title: Current Status and Future Perspectives of Sonodynamic Therapy and Sonosensitiers.
abstract: The precaution and treatment for cancer become inevitable with the rising of morbidity and mortality. In this article, a promising new methodology for cancer treatment, sono-dynamic therapy (SDT) was introduced. In addition, we extensively reviewed the molec-ular mechanisms of SDT killing cancer and summarized the classification of sonosensi-tizers. At the same time, research progress of SDT indicates that it is possible to become a developing field for cancer treatment in clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China E-mail : dzj0911@126.com.
authors.forename: Xing-Han
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Sha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhi-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents