Figure 7.

In vivo anti-tumor effect in BALB/c mice bearing 4T1 tumors: (A) thermographic images of mouse body during NIR laser irradiation at tumor site for 5 min; (B) change of peak temperature at tumor site over time during NIR irradiation; (C) photographs of treated mice and the corresponding tumors excised at day 14 post-injection; (D) variation of relative tumor volume within 14 days after various treatments (***p<0.001 compared to any other group); (E) average weights of dissected tumors at day 14 (***p<0.001 compared to any other group); (F) variation of mouse body weight within 14 days after various treatments; (G) survival rates of mice subject to various treatments.