A Comparison of Studies between Cobalt(III) and Copper(II) Complexes with Thiosemicarbazone Ligands to Treat Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

Metal complexes have gained significant attention as potential anti-cancer agents. The anti-cancer activity of [Co(phen)(MeATSC)](NO)•1.5HO•CHOH (where phen = 1,10-phenanthroline and MeATSC = 9-anthraldehyde-(4)-methylthiosemicarbazone) and [Cu(acetylethTSC)Cl]Cl•0.

Photodynamic Therapy of Inorganic Complexes for the Treatment of Cancer.

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a medicinal tool that uses a photosensitizer and a light source to treat several conditions, including cancer. PDT uses reactive oxygen species such as cytotoxic singlet oxygen ( O ) to induce cell death in cancer cells. Chemotherapy has historically utilized the cytotoxic effects of many metals, especially transition metal complexes.