Antitumor efficacy of the combination of photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy in murine tumors

Cancer Letters

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 39-44

  Canti, Gianfranco ^a,d   Nicolin, Angelo ^a   Cubeddu, Rinaldo ^b   Taroni, Paola ^b   Bandieramonte, Gaetano ^c   Valentini, Gianluca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d Institute of Psychology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiblastic drugs; Combination therapy; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PHTHALOCYANINE DERIVATIVE; SINGLET OXYGEN; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CYTOTOXICITY; LEUKEMIA L 1210; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOXORUBICIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED DBA; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0032513065     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(97)00502-8     Document Type: Article

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