Photoactivatable Platinum-Based Anticancer Drugs: Mode of Photoactivation and Mechanism of Action

Platinum-based anticancer drugs are a class of widely used agents in clinical cancer treatment. However, their efficacy was greatly limited by their severe side effects and the arising drug resistance. The selective activation of inert platinum-based drugs in the tumor site by light irradiation is a...

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Main Authors: Ziwen Dai, Zhigang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/21/5167