Improving photodynamic therapy efficacy in bladder cancer using polymer micelle-encapsulated pheophorbide a
These findings support polymer nanocarrier-mediated pheo delivery as a promising therapeutic approach and pave the way for integrated diagnostic-therapeutic strategies using existing intravesical platforms.
Authors
- Stéphane Bolduc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6680-5563)
- Isabelle Fourquaux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0944-7683)
- Stéphane Chabaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-667X)
- Maud Durand
- François Bordeleau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5114-1757)
- Laure Gibot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7255-4123)
- Maxime Labroy
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (FR)
- Université Laval (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Translational Oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2026.102687
- Primary Topic
- Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Université Laval
- Canadian Urological Association
- Canadian Urological Association Scholarship Fund
- Bladder Cancer Canada
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé