An updated overview on the development of new photosensitizers for anticancer photodynamic therapy

• Hoofdauteurs: Juan Zhang (Auteur), Chengshi Jiang (Auteur), João Paulo Figueiró Longo (Auteur), Ricardo Bentes Azevedo (Auteur), Hua Zhang (Auteur), Luis Alexandre Muehlmann (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT), based on the photoactivation of photosensitizers (PSs), has become a well-studied therapy for cancer. Photofrin®, belonging to the first generation of PS, is still widely used for the treatment of different kinds of cancers; however, it has several drawbacks that signific...