Dual-Agent Photodynamic Therapy with Optical Clearing Eradicates Pigmented Melanoma in Preclinical Tumor Models

Treatment using light-activated photosensitizers (photodynamic therapy, PDT) has shown limited efficacy in pigmented melanoma, mainly due to the poor penetration of light in this tissue. Here, an optical clearing agent (OCA) was applied topically to a cutaneous melanoma model in mice shortly before...

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Main Authors: Layla Pires, Valentin Demidov, Brian C. Wilson, Ana Gabriela Salvio, Lilian Moriyama, Vanderlei S. Bagnato, I. Alex Vitkin, Cristina Kurachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/7/1956