Suzy V. Torti,Frank M. Torti,Andrew Ryan Burke,Ravi Nandan-Singh
申请号:
US13838814
公开号:
US20130304050A1
申请日:
2013.03.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
In one aspect, methods of treating cancerous tissue are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of treating cancerous tissue comprises inducing necrotic cell death in cancer stem cells in vivo during hyperthermic treatment of the tissue, wherein inducing necrotic cell death comprises positioning nanoparticles adjacent to the cancer stem cells and irradiating the nanoparticles with electromagnetic radiation resulting in membrane damage to the cancer stem cells.