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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2012, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 107-111.

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Domestic clinical research progress of photosensitive anticancer drugs

WANG Zi-hao, WANG Xue-feng, JIANG Han, WANG Jina-dong, SHI Wei-bin   

  1. Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2011-10-20 Revised:2011-12-03 Online:2012-01-26 Published:2012-02-16

Abstract: Photodynamic therapy has been commonly applied to the treatment of cancer among the national major hospitals, and the effect is obvious. As the center element of the photodynamic therapy, the research results of photosensitive drugs have also gained particular attention. This article begins with the introduction of photosensitive drug, tells the mechanisms of the photosensitive drug, and emphatically reviews the domestic clinical application in the therapy of photosensitive drugs on tumors in recent years.

Key words: Photosensitive drugs, Photodynamic therapy, Tumor, Mechanism of action, Clinical applications

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