Mahesh KP*
Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore, India
*Corresponding Author: Mahesh KP, Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSSAHER, Mysore, India.
Received: September 12, 2022; Published: September 20, 2022
Nanotheranostics is a multimodal platform that comprises a combination of a therapeutic agent, an imaging agent (photosensitized nanoparticle), and a ligand or carrier molecule. This serves as both therapy and diagnosis for cancer treatments. Due to the distinctive nature of the tumor microenvironment, nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems have the added advantage of enhanced permeation retention. The conjugation of metal nanoparticles such as gold and titanium dioxide is promising as they have unique properties for cancer bioimaging and hyperthermia-based treatments. The conventional treatment modalities of cancer have limitations concerning high radiation and lack of specificity spanning to extensive side effects. In orofacial cancer, conventional treatments require surgical intervention due to late diagnosis leading to facial disfigurement, eating, and speech disability. Included in the approach is to target the cancer cells using a combination of photothermal and photodynamic therapy to develop a non-invasive technique.
Keywords: Oral Oncology; Nanotechnology; Nanotheranostics; Nanoparticles; Tumour
Citation: Mahesh KP. “Theranostics as a Management Oral Cancer - A Ray of Hope." Acta Scientific Cancer Biology 6.6 (2022): 16-18.
Copyright: © 2022 Mahesh KP. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.