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SUBMITTER: Zhang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3989837 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemistry & biology 20140227 3
Phototherapy is a powerful, noninvasive approach for cancer treatment, with several agents currently in clinical use. Despite the progress and promise, most current phototherapy agents have serious side effects as they can lead to damage to healthy tissue, even when the photosensitizers are fused to targeting molecules due to nonspecific light activation of the unbound photosensitizer. To overcome these limitations, we developed a phototherapy agent that combines a functional ligand and a near i ...[more]