Photodynamic therapy for cancer

Photodynamic therapy for cancer

The therapeutic properties of light have been known for thousands of years, but it was only in the last century that photodynamic therapy (PDT) was developed. At present, PDT is being tested in the clinic for use in oncology — to treat cancers of the head and neck, brain, lung, pancreas, intraperito...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews. Cancer 2003-05, Vol.3 (5), p.380-387
Hauptverfasser: Fukumura, Dai, Jain, Rakesh K, Dolmans, Dennis E.J.G.J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Breast
Cancer
Cancer Research
Care and treatment
Health aspects
Humans
Methods
Neoplasms - blood supply
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neoplasms - immunology
Photochemotherapy
Photodynamic therapy
Phototherapy
Prostate
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Zusammenfassung:The therapeutic properties of light have been known for thousands of years, but it was only in the last century that photodynamic therapy (PDT) was developed. At present, PDT is being tested in the clinic for use in oncology — to treat cancers of the head and neck, brain, lung, pancreas, intraperitoneal cavity, breast, prostate and skin. How does PDT work, and how can it be used to treat cancer and other diseases?
ISSN:1474-175X
1474-1768
DOI:10.1038/nrc1071