatives as agents for both photodynamic therapy and boron neutron capture therapy of cancer

•Four new BSH-conjugated chlorin derivatives for both PDT and BNCT were synthesized.•The in vivo biodistribution and clearance of the four derivatives were investigated.•Two derivatives showed good tumor-selective accumulation.•Tumor growth was significantly inhibited by PDT using one of the derivat...

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