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Two‐Photon Absorption Induced Cancer Immunotherapy Using Covalent Organic Frameworks

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Immune checkpoint blockade therapy is revolutionizing the traditional treatment model of multiple tumor types, but remains ineffective for a large subset of patients. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to… Click to show full abstract

Immune checkpoint blockade therapy is revolutionizing the traditional treatment model of multiple tumor types, but remains ineffective for a large subset of patients. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to induce cancer cell death and provoke an immune response, and may represent a potential strategy to synergize with immune checkpoint blockade therapy. However, the limited tissue penetration of exciting light for conventional PDT largely hinders its application in the clinic and its further combination with immunotherapy. Here, a serrated packing covalent organic framework (COF), COF‐606, with excellent two‐photon absorption (2PA) property and photostability, largely avoids aggregation‐caused quenching, therefore offering high reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation efficiency; it is used as a 2PA photosensitizer for PDT in deep tumor tissue. COF‐606 induced PDT is shown to be efficient in inducing immunogenic cell death, provoking an immune response and normalizing the immunosuppressive status for the first time. This makes it possible to combine 2PA induced PDT using COF with programmed cell death protein 1 immune checkpoint blockade therapy. Such combination leads to strong abscopal tumor‐inhibiting efficiency and long‐lasting immune memory effects, standing as a promising combinatorial therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment.

Keywords: cancer; two photon; pdt; therapy; covalent organic; photon absorption

Journal Title: Advanced Functional Materials
Year Published: 2021

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