title: [Current trends in photodynamic therapy of neoplasms and non-neoplastic diseases].
abstract: The photodynamic therapy of tumors is a modern therapeutic modality for organ-preserving treatment of oncological diseases. The method is based on selective laser irradiation of tumor tissues previously sensitized by tumorotropic dyes. During the last decades, photodynamic therapy has become worldwide known as a proper approach to the treatment of the patients with malignant tumors of various locations and a number of nontumoral diseases. The characteristics of modern photosensitizers and light sources for photodynamic therapy and their clinical applications are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: State Research Center for Laser Medicine, Ministry of Public Health of Russia, ul. Studencheskaya 40, Moscow.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Stranadko
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ivanov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents