During her undergraduate studies, Stacey worked in the laboratory of Dr. Anirban Sen Gupta to develop a polymeric micelle formulation of a photosensitizer
for photodynamic therapy of cancer.
«But we still have a far way to go: To reliably use this type of photoswitchable molecules
for a photodynamic therapy of patients, numerous other studies have to be carried out in cooperation with our partners in Kiev.»
Not exact matches
Assessing and optimizing
photodynamic detection
for cancer stem cell detection is vital to the approach's success.
Photodynamic detection and therapy has recently emerged as a promising approach
for diagnosing and treating cancer.
In their report that has received advance online publication in Nature Nanotechnology, a research team based at the Wellman Center
for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) describes how a nanomedicine that combines
photodynamic therapy — the use of light to trigger a chemical reaction — with a molecular therapy drug targeted against common treatment resistance pathways reduced a thousand-fold the dosage of the molecular therapy drug required to suppress tumor progression and metastatic outgrowth in an animal model.
For sustained contributions to the field of biophotonics, spanning over thirty years and encompassing outstanding research, technology development, clinical translation and training and education, in the areas of light dosimetry,
photodynamic therapy fluorescence and Raman endoscopy, microscopy and nanophotonics
For wet AMD, treatments aimed at stopping abnormal blood vessel growth include FDA - approved drugs called Lucentis, Eylea, Macugen and Visudyne used with
Photodynamic Therapy or PDT.
He is also the author of 12 patents
for the preparation of aqueous suspensions at high concentration of particulate,
for the therapy and
photodynamic diagnosis of tumors,
for the conservation of the cultural heritage,
for the setup of a new process
for the treatment of textile industrial waste,
for production of emulsions from Bio Crude Oil,
for production of nanoparticles and novel nano - coatings via flame - spraying, and using homogeneous and heterogeneous solutions.
This is often how neurosurgeons actually identify tumour tissue
for resection, as described from the study below and from use of the iKnife, which identifies malignant tissue and can be combined with a form of
photodynamic therapy.
Other treatments that may be possible
for skin SCC include cryotherapy,
photodynamic therapy, laser ablation, and intralesional chemotherapy.
As a result, veterinarians have begun to turn to
photodynamic therapy as a treatment method
for this often - fatal condition.
Once you have decided on
photodynamic therapy
for your pet, your veterinarian will conduct a series of physical examinations and blood tests in order to determine your pet's candidacy
for the treatment.