A nanomedicine enables synergistic chemo/photodynamic therapy for pancreatic cancer treatment
Liwei Zhu, Shanmeng Lin, Wenqiang Cui, Youwei Xu, Liang Wang, Zhaohan Wang, Shuguang Yuan, Yichuan Zhang, Yingfang Fan, Jin Geng
Abstract
A nanomedicine platform was developed by the self-assembly of a cleavable prodrug with a photosensitizer to treat pancreatic cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the world.
Topics & Concepts
Photodynamic therapyNanomedicinePancreatic cancerCancer researchCancer therapyCancerCancer treatmentMedicineChemistryNanotechnologyInternal medicineNanoparticleMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies