Photodynamic Therapy with Zinc Phthalocyanine Inhibits the Stemness and Development of Colorectal Cancer: Time to Overcome the Challenging Barriers?

Photodynamic Therapy with Zinc Phthalocyanine Inhibits the Stemness and Development of Colorectal Cancer: Time to Overcome the Challenging Barriers?

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a light-based cancer therapy approach that has shown promising results in treating various malignancies. Growing evidence indicates that cancer stem cells (CSCs) are implicated in tumor recurrence, metastasis, and cancer therapy resistance in colorectal cancer (CRC); th...

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Main Authors: Mahsa Gholizadeh, Mohammad Amin Doustvandi, Fateme Mohammadnejad, Mahdi Abdoli Shadbad, Habib Tajalli, Oronzo Brunetti, Antonella Argentiero, Nicola Silvestris, Behzad Baradaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
photodynamic therapy
zinc phthalocyanine
cancer stem cell
colorectal cancer
stemness
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/22/6877

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