Tumor cell survival pathways activated by photodynamic therapy: a molecular basis for pharmacological inhibition strategies

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a promising alternative to conventional cancer therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. PDT comprises the administration of a photosensitizer, its accumulation in tumor tissue, and subsequent irradiation of the photosensitizer-loaded tumor,...

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Main Authors: Broekgaarden, Mans, Weijer, Ruud, Heger, Michal, van Gulik, Thomas M., Hamblin, Michael R
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105114