Solutions to the Drawbacks of Photothermal and Photodynamic Cancer Therapy

Phototherapy such as photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy in cancer treatment has been developed quickly over the past few years for its noninvasive nature and high efficiency. However, there are still many drawbacks in phototherapy that prevent it from clinical applications. Thus, scientis...

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Published in:Advanced science Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 2002504 - n/a
Main Authors: Deng, Xiangyu, Shao, Zengwu, Zhao, Yanli
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2021
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects:
Antigens
Biomedical materials
Cancer therapies
cancer treatment
clinical potential
Drugs
Gamma rays
Heat resistance
Hypoxia
Immunotherapy
Light
Light therapy
Nanomaterials
photodynamic therapy
phototherapy
photothermal therapy
Progress Report
Tumors
cancer treatment
phototherapy
photodynamic therapy
clinical potential
photothermal therapy
ISSN:2198-3844, 2198-3844
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Summary:Phototherapy such as photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy in cancer treatment has been developed quickly over the past few years for its noninvasive nature and high efficiency. However, there are still many drawbacks in phototherapy that prevent it from clinical applications. Thus, scientists have designed different systems to overcome the issues associated with phototherapy, including enhancing the targeting ability of phototherapy, low‐temperature photothermal therapy, replacing near‐infrared light with other excitation sources, and so on. This article discusses the problems and shortcomings encountered in the development of phototherapy and highlights possible solutions to address them so that phototherapy may become a useful cancer treatment approach in clinical practice. This article aims to give a brief summary about current research advancements in phototherapy research and provides a quick guideline toward future developments in the field. This article discusses the issues and shortcomings encountered in the development of photodynamic and photothermal therapy and highlights possible solutions to address them so that phototherapy may become a useful cancer treatment approach in clinical practice.
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ISSN:2198-3844
2198-3844
DOI:10.1002/advs.202002504