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Near Infrared Photoimmunotherapy for Mouse Models of Pleural Dissemination
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Receptor-mediated DNA-targeted photoimmunotherapy.
Tom C Karagiannis1, Pavel N Lobachevsky, Brenda K Y Leung
1Molecular Radiation Laboratory, Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Cancer Research
|November 3, 2006
Summary
A novel phototherapy strategy combines a potent DNA-binding photosensitizer with receptor-mediated targeting for enhanced cancer treatment. This approach shows significant UV(A) cytotoxicity, improving specificity for superficial lesions and extracorporeal therapies.
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