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Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics / Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies · Journal article
Small · August 10, 2026
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This is a proof-of-concept preclinical study demonstrating an injectable optoelectronic probe that combines metronomic photodynamic therapy with real-time oxygen monitoring in a mouse colon tumor model. Periodic oxygen depletion-recovery cycles at 0.1 Hz improved therapeutic efficacy compared with continuous PDT (p = 0.0047), but the study lacks human data, explicit control group characterization, and sample size reporting.
Preclinical in vivo single-arm proof-of-concept study. Colon tumor-bearing mice; specific mouse strain, number of animals, tumor burden criteria, and other eligibility details not stated. Intervention: Injectable optoelectronic probe with microLED–photodetector system delivering metronomic PDT (periodic oxygen depletion-recovery cycles at 0.1 Hz for 1.5 h) combined with light-activatable prodrug nanoparticles (verteporfin–FRRG–doxorubici…. Compared with: Continuous PDT (methodology and results not detailed in abstract).
Periodic oxygen depletion and recovery at 0.1 Hz for 1.5 h significantly improved therapeutic efficacy (p = 0.0047) compared with continuous PDT in tumor-bearing mice Injectable optoelectronic probe with microLED–photodetector system enabled real-time in situ intratumoral oxygen monitoring Light-activatable prodrug nanoparticles (VPF–FRRG–DOX) remained inactive under physiological conditions and released active agents selectively in cathepsin B-overexpressing cancer cells
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This is a device innovation paper at the proof-of-concept stage. While the oxygen-guided metronomic approach shows promise for improving PDT efficacy in deep tumors, the findings are limited to preclinical models and do not yet support clinical translation or changes in clinical practice.
First-in-vivo demonstration of a novel injectable optoelectronic device with integrated oxygen monitoring for metronomic PDT; promising preclinical result in mouse tumor model but no human data, no comparator arm for the device itself, and surrogate efficacy endpoint.
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This is a device innovation paper at the proof-of-concept stage. While the oxygen-guided metronomic approach shows promise for improving PDT efficacy in deep tumors, the findings are limited to preclinical models and do not yet support clinical translation or changes in clinical practice.
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ABSTRACT Photodynamic therapy (PDT) offers an effective and minimally invasive approach to cancer treatment; however, its efficacy is intrinsically constrained by limited light penetration, which fails to target deep tumor tissues, and treatment‐induced hypoxia arising from the reduction in intratumoral oxygen levels. Here, we report an injectable optoelectronic probe integrating microscale light‐emitting diodes (microLEDs) to enable low‐frequency metronomic PDT (mPDT), together with a microLED–photodetector system for real‐time, in situ oxygen monitoring. We engineered light‐activatable prodrug nanoparticles (PNPs) composed of verteporfin (VPF), a cathepsin B–cleavable peptide (FRRG), and doxorubicin (DOX). The self‐assembled VPF–FRRG–DOX prodrug forms stable nanoparticles via π–π stacking, remaining inactive under physiological conditions but releasing and activating VPF and DOX in cathepsin B‐overexpressing cancer cells during mPDT. In colon tumor–bearing mice, PNPs showed high tumor accumulation via enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, while the microLED–photodetector probe monitored intratumoral in situ oxygen dynamics. Periodic oxygen depletion and recovery at 0.1 Hz for 1.5 h significantly improved therapeutic efficacy ( p = 0.0047) compared with continuous PDT. Collectively, oxygen‐guided mPDT combined with light‐activatable PNPs provides a minimally invasive strategy for synergistic chemo‐photodynamic therapy of deep tumors, with favorable systemic and local biocompatibility.
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