| Literature DB >> 35505019 |
Eric M Kercher1,2,3, Bryan Q Spring4,5,6.
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Tumor-targeted and -activatable photosensitizer delivery platforms are creating new opportunities to develop photodynamic therapy (PDT) of metastatic disease. This is possible by confining the activity of the photosensitizing chemical (i.e., the PDT agent) to the tumor in combination with diffuse near-infrared light irradiation for wide-field treatment. This chapter outlines protocols and research tools for preclinical development of light-activated therapies of cancer metastases using advanced-stage ovarian cancer as a model system. We also describe an in vivo molecular imaging approach that uniquely enables tracking intraperitoneal micrometastatic burden and responses to treatment using fluorescence microendoscopy.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer metastases; Fluorescence microendoscopy; Molecular imaging; Mouse models; Ovarian cancer; Peritoneal carcinomatosis; Photodynamic therapy; Photoimmunotherapy; Targeted therapy
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35505019 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2099-1_14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745